Tare Zameen Par – Movie that touches your heart
Ok so much heard and told about Taare Zameen Par. I saw fantastic reviews, audiences cheers, so I couldn’t stop myself from buying tickets for the show. But was the movies worth of such high praises and thumbs up? Is it paisa wasool movie?
Then my verdict would be extremely Yeah Yeah.
Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) is an eight-year-old 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 (Aamir Khan), 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 himself.
Taare Zameen Par is a sensitively handled delicate movie which not only entertains you but also pleasantly enlightens you. It’s a movie which surely would remind you of your childhood. It reflects you or your friends or some one you know. During the show I myself find in many instances either as Ishaan himself or his parents while dealing with my nephew. I saw my friends there or my teachers who used to throw chalks at me while I was dreaming. Either when Ishaan’s mother finds out flip book which shows how lonely he has been or when Ishaan runs to hug his teacher Ram, the moments are beautifully shown.
The movie has specified that “Every child is Special”…that doesn’t limit itself to children who may have some disabilities but children in general. As AAamir points out in one of the dialogues…all the fingers of our palm are not of the same size or shape. So parents need to go slow with their kids at their learning stage and slowly mould them to the shape that they are willing to be moulded into.
The music is soul touching so is lyrics. Bow of thanks for Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Lyricist Prasoon Joshi. Flawless screenplay and story by creative director Amol Gupte and Aamir’s direction makes movie perfectionist’s perfection. Darsheel Safary is as brilliant as Aamir. At some points, he has even outdone his Guru Aamir. It’s not surprise when Darsheel’s name rolls first at credit rolls. Tanay Chheda and Tisca Chopra (as Ishaan’t parents) have given solid performances.
Full with emotions and heart touching moments, Taare Zameen Par is without doubt, one of the best movies of not only 2007, but decade.
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January 4th, 2008 at 1:24 am
Wow what a movie…i watched it last week and have to say i cried watching a movie for a long time……amir was awesome and so was the boy……its amazing how a small topic as that can bring about such an amazing movie……I just loved it………..:)
January 17th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
wat i say abt this movie…
itz amazing movie no doubt. it pulls the mind towards students suffer those problems which parents never mind thanks to aamir and the boy INU
really i cried to watch this movie and song are touching and its end is inspiring to do something in life…
Thanks
Rashid.:D
January 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 pm
amazingly awesome muvi!! simply luvd it!! hats off to the creator n to everyone who has put their effort in this muvi … i hav to agree with the writer of this blog, this muvi does bring childhood flashbacks in ur head.
January 27th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
it was fantastic movie telling truthof childhood days
March 14th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I saw this movie on an offchance. Must have been my lucky day. What a fantastic movie, Aamir has done a wonderful job of bringing out the issue of ‘Dyslexia’ to the masses. The education system should adopt this movie into their system and the general public will love the movie. More of the same Aamir. Bravo indeed.