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Taare Zameen Par

Taare Zameen Par
A smiling, young Indian boy sits at a desk with his head resting on his folded arms in front of him. Behind him and to his right, a young Indian man is doing the same and is looking at the boy. Above them is the film's title "Taare Zameen Par" with the subtitle of "Every Child is Special". Drawings of a bird, plane, octopus, and fish are in the background.
A publicity poster based on a scene from the film. Khan knew immediately when setting up the shot—part of the montage that details Ishaan's tutoring by Nikumbh—that it would be the "key art of the film". Khan noted, "This one shot tells you the entire story."
Like Stars on Earth
Directed by Aamir Khan
Produced by Aamir Khan
Written by Amole Gupte
Starring Darsheel Safary
Aamir Khan
Tisca Chopra
Vipin Sharma
Sachet Engineer
Tanay Chheda
Music by Score:
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Lyrics:
Prasoon Joshi
Cinematography Setu (Satyajit)
Edited by Deepa Bhatia
Distributed by India:
Aamir Khan Productions (film)
UTV Home Entertainment (DVD)
International:
PVR Pictures (film)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (DVD)
Release date
  • 21 December 2007 (2007-12-21)
Running time
 164 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹120 million
Box office est.₹889 million

Taare Zameen Par (titled Like Stars on Earth internationally) is a 2007 Indian drama film produced and directed by Aamir Khan. Darsheel Safary stars as 8-year-old Ishaan, and Khan plays his art teacher. Creative director and writer Amole Gupte initially developed the idea with his wife Deepa Bhatia, who served as the film's editor. Visual effects are by Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs, and the title animation—the first use of clay animation in a Bollywood film—was created by Dhimant Vyas. Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed the film's score, and Prasoon Joshi wrote the lyrics for many of the songs. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and in Panchgani's New Era High School, and some of the school's students make appearances.

The film explores the life and imagination of Ishaan, an 8-year-old dyslexic child. Although he excels in art, his poor academic performance leads his parents to send him to a boarding school. Ishaan's new art teacher suspects that he is dyslexic and helps him to overcome his disability. The film made its theatrical debut in India on 21 December 2007, and UTV Home Entertainment released a DVD for Indian audiences in 2008. Disney's later release of the international edition DVD marked the first purchase of distribution rights for an Indian film by a global company.

Taare Zameen Par has received numerous awards, including the Filmfare Best Film Award for 2008 and the 2008 National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare. It was India's official entry for the 2009 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film, but did not progress to the short-list.


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