Taare Zameen Par Movie Review
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Aamir Khan’s directorial debut is reason enough to get excited and watch Taare Zameen Par. The movie sees Aamir in 3 roles Actor – Director – Producer.
Taare Zameen Par Story
The movie is about an 8 year old boy Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) who finds it difficult to match his world of colors, kites and animals to that of the others in his age group, who are more into studies and homework. When complaints start to pour in, Ishaan’s parents decide to set him off to a boarding school. His life is no different at the boarding school, oppressed and insulted by his teachers, he remains the laugh stock of the class. Now that he is away from home, he feels even more dejected, inferior and finds it tough to cope up with his inabilities.
Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan) gets appointed as a temporary art teacher of the boarding school. Unlike other teachers who follow definite norms in educating children, Ram makes them think out of books, outside the four walls of the classroom and paint their imaginations. Every child in class responds with immense enthusiasm except Ishaan. Ram takes effort to understand Ishaan and his problems. He makes Ishaan’s parents and other teachers realize that he is not abnormal but a very special child with talents of his own. With time, patience and care Ram succeeds in boosting the confidence level of Ishaan. He helps Ishaan in overcoming his inabilities and re-discover his lost confidence.
Taare Zameen Par Review
The story is unusual but not unknown. The message that the story tries to convey is already known to us, but most of us just remain ignorant to it. Aamir Khan, the director, has handled the delicate theme with dexterity and precision. He has not just succeeded in making every child a hero but actually helped us see a child in ourselves. Just like no man is perfect no matter what position he commands in the society, every child with both their ability and inabilities is special and talented in their own way. The movie isn’t just about a child suffering from dyslexia and his challenges, it’s also about how parents get carried away by today’s competitive world and fail to understand their child’s dreams and nurture their inborn talents.
Unlike any other enlightening entertainer which focuses more on the hero, Aamir has given the child more footage and captured every emotion deftly thereby focusing on its root cause and maintaining its significance throughout the movie. A number of sequences leave you moist eyed and you feel deeply attached to the child. At the end of the movie you are left speechless and spellbound. Music by Shanker – Ehsaan – Loy is great and lyrics by Prasoon Joshi are brilliant, they blend well with the movie.
However the movie is not without its share of flaws. The editing could have been tighter; it tends to drag a bit while being repetitive at times. A few cinematic liberties have been taken too, like how can the child venture out of the boarding school at night?
Taare Zameen Par Peformances
Darsheel Safary, the kiddo, delivers a knockout performance. His expressions, body language, eyes, dialogue delivery – absolutely perfect. The best lead performance of the year, deserves the best actor award. Aamir Khan as usual is excellent in a supporting role. Aamir fans could be disappointed to see him missing in the first half. Tisca Chopra is good. Vipin Sharma overacts a bit.
Indicine Verdict
Overall, Taare Zameen Par is a good emotional story with a message for the parents. The kids and parents will completely enjoy it. It was also pleasant to see the movie receiving a standing ovation while the credits rolled. At the all important box-office, the clash against another biggie Welcome would affect collections, but with strong word of mouth and Aamir Khan’s star power, the movie should be a winner commercially.
Rating: 
MUST WATCH!!!
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ujjwal Kumar: (December 24, 2007 at 5:12 pm)
Rohan Kokate: (December 24, 2007 at 6:31 pm)
Kudos to Aamir Khan for making such an amazing movie.
ankush: (December 24, 2007 at 8:43 pm)
:yeh: Great Movieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
i rock: (December 24, 2007 at 9:53 pm)
:bow: :yeh: :bow: tooooooooooo gud i love the movie its awesome
Mayank Desai: (December 25, 2007 at 12:58 am)
Supeerrrb movie….best movie forever… ws already convinced evry child is special ….. after this movie started worshipping the thoughts….really gr8 movie….. MUST WATCH….
thnx Aamir 4 providing such classic product…. =))
suhail: (December 25, 2007 at 2:45 am)
Fantabulous ! amazing performance by Darsheel ,
i was so lucky that i went alone to watch this movie, i really cried well, and i felt good crying !!!
thanx a ton AAMIR KHAN for making such a gem of a movie, brilliant , outstanding ,
u being a support actor in this is movies shows how selfless ure !!!
