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Like Stars on Earth

Original title: Taare Zameen Par
  • 20072007
  • PGPG
  • 2h 45m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
197K
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Aamir Khan and Darsheel Safary in Like Stars on Earth (2007)
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An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
197K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,000
87
  • Directors
    • Aamir Khan
    • Amole Gupte(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Amole Gupte(dialogue & screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Darsheel Safary
    • Aamir Khan
    • Tisca Chopra
  • Directors
    • Aamir Khan
    • Amole Gupte(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Amole Gupte(dialogue & screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Darsheel Safary
    • Aamir Khan
    • Tisca Chopra
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 446User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #122
    • Awards
      • 28 wins & 22 nominations

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    Aamir Khan and Darsheel Safary in Like Stars on Earth (2007)
    Aamir Khan and Darsheel Safary in Like Stars on Earth (2007)
    Aamir Khan, Tanay Chheda, and Darsheel Safary in Like Stars on Earth (2007)
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    Darsheel Safary in Like Stars on Earth (2007)
    Aamir Khan in Like Stars on Earth (2007)
    Darsheel Safary in Like Stars on Earth (2007)
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    Aamir Khan in Like Stars on Earth (2007)
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    Darsheel Safary
    Darsheel Safary
    • Ishaan Awasthi
    Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    • Ram Shankar Nikumbh
    Tisca Chopra
    Tisca Chopra
    • Maya Awasthi
    Vipin Sharma
    Vipin Sharma
    • Nandkishore Awasthi
    Sachet Engineer
    • Yohan Awasthi
    Tanay Chheda
    Tanay Chheda
    • Rajan Damodaran
    Lalitha Lajmi
    • Lalitha Lajmi - Art Mela's Chief Guest
    Girija Oak
    Girija Oak
    • Jabeen - Amir's Co-worker
    • (as Girija)
    Ravi Khanvilkar
    • Mr. Holkar
    • (as Ravi Khanwelkar)
    Pratima Kulkarni
    • Principal - St. Anthony's School
    Meghna Malik
    Meghna Malik
    • Victoria Teacher
    Sonali Sachdev
    Sonali Sachdev
    • Irene Teacher
    Sanjay Dadhich
    • Maadhoo
    • (as Sanjay Dadich)
    Rajgopal Iyer
    Rajgopal Iyer
    • George Sir
    • (as Raaj Gopal Iyer)
    Bugs Bhargava Krishna
    • Sen Sir
    • (as Bugs Bhargava)
    Shankar Sachdev
    • Tiwari Sir
    M.K. Raina
    M.K. Raina
    • Principal - Boarding School
    Gurkirtan
    • Housemaster
    • (as Gurkirtan Chauhan)
    • Directors
      • Aamir Khan
      • Amole Gupte(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Amole Gupte(dialogue & screenplay) (story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Aamir Khan received special permission from Amitabh Bachchan to use Abhishek Bachchan's experiences in the film. The reference is made in terms of Abhishek being one of the most successful stars and how he came to star in the blockbuster Dhoom (2004), overcoming the dyslexia that he had during childhood.
    • Goofs
      When Rajan and Ishaan are talking in the corridors, Rajan says he lives in the staff quarters as opposed to in the normal student dorm. Later on, Ram asks Rajan where Ishaan is, and Rajan says he saw him leave the student dorm early. If Rajan lived in the staff quarters, he wouldn't know this.
    • Quotes

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

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits rolls after few minutes of the film and consists of animated sequences (in order to portray the main character's imaginary world).
    • Connections
      Featured in 53rd Filmfare Awards (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Mera Jahan
      Written by Prasoon Joshi
      Composed by Shailendra Barve
      Performed by Adnan Sami, Auriel Cordo, Ananya Wadkar, Gleehive (Kids Choir), Suraj and Shailendra Barve
      Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

    User reviews446

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    Featured review
    10/10
    'My child always comes first in class', this syndrome has truly ruined everything.
    The film brings to light what it is truly like to be dyslexic. Aamir Khan succeeded in creating the awareness about dyslexia thru this film. Sometimes we really need to step into the shoes of kids and see the world thru their point of view. The irony is that we all were kids, we all went thru the pressure of performing in sports n studies but yet we push our kids, especially in India n China.

    The child actor is amazing, Aamir stole the show, the music is great, the pacing is very good n the film's script is one of the best to come out from Bollywood.
    helpful•87
    6
    • Fella_shibby
    • Nov 5, 2013

    FAQ3

    • Is this a children's film only?
    • What is this film about?
    • How does the movie end?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 2007 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Taare Zameen Par
    • Filming locations
      • Panchgani, Maharashtra, India(New Era High School)
    • Production companies
      • Aamir Khan Productions
      • PVR Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,223,869
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $352,568
      • Dec 23, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,897,373
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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