Secret Superstar
2017 · Movie · 150 min · ★ 7.3 · 87% critics
A gifted teenage singer-songwriter faces abuse at home but refuses to give up on her dream. When she uploads videos online while hiding her identity, her voice quickly reaches a huge audience, pushing her to find courage, support, and a path toward freedom.
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Details
- Original title
- सीक्रेट सुपरस्टार
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-10-19
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (195 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an uplifting, emotional music-driven story about chasing dreams under pressure, with big feelings and family themes; Not for you if domestic abuse themes or melodrama aren’t your thing; fans of Gully Boy may connect.
Pros: moving, heartfelt songs; inspiring underdog story; strong emotional pull | Cons: a bit long; some find acting uneven; occasionally unrealistic tone
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- violent husband
- singing
- abusive marriage
- young singer
- father daughter relationship
- mother daughter relationship
Cast & crew
Zaira Wasim
as Insia"Insu"Malik
Aamir Khan
as Shakti Kumar
Meher Vij
as Najma Malik
Raj Arjun
as Farookh Malik
- KS
Kabir Sajid Shaikh
as Guddu Malik
Farrukh Jaffar
as Badi Appa Malik
Tirth Sharma
as Chintan Parekh
Mona Ambegaonkar
as Advocate Sheena Sabavala
Manuj Sharma
as Ranjeet
- NM
Nitika Anand Mukherjee
as Ms. Sheetal
Directed by Advait Chandan