Like Stars on Earth (2007)
Like Stars on Earth (2007)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Darsheel Safary
Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi
Aamir Khan
Ram Shankar Nikumbh / Director / Producer
Tisca Chopra
Maya Awasthi
Vipin Sharma
Nandkishore Awasthi
Tanay Chheda
Rajan Damodaran
Sachet Engineer
Yohaan Awasthi
Girija Oak
Jabeen
Bugs Bhargava
Sen Sir
Lalitha Lajmi
Art Mela's Chief Guest
Shankar Sachdev
Tiwari Sir
Lalita Lajmi
Lalita Lajmi
Ravi Khanvilkar
Mr. Holkar
Pratima Kulkarni
Principal - St. Anthony's School
Meghna Malik
Victoria Teacher (uncredited)
M. K. Raina
Boarding School (uncredited)
Ayaan
Ishaan Awasthi - 10 months old
Veer Mohan
Ishaan Awasthi - 2 years old
Aniket Engineer
Young Yohan Awasthi
Amole Gupte
Screenplay / Story / Co-Director / Dialogue
Deepa Bhatia
Editor
Kiran Rao
Associate Producer
Shruti Gupte
ProductionDesigner
Ajay Bijli
Co-Producer
Satyajit Pande
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 21, 2007
Original Nameतारे ज़मीन पर
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 42m
Content RatingPG
Budget$2,600,000
Box Office$28,430,000
Filming LocationsMumbai, India
Genres
Wiki.
Taare Zameen Par (lit. 'Stars on Earth'), also known as Like Stars on Earth in English, is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by Aamir Khan. It stars Khan himself, with Darsheel Safary, Tanay Chheda, Vipin Sharma and Tisca Chopra. It explores the life and imagination of Ishaan (Safary), an artistically gifted 8-year-old boy whose poor academic performance leads his parents to send him to a boarding school, where a new art teacher Nikumbh (Khan) suspects that he is dyslexic and helps him to overcome his reading disorder.
Creative director and writer Amole Gupte developed the idea with his wife Deepa Bhatia, who was the film's editor. Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed the 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, where some of the school's students participated in the filming.
Taare Zameen Par made its theatrical debut in India on 21 December 2007. It was commercially successful, earning ₹98.48 crore gross worldwide. It received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its story, screenplay, direction, dialogues, soundtrack and performances. It also helped raise awareness about dyslexia.
A recipient of several accolades, Taare Zameen Par was India's official entry at the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film, but did not proceed further. At the 55th National Film Awards, it won 3 awards: Best Film on Family Welfare, Best Lyrics (Prasoon Joshi for "Maa") and Best Male Playback Singer (Shankar Mahadevan for "Maa"). At the 53rd Filmfare Awards, it received 11 nominations, including Best Actor (Safary), Best Supporting Actor (Aamir Khan) and Best Supporting Actress (Chopra), and won a leading 5 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Aamir Khan) and Best Lyricist (Joshi for "Maa").