Apna Asmaan (2007)

Ravi and Padmini share a strained relationship due to their teenage son Buddhi's intellectual handicap. Buddhi, a mildly autistic slow learner displays his flair for art but his parents, ... See full summary »

Director:

Kaushik Roy

Writer:

Kaushik Roy

Stars:

Irrfan Khan, Shobana, Dhruv Piyush Panjnani

Cast

Credited cast:
Irrfan Khan	...	Ravi Kumar
Shobana	...	Padmini Kumar
Dhruv Piyush Panjnani	...	Buddhi
Rajat Kapoor	...	Dr. Sen
Anupam Kher	...	Dr. Sathya
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nassar Abdulla	...	Mr. Sharma
Utkarsha Naik	...	Mrs. Sharma
Lalit Parashar	...	Shop Keeper
Barkha Singh	...	Pinky Sharma

Storyline

Ravi and Padmini share a strained relationship due to their teenage son Buddhi's intellectual handicap. Buddhi, a mildly autistic slow learner displays his flair for art but his parents, with their middle-class insecurities, neither recognize nor encourage his talent. Driven by Padmini's social insecurities and Ravi's guilt for dropping Buddhi as a baby, the parents chase an unreal dream of seeing their son as a normal good student who, like others, must become an engineer or a doctor. While Dr Sen, the neurologist, tries hard to make Padmini accept the reality, Ravi's accidental meeting with Dr Sathya - the maverick scientist, leads him to the experimental "Brain Booster" that can make Buddhi a genius. The magic drug has a side effect - Amnesia, which Ravi thinks is a blessing since Buddhi has no good memories to talk about. Initially, Ravi hesitates to administer the drug but one night, in an inebriated state, he is sufficiently provoked by Padmini to inject Buddhi with the Brain ...

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Plot Keywords:

genius | autism

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Taglines:

How far would you go to make your child a genius?

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

7 September 2007 (India)

Also Known As:

Mi propio cielo

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR 20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ImaginationWorks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Appreciable work done by debutant (?) Kaushik Roy!

Credit goes to Kaushik for bringing such a fine and different film. You wouldn't see this kind of film being made in Bollywood nowadays. Performance by Irfan Khan (as always), Sobana, and Dhruv is definitely worth watching.

This movie interested me a lot because it had different but a good theme, which a lot of bollywood movies lack these days. This movie shows you how hard is parenting to a mentally-challenged child and the consequences you could face. It shows how parents dream of their children's success; hence sometimes they discourage their children's talents. I am not going to get much into this because I recommend watching this movie. It'll be a different experience indeed.