Taare Zameen Par (2007)-cast

mir Khan - Ram Shankar Nikumbh

Tisca Chopra - Maya Awasthi / Mama

Vipin Sharma - Mr. Awasthi / Papa

Tanay Chheda - Rajan Damodaran

Darsheel Safary - Ishaan Awasthi

M.K. Raina

Sachet Engineer - Yohaan Awasthi / Dada

Lalitha Lajmi






Crew Members



Director: Aamir Khan
Producer: Aamir Khan
Written by: Amol Gupte
MUSIC_DIRECTOR: Shankar Mahadevan , Ehsaan Noorani , Loy Mendonsa




 

Taare Zameen Par movie latest review

Very rarely do you get to see such great films that touch your heart and make you a better person. Hats off to Aamir Khan for giving us an exceptional film. Exceptional, because it serves the higher purpose of art, cinema in this case.

Taare Zameen Par is about a little boy, or shall I say a little flower that has been nipped so many times in the bud that it begins to wilt. But then comes the gardener, the man who lets, and helps, the bud to flower fully.


Ishaan Awasthi ( Darsheel Safary ), an eight-year-old naughty kid is often scolded and scorned at by his teachers and parents for being poor in studies. Life and its joy begin to seep out of him under the burden of the expectations of his parents (his demanding father, in particular) and teachers.

Through the bars of his classroom window he often sees nature and life outside in its natural and free progression. He gets to taste this freedom for one single day when he bunks the school for not getting his test papers signed from his parents.

Punishment – much against Ishaan’s wish, his father sends him to a boarding school, where whatever little glimmer of life’s joy that remained in Ishaan begins to fade away. And he even turns his back to his passion for painting.

But then comes a new arts teacher in the boarding school. Ram Nikumbh (Aamir Khan) knows how to reach out to children and make the process of learning enjoyable for them. He spots the silent and brooding Ishaan in class and decides to help the boy.

The rest of the film is about how the shattered confidence of Ishaan is restored and how he overcomes his disabilities and how he even surpasses his teacher in his favourite passion – painting.

‘Taare Zameen Par’ is a film made with enormous sense and sensibility. The story by Amole Gupte never intends to arouse in you sympathy for kids with lesser abilities. Rather it gives examples of great personalities, scientists and artists, to drive home the point that even a dyslexic child has a great potential.

The film is full of amazing moments that will make your eyes well up. An angry, bleeding and helpless Ishaan runs to the terrace of his building after being beaten by other kids. Or when his father slaps him after finding out that he bunked from school. Or how Ishaan keeps running around the sports ground in silent anger and frustration when his parents visit him in the boarding school. Or how Ishaan tries to hide his face when his arts teacher spots him kneeling in punishment outside a classroom. The killer scene comes in the end when Ishaan’s talent gets recognition and everybody looks out for him but he sits fearfully hidden in a crowd of children.

Darsheel Safary is the real hero of the film. No two thoughts about it. Aamir Khan is the second fiddle.

It is incredibly difficult to make a child act. And how good a job Aamir has done as the director is apparent from the stunning performance he has extracted out of Darsheel. In my opinion, Darsheel’s performance is the best we have seen from any male actor this year in Bollywood, including the Khans and Bachchans. The range Darsheel brings about in his character – from notoriety to vulnerability, and from buoyancy to lifelessness – is truly the work of a genius. Writer Amole Gupte and Aamir Khan have found a diamond in Darsheel.

Aamir, the dependable Khan, is up to his credentials as an actor. But it is as the director that he scores. Aamir has handled the subject with great sensitivity. His cinema is not about style but substance. Without straying into the usual trappings of a regular Bollywood film and at the same time blending the superb songs by Shankar Ehsaan Loy smoothly in the narrative, Aamir keeps TZP focused solely on the story and its essence.

And what a story it is. Amole Gupte deserves no less credit for penning such a touching tale. It is a story that shows the helplessness of a kid who is not able to perform tasks that are beyond his abilities. It also shows the lack of understanding on part of teachers and parents while dealing with such kids. And, last but not the least, it is a story of hope. It is a story that not just touches you but also transforms you. That, for me, is the higher purpose of art. And that is precisely why ‘Taare Zameen Par’ is an exceptional film.

Industry hails Taare Zameen Par

"Taare Zameen Par is one of the best films that you would have ever seen", declares a prominent film personality who was invited for one of the two special screenings of Taare Zameen Par which were held in Mumbai on Monday night.

Truly emotionally charged long after the film's screening was through, he goes on to add, "If there is a film from India which truly stands a chance at the Oscars, it has to be Taare Zameen Par. What a fabulous performance by the kid Darsheel Safary."

Others who were invited for the screening were Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal Shekhar, Illa Arun, Prasoon Joshi and many more. Aamir Khan was the perfect host.

Says another invitee who doesn't wish to be named and wants the movie to do most of the talking, "Aamir has used his two decades of experience into creating a film which is nothing short of a masterpiece. The film is not one of those on-your-face emotional melodramas that arrive with a loud announcement. Instead, proceedings are kept subtle that add on to the beauty of the film."

There have been murmurs around the film's box office prospects getting hampered due to parallel release of Welcome. Akshay Kumar is on a roll and director Anees Bazmee is super charged with Welcome arriving two years after his last blockbuster No Entry.

"I am sure that Taare Zameen Par would stand on it's own in spite of Welcome. Yes, Welcome is going to be a 'masala' entertainer and even I am not going to miss it at the theaters. But then is it against the law to watch two films over the same weekend? Even if Welcome is as commercial as it gets, Taare Zameen Par also qualifies itself into 'don't miss it' category."

