Year 2007 was packed with pleasant surprises as far as movies are concerned. I guess this is a land mark year where the quality of Indian cinema has raised by few feet and Taare Zameen Par glitters like a Kohinoor diamond in the impressive list of movies.
IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) TZP is the BEST film to be released in 2007 and it will take years together for anyone to move it out of the top 5 films of Hindi Cinema.
The movie is about a Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) with dyslexic disorder and how he manages to overcome the disorder with the help of his teacher Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan). At the outset, it may look like a regular “under dog-overcoming-the-obstacles” kind of a movie. But what makes it stand out and shine is the way in which the script (by Amole Gupte) is treated by the director (Aamir Khan) – and I must say that both Amol and Aamir are the pillars of this movie. It’s not easy for anyone to come up like a script like this – and it’s not an everyday affair where a director can make full justice to the script. And by doing this, the clear winner is the producer (Aamir again) – where his name will certainly be in the history of cinema for having un-doubted faith in such a script and producing a classic. And Taare Zameen Par will surely tell the world loud and clear that Indian Cinema can compete with world classics that come from countries like Italy, Iran, China & Korea.
Darsheel Safary as Ishaan Awasthi will find his place in the ”top 10 performers” of Indian Cinema (mind you I’m not even considering him as a child actor). Only very few actors can shoulder a complete movie and Darsheel is a “blessed” & “gifted” actor who got this opportunity at such a young age. It’s been such a long time that I saw such an out-of-world performance and believe me, he is a genius and child prodigy. The only other child actor who can come a bit closer is Shamli for performing the mentally retarded child in Anjali. And I have no doubts that Aamir had given his heart & soul to get this soul-stirring performance from Darhseel. And here I must mention the camera work by Setu – he is remarkable in capturing even the minute expression from the gifted-boy Darsheel. Though I don’t have a dyslexic disorder, I saw myself in Ishaan in many shots – and that’s the true victory of this script. And I guess it’s true with everyone who watched TZP – the script will easily make you related to the world of Ishaan.
Aamir Khan as an actor only finishes last – for he is beaten hollow by the director & producer. Aamir as Ram Shankar Nikumbh is awesome – but honestly speaking this is a role tailor made for SRK and there were a few scenes I could see SRK in Aamir (especially the one where he talks about various personalities having dyslexic disorder).
Tisca Chopra (Mrs. Awasthi) as Ishaan’s mother is outstanding. Watch out the climax where she comes to know that Ishaan is indeed doing well and she has just lived that character. It is an extremely honest performance and it will not be possible unless you relate to the child honestly!!!!
IMHO, the only sore thumb is in the way in which Mr. Awasthi’s (Vipin Sharma) character is presented. Vipin seems to have overacted a bit in certain shots and I wish we could have had a much better performance – for this is a character that will make an impact in the minds of parents.
Otherwise, the other characters in the movies are very realistic (the principal, teachers, Ishaans elder brother, Ishaans desk mate in the boarding school) and have done complete justice to the script.
Even if you haven’t watched movies for years together, I would strongly recommend watching TZP – for it will definitely provide a different perspective towards kids and their lives. I could see that so evident in the theatre where almost everyone stood in the theatre till end credits rolled out completely and I could see most of the people going out of the theatre moist-eye, kissing & hugging their kids.
And finally to Aamir Khan:
Yours truly is “yet-to-become-a-parent” – and this movie will be in my mind forever as a reference when I bring up my kid. I owe you a lot for coming up with such a classic and I’m sure the same will be the case with others who watched Taare Zameen Par! Keep up the good work and get ready for the awards & adulations that will shower on you & Darsheel Safary in 2008.
IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) TZP is the BEST film to be released in 2007 and it will take years together for anyone to move it out of the top 5 films of Hindi Cinema.
The movie is about a Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) with dyslexic disorder and how he manages to overcome the disorder with the help of his teacher Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan). At the outset, it may look like a regular “under dog-overcoming-the-obstacles” kind of a movie. But what makes it stand out and shine is the way in which the script (by Amole Gupte) is treated by the director (Aamir Khan) – and I must say that both Amol and Aamir are the pillars of this movie. It’s not easy for anyone to come up like a script like this – and it’s not an everyday affair where a director can make full justice to the script. And by doing this, the clear winner is the producer (Aamir again) – where his name will certainly be in the history of cinema for having un-doubted faith in such a script and producing a classic. And Taare Zameen Par will surely tell the world loud and clear that Indian Cinema can compete with world classics that come from countries like Italy, Iran, China & Korea.
Darsheel Safary as Ishaan Awasthi will find his place in the ”top 10 performers” of Indian Cinema (mind you I’m not even considering him as a child actor). Only very few actors can shoulder a complete movie and Darsheel is a “blessed” & “gifted” actor who got this opportunity at such a young age. It’s been such a long time that I saw such an out-of-world performance and believe me, he is a genius and child prodigy. The only other child actor who can come a bit closer is Shamli for performing the mentally retarded child in Anjali. And I have no doubts that Aamir had given his heart & soul to get this soul-stirring performance from Darhseel. And here I must mention the camera work by Setu – he is remarkable in capturing even the minute expression from the gifted-boy Darsheel. Though I don’t have a dyslexic disorder, I saw myself in Ishaan in many shots – and that’s the true victory of this script. And I guess it’s true with everyone who watched TZP – the script will easily make you related to the world of Ishaan.
Aamir Khan as an actor only finishes last – for he is beaten hollow by the director & producer. Aamir as Ram Shankar Nikumbh is awesome – but honestly speaking this is a role tailor made for SRK and there were a few scenes I could see SRK in Aamir (especially the one where he talks about various personalities having dyslexic disorder).
Tisca Chopra (Mrs. Awasthi) as Ishaan’s mother is outstanding. Watch out the climax where she comes to know that Ishaan is indeed doing well and she has just lived that character. It is an extremely honest performance and it will not be possible unless you relate to the child honestly!!!!
IMHO, the only sore thumb is in the way in which Mr. Awasthi’s (Vipin Sharma) character is presented. Vipin seems to have overacted a bit in certain shots and I wish we could have had a much better performance – for this is a character that will make an impact in the minds of parents.
Otherwise, the other characters in the movies are very realistic (the principal, teachers, Ishaans elder brother, Ishaans desk mate in the boarding school) and have done complete justice to the script.
Even if you haven’t watched movies for years together, I would strongly recommend watching TZP – for it will definitely provide a different perspective towards kids and their lives. I could see that so evident in the theatre where almost everyone stood in the theatre till end credits rolled out completely and I could see most of the people going out of the theatre moist-eye, kissing & hugging their kids.
And finally to Aamir Khan:
Yours truly is “yet-to-become-a-parent” – and this movie will be in my mind forever as a reference when I bring up my kid. I owe you a lot for coming up with such a classic and I’m sure the same will be the case with others who watched Taare Zameen Par! Keep up the good work and get ready for the awards & adulations that will shower on you & Darsheel Safary in 2008.
1 comment:
Hi there,
I agree with most of your opinion posted except for one. That about the presenting Mr.Awasthi's character.. I guess he has acted to the reality as an average Indian parent would be. So I do not see any flaw in that.
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