Taare Zameen Par (The Stars are on the Earth)

Taare Zameen Par (The Stars on the Earth) Aamir Khan's directorial debut movie which portarys the problems of a dyslexic child has lived up to the expectations of the people.

A very simple story with a very deep message. It is very entertaining. Each scene makes you smile, laugh, cry and wonder how often we fail to see the small yet beautiful things around us. I am been a big fan of Aamir as an actor and no doubt that now, he is an excellant director.

All credit to the success of the movie also goes to Darsheel Safary as Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi who plays the character of the dyslexic child. He is superb right from scene one and he has portrayed every emotion without any effort. Another speciality of the movie is the brilliant use of animation to depict the child's imagination.

The songs are excellant and situation specific, my favorite one is Maa sung by Shankar Mahadevan. The song is played when the boy is sent away to the boarding school which is one of the most emotional scene according to me.

It was interesting to realise how many famous people were dyslexic. Some people metioned in the were Thomas Edison, Picasso, Leonardo Da Vince and Abhishek Bachan

Here are few links to see other famous people who were dyslexic http://www.dyslexiaonline.com/famous/famous.htm
http://www.dyslexia-test.com/famous.html
http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/12/18/10619/index.html

Other important characters in the movie:

Vipin Sharma as Nandkishore Awasthi. Nandkishore Awasthi is Ishaan’s father. He gets very angry when Ishaan’s teachers from school complain. Nandkishore is of the view that only Boarding school can teach discipline to Ishaan.

Tisca Chopra as Maya Awasthi Maya is Ishaan’s mother. She makes good food and looks after Ishaan when he gets hurt. She is very sad that Ishaan has to go to boarding school but she thinks it will be for the best.

Sachet Engineer as Yohaan Awasthi Yohaan is Ishaan’s Dada. Dada is a very good student and also plays tennis and cricket. He also looks after Ishaan and loves him.

Anyways hats off to Aamir and the team for Taaree Zameen Par. Brilliant story, songs and acting.


Some trivia:

• The title of the movie was reportedly given by superstar Salman Khan when he and Aamir met at party held at Salman's residence.
• Salman Khan is also credited as one of the many for an "inspirational factor to Taare...", in the beginning of the film.
• Aamir Khan Productions had first approached music maestro and long time favourite, A.R.Rehman , for the score of the movie, however it was eventually given to Shanka Ehsaan Loy due to reasons unknown.