Music by Shankar Ehsaan Loy is still waiting to set the charts afire. What could be the prospects after the film's release? "I would want to ask you this question once you see the film", says a prominent composer, "The music was always meant to be the kind that makes an impact once heard in the film. Songs playing along with the narrative create a stunning impact and you realise this fact most once you watch the film."

A senior member from the film fraternity goes on to add, "Aamir Khan has come up with a brilliant effort that would shut up all his detractors who find it fashionable to label him as a perfectionist. Ok, so he may indeed be a perfectionist but if this is what a perfectionist gives to the industry and the audience, let's have more of such breed. He has made a flawless directorial debut."

Concludes the source, "The film doesn't make any pretensions. It is as pure as it gets. Taare Zameen Par should be made a compulsory viewing for not just students of cinema but also those who wish to see quality cinema with the right emotional quotient and commercial ingredients."

Taare Zameen Par - Music Review

usic Composer: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Shailendra Barve
Singers: Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa, Amole Gupte, Vishal Dadlani, Shaan, Raman Mahadevan, Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Adnan Sami, Bugs Bhargava, Raaj Gopal Iyer, Ravi Khanwilker, Ram Madhvani, Shankar Sachdev, Vivinenne Pocha, Dominique Cerejo, Auriel Cordo and Ananya Wadkar
Aamir Khan's directorial venture "Taare Zameen Par" is yet to hit the screen but the film's music has already got the thumbs up by many. With composer trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, lyricist Prasoon Joshi and a vast team of singers on board, the music of "Taare Zameen Par" offers a special treat.

A huge bandwagon of singers, including Aamir Khan, sing "Bheja Kum", an out and out rock number with the electric guitar and drums contributing in a big way. The two-minute long track is more of a situational number, which portrays exactly how parents of dyslexic kids would treat them.

"Bum Bum Bole" once again has Aamir, who starts the track. Later Shaan takes over. The composition is basically aimed at the young who would enjoy the fun and joyful vibe.

Another rock piece is "Jame Raho". Vishal Dadlani lends his voice to the song, which is a narrative of a day in a student's life. This track, too, is more of a situational piece and might not gain much success as a commercial one.

Next is "Kholo kholo", which introduces listeners to Raman Mahadevan's impressive voice. "Kholo kholo" has a very pleasing and appealing feel to it and should be enjoyed by the masses.

Another striking number is "Maa". It is all about melody and rhythm. A boy's relationship with his mother is the prime focus of the song and has been successfully portrayed by the composers in a pleasing, musical way.

"Mera jahan" turns out to be a great number. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy take a backseat and allow Shailendra Barve to compose the number that has a slight rock base. While Adnan Sami is the main singer, kids Auriel Cordo and Ananya Wadkar too put in their bit by crooning a few lines in English.

The title track "Taare Zameen Par" is slow with minimal instruments and Shankar Mahadevan's voice doing the works. A wonderful song, it also has Bugs Bhargava, Vivinenne Pocha and Dominique Cerejo.

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have churned out a feel good album. It may or may not be an out and out commercial success but should definitely make both the makers and the masses a happy bunch.

Taare Zameen Par movie reviews

mir Khan is considered to be one of the finest actors that the country has produced, who remains in a special league of his own, someone who has complete understanding of cinema.

Considering his films 'Lagaan', ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, ‘Rang De Basanti’, even ‘Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander’ so many years back and now this, you sure know why. With ‘Taare Zameen Par’, Aamir turns director and with what success!

The film is special because it delves into a child’s world with sensitivity and deals with the insightful issue of a dyslexic child with sensitivity and maturity.

The child Ishaan played by Darsheel Safary (amazingly convincing) is special in the sense that his world is not confined to books, homework, sports and everything else that normal schools and parents impose on children.

He is more into discovering the mysteries of the real world and is intrigued by things happening around him and lets his imagination run wild. But unfortunately neither his parents nor his teachers who ready children for the cut throat competition are able to decipher this and understand him.

He is packed off to a boarding school to be made ‘normal’ like the rest. He is shattered and feels completely out of place and lonely as he is unable to cope with the separation from his parents as well his new surroundings where the taunts and the punishments for his ‘handicap’ continue.

Enter Ramshankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan) who empathizes with the child, understands him, recognizes the gift in him and helps him to regain his confidence.

In the process putting forth a strong message that children should be treated with care, empathy and that- ‘Every child is special’ (so true to it’s tagline) and true to it’s title too that childhood is special and that 'children are like stars on earth'.

Aamir has emerged triumphant as a director with this movie. He has handled many sequences in the film brilliantly and manages to strike a chord with the audiences. There are many sequences in the movie that can leave you moist eyed and this includes the climax.

The film has no commercial trappings, yet can even appeal to the average viewer. Not to forget the fact that creative director and writer Amol Gupte's years of research with 'children of different abilities' assists Aamir in a big away.

The performances are brilliant and Darsheel Safary is effortless and natural. Aamir Khan only makes an appearance just before the interval and lets the kid take centre stage. And the child doesn’t disappoint. Aamir plays his character with conviction and a lot of feeling.

Same goes for Tisca Chopra who is amazing on screen. The other child actors (especially Ishaan’s brother and friend) are quite efficient too. Vipin Sharma who plays the father is a little loud though.

Shankar- Ehsaan- Loy’s music goes with the mood of the film. Prasoon Joshi’s lyrics deserve special mention as they are quite touching (especially ‘Maa’ and the title song). The cinematography, editing, the production design, the graphics and animation – everything provides able support to the project.

This film has it all- a soul, it scores on all possible counts and drives home a message. Also sees the emergence of an efficient director, one to watch out for, in the form of Aamir Khan. All this makes it a must see.


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