There are a very few, in this world, who are born to be uninhibitedly unique. But unfortunately, many of them are forced to flow along the commonness of the majority!’Taare Zameen Par’ is a tribute to all of them.
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As everyone might have known, being’not good at studies’ is like a social taboo. Most teachers love brilliant and diligent students; and, if taken on a humor note, almost have crushes on class-toppers! For me, it’s because of the human tendency to settle in the comfort zone. When they can get self-appreciated with the report cards of good students, why should they worry about the weaker ones, whose reports cards bring them disgrace? And hence, Ishan, who is severely bad at studies, is treated like an untouchable handicapped. But he cared less about the teachers’ indifference. He knows that his mother loves him. His mother’s love is the confidence factor left in his life. And he goes ‘bin-daas’!
Many parents aspire to put their children on the zenith of this merciless competitive world. But they are a very few who inspire their kids to be there. In the maze of aspirations, the importance of inspirations is forgotten. And thus, the unique ability in most of the gifted kids becomes dormant. Whether, in future, the ability is invoked back, is destiny. As for Ishan’s amazing ability to paint, it would have gone dead, if not for Aamir Khan’s surprise entry!
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There are many positive and negative paths in life. Parents must take care of their children from threading the negative ways, but leave the choice of the positive path to the children themselves. It is the latter aspect which most in our society fail at. Some children are born to walk the road less travelled. And on the other hand, those who thread along with the general flow of the crowd must be appreciated enough for keeping up with the harsh competetion. I have read in a review by a certain woman, that after watching this film, she realized about forgetting to appreciate her son for his good work at school and she must take time in keeping up his morale.
The best part of this film is that it is very less preachy and carries no pretence. It doesn’t force the audience to think on its lines. On the contrary, the story is so strong and in-depth, that the audience themselves will identify with it. The focus on the importance of ‘journey’ through childhood over ‘destination’ of the same is very well handled. The film expresses that childhood is not only about ‘focus’ on future, but ‘living’ the moment to the fullest.
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A synchronous audio-visual blend is very important in any film to enhance effect of the theme to pronounced levels. Setu’s cinematography leaves no stone unturned to capture even the minutest details of Ishan’s expressions; Prasson Joshi’s lyrics aptly describe his anguish; and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s compositions assert the essence in the https://lyrics. Hats-off to the wonderful technical team whose creative genius’ and hard-work are very much evident on the silver screen.
The acting department is completely natural. Be it Vipin Sharma playing Ishan’s father or Sachet Engineer playing Ishan’s brother or Tanay Chada as Ishan’s friend, the performances are refined and identifiable. Tisca Chopra as Ishan’s mother is outstanding and Aamir Khan, playing the ‘sutradhar’ of the film, makes no mistakes while sticking to the basics of method acting.
Choosing the best part in films like these is always an unfair practice. But like every human who is tempted towards favoritism, I declare Darsheel Safary, playing Ishan, as the best part of ‘Taare Zameen Par’. And with numerous reviews already in the stands, this declaration may not sound a personal one. It is quite obviously general that Darsheel steals everyone’s heart. Backed by a strong characterization, he simply sails through the role so effortlessly that it is hard for one to resist sailing along with him through the story. It is rare to find such perfect blend of actor and character. In fact, I would even call it a unique combination!
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Having said it all, I would quote that, as much as there are people who don’t realize that they are unique, there are even more people who don’t realize that they are not unique. Yes! That’s the reason why, these days, we mostly find mediocre films and rarely, films like’Taare Zameen Par’. My hearty applause to Amol Gupte, for his in-depth analytical script of the otherwise predictable story-line, and Aamir Khan, for his sensitivity in executing the beauty of the abyss.