PLEASE PARENTS, ELDERS ALL SPARE YOUR VALUED TIME AND GO WATCH THIS MOVIE !!!
zaina: (December 25, 2007 at 1:17 pm)
Greatest movie ever made by anyone…..N D AWARD GOES TO….
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD-AAMIR KHAN
BEST ACTOR AWARD-DARSHEEL
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR(MALE)-AAMIR KHAN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR(FEMALE)-TISCA CHOPRA (THE MOM)
ETC ETC …..
HATS OFF TO U N THE CAST N THE FILM OVERALL…..PLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSEEEE A MUUUSSSSSTTTTTT WATCH !!!!! U WILL MISS A LOT IF U DONT WATCH !!!!
:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
farida: (December 25, 2007 at 4:07 pm)
Hi
i haven’t seen the movie yet planning to watch 2day & sure it won’t be a wrong decision, :o i m :o :o :o :o reading the reviews
GREAT JOB AAMIR ,I LOVE U :x
reena: (December 25, 2007 at 6:55 pm)
hi aamir
am a hard die fan of urs i do my best not to miss any of ur movies n with taare zameen par u hav proved that u r simply the best of the best , hats off to u my lover boy , n ya darsheel role was silply outstanding , really convincing character
best of luck n congrts to both aamir n darsheel
reena: (December 25, 2007 at 6:57 pm)
i love you aamir :x :x :x :x :x :x :x
Priyanka karmali: (December 26, 2007 at 10:43 am)
TAARE ZAMEEN PAR ROCKED AUSUMN MOVIE HATS OF TO THAN KIDS DARSHEELS AND AAMIRS ACTING IS MINDBLOWING ………………………………………………….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chaitra: (December 27, 2007 at 10:46 am)
Hi
taarein Zameen par what a movie really truely very good buetiful movie.That 3.5 hrs i dnt knw how i spent.Compltely involved in movie.Hats off to that little boy.Thanks Aamir for a buetoful movie.
Amit: (December 27, 2007 at 9:31 pm)
I saw the movie twice..it managed to bowl me over both the times..just awesome..
Amit: (December 27, 2007 at 10:10 pm)
Anything less than 5 star rating is an insult to TZP..It desrves 5 star and more..
Ramesh: (December 28, 2007 at 6:31 am)
gr8 movie. definitely must watch.
also check out TZN quiz at mastishot.com
Shyam Kumar Shrestha: (December 30, 2007 at 6:10 pm)
Mind-blowing direction.
Mind-blowing performance of the Darshan Safari and even Amir Khan too.
Amir relaly proved himself a “Genius” and “A Dimond” from such a wonderful tasks.
When there are so many movies full of “bollywood masalas”, seeing such a pure “art-centered” movie really gives a great pleasant.
Even non-movie goers would be standing on que to watch it at the cinema hall.
This is really so influencial that i request and am insting every one to watch this out.
debanjan das: (December 31, 2007 at 6:03 pm)
hi,
myself debanjan a photographer from kolkata.i have just spend the memorable three hour’s with amir’s Tara’s which actually landed in my heart.apart from that i think amir directed very well because every minute details regarding continuity he didn’t overlooked that is a sign of great director.
the little champ acted so confidently that at one point of time i am convinced that he is suffering,which is something beyond good acting.
best wishes for amir and his whole unit to give us a wonderful film and honestly i am looking forward for their next film.
debanjan.
sikander latif: (December 31, 2007 at 9:31 pm)
good work amir ………. its a heart touching movie
Samson: (January 2, 2008 at 7:36 pm)
Mind blowing story
Superb performance by Amir and the little champ .
first time in my life i was in tears after watching the movie it really touched me.
Thank you Amir and God bless you..
Shreyas Pradhan: (January 2, 2008 at 9:18 pm)
I like the little boy very much . My best film ever watched.
Im gonna watch again and again 100 times.
I am yet to watch the movie but I can feel dep down in my heart about the movie because it is Aamir Khan’s movie……a person for whom every Indian can feel pride……..even Amitabh Bachchan has not deliverd such awide range of movies…. RDB, Lagaan, Dil Chahta hai, Rangeela, Magal Pandey, Sarfarosh, QSQT etc….list is countless……..
Greatest actor of last two decade except Amitabh Bachchan…….well done Aamir……..Keep it up……..
Your die hard fan……….. :bow: :bow: :bow: :x :x :bow: