Taare Zameen Par (2007) (Hindi)

It would be so unfair of me if I don't comment on one of the best movies that Bollywood has ever produced. I used to think that great actors can also be great directors. Aamir Khan proved me right! Even Denzel Washington proved the same in "The Great Debaters" movie.

Coming to the movie itself, in lot of websites, I read "Taare Zameen Par is a movie about a child, Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary), who suffers with dyslexia blah blah blah"... but for some reason, I feel Taare Zameen Par is a movie about a teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan), who searches for his happiness in other's faces.

Ishaan suffers from dyslexia and always fails in his exams. So his dad decides to join him in a boarding school, thinking that Ishaan needs discipline. First half of the movie is completely packed with Ishaan. And Ishaan did an excellent job, I must say. The journey of Ishaan's parents to their way back home after leaving him at boarding school is worth an appreciate. There you can see feelings of Mr. Awasthi, he is disappointed with his kid and you can see the disappointment in his face very clearly. Ishaan's brother cries at beginning of the journey and goes to sleep later on. But Mrs. Awasthi, Ishaan's mother, couldn't control and weeps all over the journey. Aaamir did an excellent job in portraying these characters so naturally. Isn't that true? Mother's love isn't something that pale over the time... And a father is always concern about his children's future.

I felt little bored with the over dosage of Ishaan in the first half. Then comes our hero cum director Aamir Khan in the second half of the movie as a art teacher to Ishaan's class. Aamir completely steals the show from here. He soon realizes that Ishaan suffers from dyslexia. Mr. Nikumbh also had the same problem when he was a kid. Ram knows that he can cure Ishaan. The process he picked to cure Ishaan really impressed me.

Ram gives special care and attention towards Ishaan. He praises Ishaan whenever he gets a chance. Ishaan gets really impressed when he comes to know that Ram went to his house. So equally, Ishaan starts loving Ram. Ram succeeds in making Ishaan a normal boy, just like any other regular eight year old. But, that's not the end of story.

At end of the movie, Ram Shankar organizes a painting competition in his school. I was really really really impressed to see Ram Shankar painting Ishaan's smiling face as his entry for the competition! How else can you make someone feel special? How else can you show your love on someone? Did you ever make someone feel special? Do it! Then you will know what real happiness is... I STRONGLY believe that one's happiness lies in other's happiness. Make something that makes someone feel special, look at the happiness in their face because of you. That is REAL happiness. Mr. Nikumbh did the same thing. He even runs a school Tulips for children with disabilities. Mr. Nikumbh searches his happiness in these innocent children faces.

Finally, Ishaan's parents come to pick him up for summer holidays. Then they will come to know that Ishaan is a merit student! Ram's caring and loving turned a failure to a winner! I am sure, with his Love, Ram can turn the disabled students in his Tulips school to someone worthy!