Taare Zameen Par :)

Taare Zameen Par is a splendid movie and Amir khan can be congratulated for bringing dyslexia as a theme of a Hindi movie.

This thought provoking, tears-inducing, pulse pulsating movie has certainly moved many hearts today.

Taare Zameen Par is a 2007 critically acclaimed Bollywood film directed and produced by veteran Indian actor Aamir Khan about the struggles of a child suffering from dyslexia. The cast includes Darsheel Safary in the main lead who plays the dyslexic child and Aamir Khan who plays the role of the teacher.

This movie mainly revolves around the life of a young boy. As the first scene opens with a dirty looking kid running down a bus and then trampling into a puddle of mud, one's mind is brought to imagine how mischievous and naughty this boy is. However, as the story unfolds, viewers are brought to a different perspective of this boy... it is then that we notice : HE HAS A PROBLEM!

Naturally, as teachers to be we are concerned about the four main skills a child needs to attain. Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking is an integral part to school going kids. In this movie, the boy is portrayed to have a difficulty in reading and writing.

His teacher even said "It feels like i'm reading Russian" which aroused a roar of laughter from all of us at class.

However, when I took some time to think about it, this is indeed a sad position to be in. Depressing for that poor boy. Heart-wrenching for his parents. Headache for his teachers.

It is worst when the story cleverly plots the story in such a way that this dyslexic boy has an incredibly intelligent older brother. He is being compared mercilessly.

OFF he goes, from one school to another.. this time a boarding school, in hope that he'd be more serious with his work.

Alas, unknown to his concerned parents, this little boy suffers from Dyslexia.

The rest of the film maker unfolds with the appearance of a dedicated and wonderful teacher who seemed to understand the plight of this little boy.

It didn't take me long to guess the ending of this story, or the fact that the teacher himself was also a Dyslexic.

:) Nevertheless, two thumbs and ten toes up for this beautifully illustrated movie.

I'm really enjoying all the movies that has been carefully planned for our view this semester. Indeed, I've benefited a lot from watching 'Teacher' stories.