Taare Zameen Par (2007)

Director:

Aamir Khan

Writers:

Amole Gupte (dialogue & screenplay)
Amole Gupte (story)

Release Date:

21 December 2007 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Every child is special

Plot:

Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours...

Plot Keywords:

School | Teacher | Boarding School | Art Teacher | Dog

Awards:

11 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Darsheel Safary	...	Ishaan Awasthi
Aamir Khan	...	Ram Shankar Nikumbh
Tanay Chheda	...	Rajan Damodaran
Sachet Engineer	...	Yohan Awasthi
Tisca Chopra	...	Maya Awasthi
Vipin Sharma	...	Nandkishore Awasthi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ayaan	...	Ishaan Awasthi - 10 months
Megha Bengali	...	Mrs. Karnik
Bugs Bhargava	...	Sen Sir
Alorika Chatterjee	...	Science Teacher
Gurkirtan Chauhan	...	Housemaster
Sanjay Dadich	...	Maadhoo
Madhav Datt	...	Loo Bully
Aniket Engineer	...	Young Yohan Awasthi
Krishn Gopinath	...	Satyajit Bhatkar
Munireh Guhilot	...	Dorm Parent
Ramit Gupta	...	Ranjeet
Raaj Gopal Iyer	...	George Sir
Jadav	...	Musician at Mela
Gurdeepak Kaur	...	Housemaster's Wife
Ravi Khanvilkar	...	Mr. Holkar (as Ravi Khanwelkar)
Pratima Kulkarni	...	Principal - St. Anthony's School
Lalitha Lajmi	...	Herself - Art Mela's Chief Guest
Brihan Lamba	...	Arun Poddar
Meghna Malik	...	Victoria Teacher
Girish Kumar Menon	...	Rajan's Father
Veer Mohan	...	Ishaan Awasthi - 2 yrs.
Girija Oak	...	Jabeen - Amir's Co-worker
Prashant	...	Musician at Mela
M.K. Raina	...	Principal - Boarding School
Ricky	...	Munoo Patel
Shankar Sachdev	...	Tiwari Sir
Sonali Sachdev	...	Irene Teacher
Arnav Valcha	...	Kabir Johar
Vitthal	...	Musician at Mela
Vivekanandan	...	Telephone Operator

Also Known As:

Like Stars on Earth (USA) (DVD title)
Stars on Earth (International: English title)
T.Z.P. (India: English title) (informal short title)
Taare Zameen Par: Every Child Is Special (India: Hindi title) (long title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic material, brief violence and language.

Runtime:

165 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:PG | UK:PG | India:U | USA:PG | Australia:PG

Company:

Aamir Khan Productions

Trivia:

Darsheel Safary, the child artiste of Taare Zameen Par, had to face a lot of opposition from his school when he was shortlisted for the film. The fact that he would have to miss school for such a long period did not go down well with the school authorities. However, Aamir Khan was keen that only Darsheel plays the character. So he came up with a solution to fix the problem. He personally assured the school authorities that Darsheel's studies wouldn't be hampered. Aamir arranged for personal tuitions for Darsheel all through the year so that he wouldn't miss out on his exams. Not just that, he funded his studies as well as his educational expenses.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Yohaan opens the door to get the newspaper and milk on Sunday, he has his kitbag slung on his right shoulder. Immediately after this he goes to Ishaan's door and says "Inu, Papa aa gaye". His bag can be seen slinging from his left shoulder at this time. But again when Ishaan is sitting with his father and Yohaan leaves, his bag is again seen slinging from his right shoulder.

Quotes:

Ram Shankar Nikumbh: lf you fancy racing, breed racehorses, dammit, not children.

Movie Connections:

References Dhoom (2004)

Soundtrack:

Bheja Kam

A must watch for every parent.....!

"Taare Zameen Par" is an exceptional story, but it is only and exceptional film because of its director (Aamir). Aamir does an amazing job of engaging his audience, introducing a brilliant main character (Ishan), and making the audience experience the reality of children's paradise & their inner world. The story to which very people could relate; however, the directorial & cinematography mastery exhibits throughout allows the audience to accompany Ishan on his journey and awareness of his weakness. Anyone who has been close to the frailties of the human mind will appreciate how respectfully and honestly this film approaches the subject. Aamir is able to portray all the complex reactions to mental dimension's while maintaining the humanity and essence of the subject. Superbly directed, wonderfully acted by Tanay Chheda (ishaan) and cast, this film succeeds on every level.