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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Darsheel Safary | ... | Ishaan Awasthi | |
| Aamir Khan | ... | Ram Shankar Nikumbh | |
| Tisca Chopra | ... | Maya Awasthi | |
| Vipin Sharma | ... | Nandkishore Awasthi | |
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Sachet Engineer | ... | Yohan Awasthi |
| Tanay Chheda | ... | Rajan Damodaran | |
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Lalitha Lajmi | ... | Herself - Art Mela's Chief Guest |
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Girija Oak | ... | Jabeen - Amir's Co-worker (as Girija) |
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Ravi Khanvilkar | ... | Mr. Holkar (as Ravi Khanwelkar) |
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Pratima Kulkarni | ... | Principal - St. Anthony's School |
| Meghna Malik | ... | Victoria Teacher | |
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Sonali Sachdev | ... | Irene Teacher |
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Sanjay Dadich | ... | Maadhoo |
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Raaj Gopal Iyer | ... | George Sir |
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Bugs Bhargava | ... | Sen Sir |
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Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old child whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class. When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, 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, 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 ...
Plot Keywords:
papadum | man's best friend | short haired woman | female masculine short hair | masculine female |Taglines:
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Country:
IndiaRelease Date:
21 December 2007 (India) See more »Also Known As:
Like Stars on Earth See more »Filming Locations:
Panchgani, Maharashtra, IndiaEdit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$352,568, 23 December 2007, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,223,869Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$21,897,373Company Credits
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Written by Prasoon Joshi
Composed by Shankar Mahadevan (as Shankar), Ehsaan Noorani (as Ehsaan) and Loy Mendonsa (as Loy)
Performed by Shaan and Aamir Khan
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)
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The scene that involved Nikumbh enlightening his class about famous people who suffer from dyslexia, and the children's responses to his speech were the last portion to be filmed. Having already spent 3-4 days hearing the dialogue the children's reactions were "jaded". Khan opted to film them while he recited a tale, and manipulated his storytelling to achieve the varying spontaneous reactions. See more »Goofs
During the song "Jame Raho," which portrays the busy and mechanical life of the family, Maya is shown ironing a striped short for Nandkishore. Next cut, he is shown actually wearing a plain shirt instead of the just hurriedly ironed shirt. See more »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). See more »Soundtracks
Bum Bum BholeWritten by Prasoon Joshi
Composed by Shankar Mahadevan (as Shankar), Ehsaan Noorani (as Ehsaan) and Loy Mendonsa (as Loy)
Performed by Shaan and Aamir Khan
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)
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If you haven't seen Taare Zameen Par, you are missing out. The best Hindi movie of 2007 without doubt. Extremely sensitively handled, and flawlessly executed performances, especially by Darsheel Safary. This movie really hits you.
In a way, everyone can relate to it, especially if you have grown up in India where most children are classified as dumb or unintelligent if they "can't" become engineers or doctors. I went in with huge expectations, and this movie exceeded them.
Some reviews have complained about situations in the movie being too simple or repetitive in parts, but I have absolutely no problems with that. This is no thriller. You know what's going to happen, but you are looking forward to it too.
The songs might not be great hits, but they gel really well with the movie. They are beautifully worded, and capture the emotions of the characters perfectly.
When the end credits started rolling, most people started walking towards the exit, but even when they had almost stopped rolling, most of them were still standing near the exit, watching the images in the end credits.