An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.
- Awards
- 27 wins & 18 nominations
Girija Oak
- Jabeen Khan
- (as Girija)
Ravi Khanvilkar
- Mr. Holkar
- (as Ravi Khanwelkar)
Sanjay Dadhich
- Maadhoo
- (as Sanjay Dadich)
Rajgopal Iyer
- George Sir
- (as Raaj Gopal Iyer)
Bugs Bhargava Krishna
- Sen Sir
- (as Bugs Bhargava)
Gurkirtan
- Housemaster
- (as Gurkirtan Chauhan)
- Directors
- Aamir Khan
- Amole Gupte(uncredited)
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAamir Khan received special permission from Amitabh Bachchan to use Abhishek Bachchan's experiences in the film. The reference is made in terms of Abhishek being one of the most successful stars and how he came to star in the blockbuster Dhoom (2004), overcoming the dyslexia that he had during childhood.
- GoofsWhen Rajan and Ishaan are talking in the corridors, Rajan says he lives in the staff quarters as opposed to in the normal student dorm. Later on, Ram asks Rajan where Ishaan is, and Rajan says he saw him leave the student dorm early. If Rajan lived in the staff quarters, he wouldn't know this.
- Quotes
Ram Shankar Nikumbh: lf you fancy racing, breed racehorses, dammit, not children.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits rolls after few minutes of the film and consists of animated sequences (in order to portray the main character's imaginary world).
- ConnectionsFeatured in 53rd Filmfare Awards (2008)
- SoundtracksTaare Zameen Par
Music by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa
Lyrics by Prasoon Joshi
Performed by Shankar Mahadevan, Dominique Cerejo, Vivienne Pocha
Featured review
a special film for the special child in all of us
for a mainstream Hindi film, the following is rare: 1. a film for children2. the only star of the film getting a limited screen space 3. high quality animation4. choosing undertones over melodrama, 5. no regular masala stuff 6. strong message that can actually change lives of people 7. conviction and honesty of the makers palpable in every frame 8. and in spite of all this, the movie offering complete, healthy entertainment...
the only problem with the audience is that although we keep shouting on the extreme want of quality cinema, meaningful cinema, when a good film actually comes, we tend to find more flaws in it than appreciating it. Are we insecure of accepting somebodies honesty and creative genius?
Sure, Taare Zameen Par has moments that could have been better, but shouldn't we just try to overlook those and once, for all, applaud the effort the makers have put...
and believe me it is not difficult... for there are innumerable other moments that leave you spellbound, a wet film over your eyes, a strange pain down your throat, a mild ache at your heart, but a pure smile on your lips... there are times you wish you were a kid...
may be it takes a child to love simple tales told with honesty and warmth... may be we grown ups have lost that quality we all once had... but Taare Zameen Par should touch a chord somewhere in every one's heart... we all have been after all, at least for some beautiful part of our lives, special. the film is dedicated to that special child in all of us...
P.S- no one can hate it...at least i would like to think that way
the only problem with the audience is that although we keep shouting on the extreme want of quality cinema, meaningful cinema, when a good film actually comes, we tend to find more flaws in it than appreciating it. Are we insecure of accepting somebodies honesty and creative genius?
Sure, Taare Zameen Par has moments that could have been better, but shouldn't we just try to overlook those and once, for all, applaud the effort the makers have put...
and believe me it is not difficult... for there are innumerable other moments that leave you spellbound, a wet film over your eyes, a strange pain down your throat, a mild ache at your heart, but a pure smile on your lips... there are times you wish you were a kid...
may be it takes a child to love simple tales told with honesty and warmth... may be we grown ups have lost that quality we all once had... but Taare Zameen Par should touch a chord somewhere in every one's heart... we all have been after all, at least for some beautiful part of our lives, special. the film is dedicated to that special child in all of us...
P.S- no one can hate it...at least i would like to think that way
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- satyanshu_singh
- Dec 21, 2007
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Taare Zameen Par
- Filming locations
- Panchgani, Maharashtra, India(New Era High School)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,223,869
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $352,568
- Dec 23, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $21,897,373
- Runtime2 hours 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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