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Taare Zameen Par
Credits
Producer/s:	Aamir Khan
Director:	Aamir Khan
Cast:	Aamir Khan, Tanay Chheda, Darsheel Safary, Tisca Chopra, Sachet Engineer, Vipin Sharma, Lalitha Lajmi
Music:	Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonca, Shailendra Barve
Lyrics:	Prasoon Joshi

Taare Zameen Par marks the debut of ace actor Aamir Khan, as a director to watch out for. To select a story which is not considered "mainstream" requires courage. All the more when its ones own debut film as director!

Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) is a dreamer. The eight-year-old boy lives in his own world, which is filled with wonders that others fail to appreciate. Things like colors, fish, dogs and kites fascinate him immensely but in the world of adults they are just not worth it! Ishaan just cannot seem to get anything right in class. And his parents (played by Tisca Chopra and Vipin Sharma) have no clue about his being dyslexic! To make matters worse, Ishaan's elder brother is an achiever. When the parents feel that they can handle him no more, they decide to send him off to a boarding school, where he will hopefully be disciplined. It is at the boarding school that the new art teacher Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan), realizes that something's bothering Ishaan and takes it upon himself to find out the reason and solve it.

Darsheel Safary, as the protagonist, is undisputedly the best performer in the film. It is a performance, which stays with you long after one has exited the theatres. Tisca Chopra as Ishaan's mother is excellent and delivers a fine restrained performance. On the other hand, Vipin Sharma as the boy's father delivers a performance, which can be termed as the worst in the entire film. Sachet Engineer as Ishaan's elder brother and Tanay Cheda as Ishaan's friend Rajan Damodaran are also very good. As usual, Aamir Khan performs very well.

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