TAARE ZAMEEN PAR : MOVIE REVIEW

Submitted by: Anusha Chowdhury, Roll: 12148, CS300A Assignment

The film is about an eight-year-old child Ishaan Awasti. Ishaan performs very badly in academics due to dyslexia and fails in the third standard in school. On the other hand, his elder brother is brilliant in academics.

Taare Zameen Par is a wonderful movie that appeals to people from every section of the society. One of the main reasons behind this is that the person watching the movie can relate the incidents happening in the movie with his real life.

The director, Aamir Khan, plays the role of Ishaan's art teacher. The way he brings about a transformation in Ishaan is truly heart-touching. On the first day, the teacher introduces unconventional teaching methods to which all the students respond with great enthusiasm, except Ishaan. As a director, Aamir deserves a lot of praise for bringing out an awesome performance from the child and handling the plot with remarkable sensitivity.

Darsheel Safary plays the role of the central character of Ishaan Awasti. He has realized the character of Ishaan very well. The film was a great commercial success. The story is simple and connects immediately with every child and adult in the auditorium and has a profound emotional impact on the audience. However, it is hard to believe that the child was performing so badly in academics and still his parents failed to discover the actual reason behind it. Also, towards the climax, the movie seems to be in a hurry to wrap up.

The cinematography is excellent. All emotions have been captured by the camera very well. The music by Shankar- Ehsaan-Loy is also very soothing.The story clearly brings out all the thoughts going on in the mind of a kid, his interests, his strengths and weaknesses. The movie not only entertains us but also enlightens us to the plight of dyslexic people. It is a must-watch for parents, teachers, students alike.