Taare Zameen par...

If only people remembered movies beyond 18 reels & carried the message forward for a lifetime... !

TZP is NOT a 'kiddie' movie in the 'Hanuman' or 'Harry Potter' sense... It's a touching story of a small kid who is intelligent but dyslexic. He cannot understand the written word. Inu's world is different. He thinks out of the box. He sees what others cannot... textures, colours, and beauty in everyday things. But the real world is too busy building competitive toppers who can carry the expectations of their parents on their tiny shoulders. And Inu finds it increasingly difficult to fit in...

The movie is beautiful shot. No fancy filters, no exotic locations, no gravity defying camera-angles. Just our usual daily world, yet it looks simple and beautiful from the eyes of a 8-year old. Yes, it could do with a bit more editing, But then again, this is not a fast-paced thriller. It's about a boy who ponders and wonders and dreams...

It also has an idyllic optimistic ending; perhaps not something that will happen with every dyslexic child. But Aamir's directorial debut brings up a disability, that certainly needs to be looked into in our academics-focussed society. Great job, AK