Taare Zameen Par

Directed by: Aamir Khan
Starring: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan

Ishaan Awasthi keeps getting into trouble all the time; with teachers, with neighbours, with parents… Little do they know that Ishaan is suffering from dyslexia. He is sent to a boarding school as a punishment. But there, he meets Ram, his drawing teacher, who recognizes his problem and helps him overcome it.

Words cannot do justice to the beauty of this film. It’s the directorial debut of Aamir Khan and he has proved himself to be a master story-teller. It is so touching and so real that it made me cry several times. Darshan Safary, who plays Ishaan, is superb. He plays his role with a lot of maturity, never acting precocious like most kids in Hindi film do. The fact that Aamir has let him carry the first half completely on his shoulders is proof enough of his talent.

Taare Zameen Par is a film that needs to be watched not only because it is a story very well told but also for the message that it gives out (without being preachy, condescending or too verbose): Every child is special.