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Taare Zameen Par |
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| Movie: | Taare Zameen Par |
| Director: | Aamir Khan |
| Start Cast: |
Aamir Khan, Master Darsheel Safary, Tisca Chopra |
| Our Rating: | **** |
| Review By: | Sunit Roy |
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 Some movies tend to sweep you away with their razzle dazzle, some with their musical chores and few with their huge star cast and dazzling sets. But Taare Zameen Par, which means 'Stars on the ground' is a turnstiles, with the tag line Every child is special. Taare Zameen Par is a movie about a gifted child who is also Dyslexic (a specific learning disability that manifests primarily as a difficulty with written language). It is one of the many memorable cinemas, sensibly made to appeal to all sorts of audience across all strata of society. It opens up your heart and touches every body. In fact, the movie is not only for the children but a movie about children which targets especially, the parents. Perfect for the Indian audience and a country where parent's high ambitions and unmatched dreams tend to erase a child's own dreams and interest, this movie is a perfect eye - opener. The film takes this notion and attempts to debunk it and instate the concept that every child is special having distinctive qualities and pool of talent. It is upto the parents to identify it, tap it and help their child cherish their dreams. Indeed, Taare Zameen Par is sure to be a commercial success alongwith garnering critical acclaim. And Aamir Khan once again proves that he is indeed a one man army.
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 But the star of the film is not Aamir, but Darsheel. Ishaan a dyslexic, is a third standard student who sees a different world through his imaginative instincts. Studies, assignments and report cards are zilch for him. All that encaptures his attention is the streak of colours and petty joys surrounding him. Consequently, he remains in the same standard at school and never improves. Furiously his father packs him off to a boarding school as a punishment. This puts Ishaan into newer sets of behavioral disorders as he has to deal with the pangs of exile. On school records he turns from bad to worse. He is pillared by teachers and misunderstood by his mates. Every time he is put into a spot he runs away, slips into mischief or refuses to speak out. This continues till only Aamir sees his plight and comes to the little boy's rescue. That's because he too was once dyslexic and now teaches art in Tulip, a special school for the differently- abled.
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| As a director, Khan has got the tone of the movie just right. Every time you think it's in a danger of turning maudlin, he inserts a tiny little surprise, like when Ishaan wins the painting competition, there is no slow motion race to grab the trophy, just a heartbreakingly silent breakdown. He has even got the cinematographer to shoot the film in lights which portray each scene just as the human eye sees it in day to day lives. Every time Ishaan (Master Darsheel Safary) takes time off to step into a puddle, even as his mother Mrs Awasthi (Tisca Chopra) drags him to the school bus or when Ishaan looks at the birds while his teacher gives out a lecture in class, looks very natural and not even for a second dramatised. And though as an actor, Khan's perfectionism is an old story yet he plays the life changing art teacher, Nikhumb sir, with the right blend of cheekiness and conviction. But it is as a director that he is a find - as big as his film's heart. Surely the actor turned director has always rowed upsteam, whether it is Sarfarosh , Lagaan, or Rang de Basanti.
Indeed, for an eight year old Darsheel this is an excellent performance worth a standing ovation. This bright lad has understood the character in and out and delivered it with perfection. The dialogues are laced with wit and wisdom. The writer and creative director Amol Gupte has penned a wonderful story and script. The background score and music by Shankar-Eshaan-Loy and Shailendra Barve is excellent . It is truly collaborative and the songs are like little poems. The song, "Aap ko malum hai na maa" is heart rending. Lastly, it is a must watch for people of all ages and will surely make it's presence felt at award functions.
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