A Star lit STory - Taare Zameen Par

I had a very hectic day in office, on top of that I had to run an errand, considering all this I was not in 1 of my best moods, by the time I reached home I had already decided upon the things I wont be doing in order to save time for my precious sleep. But, as usual providence had other plans , my sleeping plans were preceded by movie plans and the movie being‘Taare Zameen Par’,I could hardly resist the temptation of watching that movie. Just as my ‘sweet dreams’ plans vaporized and headed towards the heavens,i sat down to watch the movie!

I remember "TZP" from its trailer days, I knew then that this is 1 movie that I’ll not miss for anything and it has satisfied my expectations. Am in no position to give a review of this movie, that’s the job of critics. All I’ll do is: list out the points which will justify this movie’s ‘must watch’ tag!

There’s no doubt about Aamir’s acting prowess, be it his sensible crying or his ‘proud big dad’ smile, he brings out ultimate sensitivity in his acting. The surprise package, pleasantly though is the kid Darsheel Safary, his acting seems so natural that you would think it’s his real story, with him just living his life when the camera was rolling on.

This movie is almost on the international level ; clear cut theme, sensible direction, good music and wonderful performances by each and every actor. It’s almost like a documentary devoid of masala and too much hype.

We don’t have many movies for children, at least not full budget movies like this, we have women oriented, parent oriented etc etc movies but how many children oriented movies do we see in a year?? Why don’t we realize that children are also the most important part of the society and as cinema is such an important part of everybody’s life they also deserve their share of entertainment and education through media??

But the silver lining is : children movies are now slowly picking up speed, what with animation movies like hanuman and movies like blue umbrella; makdi etc am just hoping children movies get better and better.

Coming back to TZP. There are few scenes in the movie which I believe will remain in everybody’s heart and mind.

• The scene where aamir sees a child selling tea, next scene shows the same kid eating few biscuits with a cup of tea sitting beside aamir!!! We see child laborers on a daily basis but how many of us actually do something to help them?? A small gift, a small smile, a small compliment??? Probably we cannot just eradicate child labor but we can give hope to those kids and show them that they r not scum of the world but just kids forced to be responsible at an early age. I loved that scene and probably I’ll remember it every time I see a kid working its life out and probably I’ll do something to bring back the light in the child’s eyes
• I liked the portrayal of the screen relationship between ishaan and his over achieving elder brother yohaan. The relationship looks so sweet that you instantly wish for an elder brother like him. Though he doesn’t understand his younger brother’s problem he appreciates ishaans other qualities which is a very good attitude , also the scene where ishaan doesn’t betray his brother by telling who wrote the absence note , only love can get rid of prejudice and overbearance.
• Another of my favorite scene is the scene where aamir runs with the drawing sheets to ishaan when he comes late to the drawing competition. The run is so natural, sweet and well made that it strikes a chord with you.
• The dialogs are too good , be it the Solomon islands story or listing of famous dyslexic souls like Albert Einstein, Da vinci .. Every dialog has an unusual punch which registers itself in your brain.
• Vain notion though , I felt ishaans character resembles my favorite cartoon character ‘Calvin’ in many places. The way he exasperates his parents without actually realizing it, the way he imagines the weirdest things on earth. The absolute inability to concentrate in class etc etc I can go on and on about the similarities.

• It would be unfair if I don’t mention those adorable kids in the movie , each of them is a gem , be it ishaans friend rajan or the kid aamir cajoles in the bus or be it ishaan himself , all the kids look so adorable that you will like to watch the movie again and again just to see their pretty faces :)
• I was not impressed with the music when I heard the audio, but when u see the songs in the movie u’ll love it, the lyrics are too gud and the songs are apt, hats off to SEL!!
• Most important message in this movie is actually shown in a very subtle way, i.e. the relationship between a teacher and a student. The extent to which a good teacher can influence a child’s life. The immense social, moral, emotional responsibility of a teacher. The scene where aamir proudly introduces his own guru who turns his life around is a very meaningful scene.

All together a wonderful movie with a few very well said messages. This is a movie which will bring difference in people’s attitude and life, however small, the change might be for the good. I wish every child and parent gets to watch this movie. I loved it and hope you all will love it and for a change learn from it and implement it.
I did not regret missing my precious hours reserved for sleep, this movie was worth every hour of it.

There is a reason why children are how and what they are, help them improve don’t try to change them into what you want them to be , wait and watch, they can teach you a few tricks for life .. God bless them!!