Taare Zameen Par - my review

A movie that would rip your heart and make your tear glands as active as ever is 'Taare Zameen par'. For me if i can recollect its been years since i have watched such a heartwrenching flick that made me cry with a reason to do so. A movie about a kid suffering from dyslexia being shunted to a boarding school by the iam-not-happy-with-your-performance-like-iam-with-your-elder-brother father. Impish Ishaan Awasti is a total day dreamer, who loves to explore spaces, do all things or atleast make an attempt to do things he is disapproved of. The scenes from the boarding school shows us glimpses of little naughty boys behaviour in school assemblies, class rooms, in hostels.

Aamir Khans entry in the later half of the movie as an art teacher shows how is he is not there to hog the lime light and gives all of the movie to the little darsheel. How aamir sets out to make ishaan's life better is what the movie is all about. Aamir has done a lot of research no doubt right from Albert Einstein to Abhishek bachan each of them suffering from dyslexia and how they have proved people wrong and made name in their own field of interest.

The scene where aamir sees the little boy in the chai shop working his ass off, calls him to sit beside him, gives him some chai and buiscuits and how the kid dunks the buiscuit in chai and eats would make you want to cry your heart out.

If you havent cried so far the last scene will definitely melt you down. The painting competition where ishaan beats his own teacher to take away the prize. For him that prize is nothing compared the prize his master has given him for life. And how he pays his gratitute by running into aamir's arms and cries his heart out is such a moving scene. The movie overall is very simple with no heroine or heroine's dad or his gundaas. No songs in pubs, no running around trees. The music of the movie is an absolute melody, with powerful lyrics by prasoon Joshi. Listen to the song 'Meri Ma' and you will feel the lyrics are a replica of your childhood days. A movie you will relate to your life, a movie which will teach todays parents a lesson, taare zameen par is a must watch. Be prepared to drench ur dry eyes this time. Dont forget your handky and above all do not hesitate to cry.