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Superstar Aamir Khan celebrated the festival of Navratri in Baroda while he visited the city to promote his upcoming film ‘Secret Superstar’.
The actor along with his upcoming talent Tirth Sharma attended the Navratri festival on Sunday night in Baroda.
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Aamir Khan who is seen launching new ‘Secret Superstars’ with his upcoming film, visited Baroda to launch Tirth Sharma who will be seen playing the role of Chintan, a close friend of Insia played by Zaira Wasim.
After director Advait Chandan and singer Meghna Mishra, Tirth Sharma is the third Secret Superstar that the film would unfold.
The ‘Secret Superstar’ team will also launch the third song ‘I Miss You’ while on their tour in Baroda.
‘Secret Superstar’ is based in Baroda, Gujrata and the entire film has been shot in the city. Tirth Sharma too is a talent from Baroda, therefore the team is seen visiting the city.
‘Secret Superstar’ is a film essentially based on music with the lead protagonist Insia played by Zaira Wasim being an aspiring singer. The young girl faces resistance from her father after which she opts to follow her dreams by posting videos on social media anonymously.
The trailer of the film has received a great response raising the anticipation for the film. The songs ‘Main Kaun Hoon’, ‘Meri Pyaari Ammi’ and ‘Sapne Re’ provide further insights into the film.
While the first song ‘Main Kaun Hoon’ depicted Insia living her dream, the second song ‘Meri Pyaari Ammi’ gave a shout out to the support she receives from her mother to fulfill her dreams. The third song from the film ‘Sapne Re’ takes the narrative forward and highlights the huff of Insia where she is seen struggling to fulfill her dreams.
The film has has generating huge buzz owing to Aamir Khan- Zaira Wasim returning to celluloid after ‘Dangal’ as well as the content of the film.
‘Secret Superstar’ is Aamir Khan Productions’ upcoming film after delivering blockbuster films like Lagaan, Taare Zameen Par, Dangal among others.
Produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao under the banner name of Aamir Khan Productions, Zee Studios, and Akash Chawla, Secret Superstar is written and directed by Advait Chandan. The film is slated to release on 19th October 2017.
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