Dec 31, 2007 11:37 AM
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At the end of the year comes a gem, which enthralls, entertains,
educates and most importantly makes you think about the "little stars"
on this earth and their predicaments.
The movie tells the story of Ishan Avasthi a dreamy 9
year old for whom the world seems a bit different. He lives cocooned in
his own world where alphabets concoct against him, the numbers just
don't make sense and the whole world doesn't seem to understand his
predicament. His grades are at a ebb and he seems indifferent.
His
parents, a loving mother and a very busy executive dad, just can't
fathom why their son just can't seem to fit in to this competitive
world, while his elder sibling is the perfect kid who tops his school,
plays tennis and is adept at whatever he does. This contrast and the
reason behind it is credited to Ishan's indifference and he is packed
of to a boarding school which they believe will bring Ishan in line.
Here
Ishan who himself is unable to understand why his parents decided to
send him from them, turns into a recluse. But as they say everything
happens for the good and here he meets Ram Shankar Nikumbh an stand-in
art teacher who for the first time in Ishan's life is somebody who
cares to understand his problems
The passages that follow where
Ram analyzes the vibrant mind of Ishan and makes the people around him
understand the need to give each child his own space is a must watch.
As
for performances, Darsheel Safary as Ishan is just brilliant, he
encompasses the fragility and spontaneity of Ishan's character with
elan. They way he emotes in some scenes of this movie is to be seen to
be believed. Aamir Khan's performance as Ram is expectedly adept, this
I am sure would be considered among his best performances and his most
fulfilling too.
But more than Aamir the actor, it's Aamir the
director and the film maker who deserves the accolades for making this
gem. He seems very adept at his skills behind the camera as he is in
front of it, if this is what he can give us for a start, I do surely
look forward to many more classics from Aamir.
The
music deserves as much credit as the movie itself, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
have given in one of their career best sound tracks. "Taare Zameen
Par", "Kholo Kholo" and "Maa" are top notch. Prasoon Joshi reiterates
his class with some incredible and contextual https://lyrics.
This
certainly is the best movie of 2007 and is a movie made by people with
heart in the right place. It's an effort which should be highly
encouraged. Very few movies have captured the complexities and issues
of a child as this one has. I highly recommend this movie and even
think it should be made mandatory viewing:) for all parents and
parents to be.
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