Taare Zameen Par (2007)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Aamir Khan

Writer:

Amole Gupte (screenplay)

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 | Child

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

Company:

Aamir Khan Productions

Trivia:

The house where Ram (Aamir Khan) places Ishaan's scratch-built boat/airplane model on his side table next to his own parent's photo is Aamir Khan's actual house in Panchgani. The actor bought some land there to develop.

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 Empire of the Sun (1987)

Soundtrack:

Bum Bum Bhole

A splendid effort..

First point: Taare Zameen Par is not a movie for children. Its also not a movie only about 'special' children. What it stands for and depicts stunningly is how the cruel world outside is stealing away our children's precious childhood. It is about how our parents are turning into monsters and imposing their own dreams and aspirations on their children which eventually destroys our children's confidence and can only create a generation of hate. Its about how each child needs attention and care and how we so lack those qualities in this life thats bounded by time.

Aamir Khan does a fabulous job both behind and in front of the camera. There are scenes in which just his facial expressions tugs at our hearts and moves us. That is truly the hallmark of a great actor. But then, Taare Zameen Par is not about Aamir. Its truly owned by Darsheel Safary. Right from the first scene to the very end he steals the show and our hearts with his endearing acting.

Taare Zameen Par is a biting criticism of the times we live in. But it also makes you smile, laugh, cry, nod in agreement and seethe with anger.. everything that a movie is supposed to do. It truly is a movie which everyone can relate to. Reminds you that movies are meant to make us think.. to provoke us and act as a mirror of our times. Taare Zameen Par does all this and much more. Watch it if you like watching meaningful movies.

- Sreejith - dailyrium.wordpress.com