Secret Superstar

Secret Superstar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdvait Chandan
Written byAdvait Chandan
Produced byAamir Khan
Kiran Rao
Nittin Keni
Akash Chawla
StarringZaira Wasim
Aamir Khan
Meher Vij
Raj Arjun
CinematographyAnil Mehta
Edited byHemanti Sarkar
Music bySongs:
Amit Trivedi
Score:
Julius Packiam
Production
companies
Zee Studios
Amir Khan Productions
Distributed byZee Studios International (Overseas)
Release date
  • 19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)[1]
Running time
150 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹15 crores[3]
Box officeest.₹905 crores[3] (see below)

Secret Superstar is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written and directed by Advait Chandan, and produced by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao under the studio Aamir Khan Productions.[4][5][6] The film stars Zaira Wasim, Aamir Khan, Meher Vij and Raj Arjun.[7] The film tells the coming-of-age story of a teenage girl who aspires to be a singer, uploading videos on YouTube while disguising her identity with a niqab, and her relationships with her mother, father and mentor.[8] The film deals with social issues including feminism, gender equality and domestic violence.[9] The film received overall positive reviews from critics.[10] Wasim won the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement.[11] Secret Superstar received ten nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Chandan, Best Actress for Wasim, and Best Supporting Actor for Khan. It won three Filmfare Awards, including Best Actress (Critics) for Wasim, Best Supporting Actress for Vij, and Best Playback Singer (Female) for Meghna Mishra. The film serves as the second collaboration between Wasim and Khan following Dangal (2016).

Secret Superstar became one of the most profitable films of all time, grossing ₹9.05 billion ($154 million) worldwide on a limited budget of ₹150 million (US$2.3 million), with over 6,000% return on investment (ROI). The film is also the highest-grossing Indian film featuring a female protagonist, the highest-grossing 2017 Hindi film, the ninth highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time and the second highest-grossing Indian film overseas. In China, it is the fifth highest-grossing foreign film of 2018, and the second highest-grossing non-English foreign film ever (after Dangal).

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  2. ^ "Secret Superstar (2017)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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  8. ^ "Secret Superstar explores a beautiful mother-daughter friendship forged under oppressive circumstances". Firstpost. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. ^ "'Secret Superstar' review: A rousing coming-of-age film". The New Indian Express. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Secret Superstar". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Secret Superstar actor Zaira Wasim receives exceptional achievement award from President Kovind". Hindustan Times. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2017.