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Ishaan, a student who has dyslexia, cannot seem to get anything right at his boarding school. Soon, a new unconventional art teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, helps him discover his hidden potential.

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Like Stars on Earth | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Frst-time actor Darsheel Safary, all buck teeth, expressive frowns, and wide smiles, lights up the screen. May 2, 2015 Full Review Like Stars on Earth | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Manish Gajjar BBC.com On the whole, Taare Zameen Par touches your heart and moves you deeply with its sterling performances. May 2, 2015 Full Review Like Stars on Earth | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Jaspreet Pandohar BBC.com An inspirational story that is as emotive as it is entertaining. Rated: 4/5 May 2, 2015 Full Review Like Stars on Earth | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Sakhi Thirani Common Sense Media The ruthless competition and unfair stress children have to face is poignantly critiqued through the vulnerability that Safary's portrayal of Ishaan delivers. Rated: 5/5 Sep 26, 2023 Full Review Like Stars on Earth | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) I fell in love with Aamir Khan in this movie Nov 14, 2021 Full Review Like Stars on Earth | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Khalid Mohamed Hindustan Times Above all, the amazingly confident child actor Darsheel Safary is the li'l big champion here. Rated: 4/5 May 2, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Faiz D A truly moving and touching experience. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review abuelitas c This movie was very boring, the message of the movie is very important but they didn't know how to handle it well and it becomes very boring (especially for a movie of almost 3 hours), and also without mentioning that the performances do not reflect absolutely anything and the songs were handled in a very strange way... and the melodies are somewhat strange. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/20/24 Full Review Max A Like Stars On Earth is a very touching film about one of the most vulnerable and underrepresented groups: children with learning disabilities. In a modern world where everyone is expected to compete in society, neither family nor the school system is equipped to deal with those who fall behind. They would be treated as lazy and irresponsible, and their needs wouldn't be recognized.One of the things the film does well is showing us in detail the world Ishaan (Darsheel Safary) comes from, being the second kid of a working-class family, with a brother that excels at everything — being this the metric his parents use to measure Ishaan's success — further complicates things. Then there is the school system. With overcrowded classrooms and underprepared teachers, there is just so much to be done. Verbal abuse — and later on, physical abuse — are the only techniques they know.The film calls us to reflect further on the issue. We all know how Ishaan's story ends, but what about the thousands of other children who are trapped in the same school system the film tries to criticize? Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/29/23 Full Review Ankit J No words for the movie just go and watch this movie you will definitely understand and love the movie 💖 This is called cinema 📽️ Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review Dipayan D Emotional Indian Masala Movie. Parents never understand kids. Full of overacting. Indian teaching is archaic and will always remain archaic. That's why India will continue to be a third world forever. Intense Bollywood drama where parents and kids often clash. It's marked by mockery of theatrical performance. Some believe the Indian education system needs updating. This has led to concerns about India's future development. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/23/23 Full Review Aaliya S I can't explain the emotions and spirituality 'Taare Zameen Par' hits me with. I cry like a baby every time I watch it, but it fills me with great enthusiasm so no worries for those tears. It is just like watching it the first time even if I would be watching it the 1000th time. I love the casting, songs, and the splendid plot of this movie of course. The chemistry between a student and a teacher is hard to find in schools. A teacher who encourages and actually invests his everything in the betterment of his students is what every student needs. It depends on student to student how much a student is in need of it. This is a very beautiful movie that inspires every growing child to not lose hope. This is one of your masterpieces that has won many hearts. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Aamir Khan Director Darsheel Safary Ishaan Awasthi Aamir Khan Ram Shankar Nikumbh Tanay Chheda Rajan Damodran Sachet Engineer Yohaan Nandkishore Awasthi Tisca Chopra Maya Awasthi
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Synopsis Ishaan, a student who has dyslexia, cannot seem to get anything right at his boarding school. Soon, a new unconventional art teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, helps him discover his hidden potential.

Director
Aamir Khan

Producer
Aamir Khan

Screenwriter
Amole Gupte

Distributor
UTV Motion Pictures

Production Co
Aamir Khan Productions, PVR Pictures Ltd.

Rating
PG (Thematic Material|Language|Brief Violence)

Genre
Drama

Original Language
Hindi

Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 2007, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 29, 2018

Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.2M

Runtime
2h 45m
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