Archive for April, 2008

What makes,a boy throwing his examination papers to his beloved pet dogs?
What makes to look the Small water pond where sun taking bath staying in the middle of the road?
Why Marks and Books are alien for him ?
For all the questions – watch Taare Zameen par once.The film opened with One innocent,Charming Young Boy with his ademant teeth.
The story goes like this : Eight year old boy from middle class background in mumbai Ishaan Nandhakishore awasthi(Dharsheel safari) struggling his studies and day to day life activities like wearing polished shoes,Wearing tie,Getting ready to school ontime what other kids do normally with more interests.Getting complaints from flat,school,bus..everywhere.Oneday he failed to bring the parent’s signed examination papers to the class.To escape from the punishment by the devil like teachers, he decided to bunk the class and He did.Went to big roads of mumbai and roam alone,travelling in Corporation buses,spending the whole day and return back.Later He caughtup by his dad and he has an enquiry session in school where his teachers tells about his whole history.His dad decided to admit him in Boarding school,and believing there his son will be straightened. He joins the Boarding school,There also same approach to him by his teachers.There he really having his badtime including lonelyness.Where his close friend Rajan Damodharan telling boarding school is not for punishment.On that time Ram Shankar nukump(Aamir Khan) is coming to that school as Temperary art teacher. His introduction with students is more friendly with songs and dance.Young students getting excited of his arrival.He starts his work.He is asking all the students to draw an art as they like.Ishan didnt started.He noticed that and asking about his problem with his friend and he came to know that he cant read and write properly and getting red round marks allover his notebook. He started analyse about him,He checkes all his notebooks then He is going to his house in mumbai and meet his parents where he explains What is his problem and what kind of mistakes he is doing,the pattern of the mistakes as well as his other problems.Meanwhile he is finding that he has done many exceptional paintings.
And then he could concluded that the boy has “Dyslexia”.He is explaining that to them. After returning to school, Ramshankar Takes personal care for him,Explaining about dyslexia affected Peoples who changed the world drastically like Einstine,Thomas alwa edision,Agadha christy,Hindi cinema Actor Abishek bachan.Then Ishaan Realise gets confident and move with Ram closely.
Ramshankar take full care of him to bring the boy as normal kid as like others. Ishaan has good improvement with new method of teaching with atmost care. Ramshankar as an art teacher arranging a very big art competition within the school campus where all the teachers and students has to participate.In that art competion ishan’s art declared as best one.Ram shankar draws Ishaan’s smiling face got second prize.Ishaan’s painting and His smiling face become Wrappers in School Annual day book.

As a director aamir succeeds and won accolades from us.Be it Shots,Be it Screenplay,be it handling actors,Production design in all he proves his potential.We could find some amazing shots in this film.Very clean story line with flawless screenplay and sleek editing make this film as worth watch.
Setu’s cinematography is simply superb.Exspecially when Ishaan start his abstact painting..a tight close up staright shot on the yellow paint and then he fills the red paint within that,Setu Captured the magic happening on that time is a special mention.This is a great effort by both director and cinematographer.

Shankar eshon loy’s music scores in background score and songs.This movie’s main asset is actors.Dharsheel safari as Ishaan,Tisca Chopra as his mother both did wonderful contribution in this film.Dharsheel is a prodigy no doubt in it.He rendered the charecter in a very realistic way and what a talented boy he is! I particularly like a scence when he do his abstract paint.He will do magics with colours,his brother come and see that,will say “Wow”,he will react by closing his eyes and smiles.simply Fantastic.

Tisca chopra lived as his mother,Her expressions in sad,frustration,love with his son really awesome.I really love her acting.She is pretty too .
Aamirkhan,needless to say..he did underplay and justify his charector and all the extras are did their part very well. Montage scenes well handled by Editor Dheepa Bhatia.All the graphics scenes are worldclass.thanks to TATA Elxi.

The film has less cliched,No melodrama and its lightning up many kids life.Its a must watch movie for every parents and school teachers.After seen this movie,even if few teachers/parents change their materialistic approach to handle the little prince and princess,that is this film’s big success.

A high quality and Sensible Children Cinema from INDIA to the world.Hats of aamir khan.