Like Stars on Earth
2007 · Movie · 165 min. · India
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colours, fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class. When he gets into far more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school to 'be disciplined'. Things are no different at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of separation from his family. One day a new art teacher bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and optimism. He breaks all the rules of 'how things are done' by asking them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very unhappy, and he sets out to discover why. With time, patience and care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself.
Direction Aamir Khan
Cast Darsheel Safary · Aamir Khan · Tanay Chheda · Tisca Chopra · Vipin Sharma · Lalitha Lajmi · Girija Oak · M.K. Raina · Sachet Engineer · Meghna Malik · Bugs Bhargava · Abhishek Bachchan · Ravi Khanvilkar · Pratima Kulkarni · Sonali Sachdev · Sanjay Dadich · Raaj Gopal Iyer
Soundtrack Shankar Mahadevan · Loy Mendonsa · Ehsaan Noorani
Screenplay Amole Gupte
Cinematography Setu
Original title Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)
7.5
1K votes (FilmAffinity)
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