| Hindi Movie : Taare Zameen Par |
| | Producer | Aamir Khan | | Director | Amol Gupte | | Music | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Shailendra Barve | | Lyrics | Prasoon Joshi | | Release Date | 21-Dec-2007 |
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Cast
Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Darsheel Safary, M. K. Raina
Movie Report
Aamir Khan preferred to make a film on a dyslexic kid, make him the focal point of the story and don three caps -- producer, actor and director. Taare Zameen Par isn't one of those films that merely entertains, but also enlightens. Taare Zameen Par is one film that makes you peep into a child's mind and how some parents, in their pursuit to make them 'stronger' academically, forget that there's hitherto untapped talent that needs to be nourished and encouraged. Taare Zameen Par drives home a strong message, making you empathize with the kid, compelling you to draw parallels with your life, making one realize that some of the renowned geniuses were once scoffed at, but the world had to bow down to their intellect later. Aamir has a key role to portray as an actor, but the camera captures the child's emotions like never before in a Hindi film.
Ishaan Awasthi [Darsheel Safary] is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders. Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class. He is packed off to a boarding school to 'be disciplined'. Things are no different at his new school and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family. One day a new art teacher bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh [Aamir Khan], who infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of 'how things are done' by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very unhappy and he sets out to discover why. With time, patience and care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself.
There are several moments in the first hour that make you moist-eyed. The second hour is equally challenging and most importantly, motivating. But the best part is reserved for the finale -- the art competition in the penultimate twenty minutes. The emotions reach an all-time high as the kid regains his confidence. The finale would melt even the stone-hearted!
Directorially, Aamir Khan deserves distinction marks for extracting an exemplary performance from the kid and handling the plot with supreme sensitivity. In his debut film itself, Aamir proves that he's a gifted storyteller. Editing [Deepa Bhatia] does justice to the material. Animation and visual effects are fantastic. Taare Zameen Par belongs to Master Darsheel Safary his performance that make the best of performances pale in comparison. Aamir Khan is excellent. Tisca Chopra is outstanding. Tanay Cheda [as Ishaan's friend Rajan Damodaran] is excellent. Vipin Sharma [Ishaan's father] is slightly theatrical. Sachet Engineer [Ishaan's elder brother] is apt. The teachers have performed well.
On the whole, Taare Zameen Par is an outstanding work of cinema. To miss it would be sacrilege. Taare Zameen Par serves as a wake up call for every parent or parent-to-be. Also, it heralds the arrival of a magnificent storyteller -- Aamir Khan.
| Viewer's Review |
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| Heart Touching |
| by Talib Khan (posted on : 22-Jan-08) Rating: (Excellent) |
One of the best movie which touch my heart.
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| Excellent Music, Excellent Movie |
| by Kaushal Bhavsar (posted on : 14-Jan-08) Rating: (Excellent) |
It is one of the best movie evertime.......Music rocks.....Two thums-up for both Amir and Shankar-Eeshan-Loy
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