At last I saw Taare Zameen Par (TZP) in theatre after almost a month. Better late than never. I had been trying to watch this movie but couldn't make it due to some unavoidable reasons. But I am happy that I saw it, finally.
It might sound clichéd if I say that the movie is a classic. 9 out of 10 people have given positive review about the movie and have termed it a masterpiece. The movie really moves you and the main reason being Darsheel Safary. I am still thinking about the kid even after the show has ended 3 hours before. That speaks volumes about the impact created by the character. After Ayesha Kapur in Black, here is another child artist who takes your breath away with a breakthrough performance. Darsheel as Ishaan, has an amazing body language and beautiful expression needed for a character suffering from Dyslexia and is so convincing that for a minute you think that the kid is really suffering from Dyslexia. He deserves all the accolades for portraying the character and pretty much carries the entire movie on his shoulders. In short, he deserves a national award for his performance.
Ishaan can bring laughter with his antics and at the same time make you cry. His antics in the school when he is thrown out of the class for not reading out the sentences are funny. When his family leaves him in the boarding school and he stands there crying is painstaking. The background song "Maa" is a wonderful composition by SEL. The scene and the song can melt even the stone-hearted. Ishaan and Nikumb's relationship is developed properly. I loved the scene when Ishaan looks at Nikumbh after making the water airplane. So much conveyed with eyes without a dialogue? That is what Ishaan does throughout the movie. His self-realization through Nikumbh and his love and respect for the teacher is beautifully portrayed when he hugs Nikumbh thanking him from his heart for making him what he is from what he was. Again, no dialogue spoken but everything is expressed. Impeccable performance!
Aamir Khan is splendid as the angel art teacher who connects Ishaan back to the world. I especially liked him in 2 outstanding scenes where he shows what his caliber is. First when he visits Ishaan's family and tries to explain them the situation and second when Ishaan's father comes to meet him and his Solomon Island reply. Aamir and Ishaan share a great camaraderie which shows on-screen. As a director, he succeeds in transporting the viewers to Ishaan's world. His victory in the climax is very well depicted with his eyes.Ishaan's mom and dad are very well cast and the lady who plays Ishaan's mom,Tisca Chopra, is amazingly expressive in the scene when she leaves her son in the boarding school and when she looks into the scrapbook created by her son which shows the moral fear the kid had, separation from his family. Ishaan's dad's character is also beautifully portrayed when he sees his son trying hard to study the flyer. He, walking out of the place with shame for not having taken care of the kid is a wonderful depiction. Ishaan's brother, friend and others play their role with ease.
The best is reserved for the end and the climax is the best part of the movie. Ishaan slowly coming out of his ambush when his name is called out in the climax is analogous to him coming out of the world of confusion into a new world. When he stumbles, Nikumbh supports him which draws an analogy that Ishaan always has a pillar of support in Nikumbh. You cannot control the emotions seeing the last few frames of the movie.
Kudos to the director for not falling for the commercial factors and bringing the talent of the kid as an arts genius. That makes the movie all the more realistic.
I would just say one more thing. Go and watch the movie! It speaks for itself and doesn't need a critic. But as a movie buff, it becomes necessary for me to spread the good word-of-mouth. Hence the review.
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