First of all, what I really liked about this movie is the simplicity in acting, none of the actors/actresses tried to act out of their skins.
The film's hero, Darsheel Safary, is a talented boy, no doubt, his expressions, acting really portray the work of a professional.
The film starts with Ishaan Avasti (Darsheel Safary) being dragged into his school bus after school as he was busy catching fishes from the drain. The boy comes home, and displays a childish tendency to disobey his mother's orders & when being questioned about the exam results, he diverts his attention to other works (coz he has got 2/25 in some paper) & he is ashamed of the fact. The story glitters on as we see our hero bunking school & enjoying his day outside, a symptom that he is someone special, not like the ordinary boys who follow the die hard schedule of school life. He sees the world from a different perspective, he dwells in his own world, animating simple objects into something playful. His problem: he commits spelling mistakes & he seems to have an odium for studies, the sole reason he is being sent to a boarding school (so that he can pick up his self).
The strict discipline maintained there also don't help as teachers mock him & scold him, humiliating the child's soul & obliterate's his self confidence.
Enter Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan) as the art teacher, who, soon understands the pattern of mistakes done by Ishaan & visits his home, where he is shown the child's earlier works, and much to his surprise, he learns that Ishaan loves to draw, a fact which shocks him as the latter refused to draw when asked generously by him. He experiences the boy's creations & even understands his internal turmoil when he sees the dreaded 
notebook where the same drawing is drawn, father, mother, elder son & younger son, the last fading away from the family with each turning of the page. He identifies this problem of Ishaan as dyslexia, in which the child has is impaired & can't distinguish among letters, sounds, numbers etc.
notebook where the same drawing is drawn, father, mother, elder son & younger son, the last fading away from the family with each turning of the page. He identifies this problem of Ishaan as dyslexia, in which the child has is impaired & can't distinguish among letters, sounds, numbers etc.He takes it upon himself to improve Ishaan's ability to cope with the other "normal" students and at last, his hidden talent is recognised by all, when he wins the drawing competition organised by Nikumbh, proving that its love which can heal all disorders, not scoldings & strict discipline.
Rating: 8/10
P.S. Enjoy the special background music, "Kholo Kholo" from this film.
9 comments:
i havent seen the film but the promos luked quite promising and also the music the songs are really good
I recommend you watch the movie. You'll love it, I guarantee. :)
-Sam.
Have promised Ma to take her for this flick sometime after my mocks. :)
Thanks for the review.This gives me another reason to take her for it.She'd love it. :)
@ I would just say, hurry!! This is a movie to watch. *Hugs* How're your studies going?
-Sam.
Don't think I'll get to see this movie in my part of the world, but I can dig the story- however, it takes a lot more than love to overcome- it takes an objective look at the world and a stance that begins with what you can do in you own society/town/village no matter how small.
Have you seen the stone quarries in Bangalore where children work night and day- whole families enslaved. Will they see this movie and what does it mean to them, and what does it mean to you.
I would really like to know.
@ Sean,
The movie was about an impaired child. Well, I know, they won't be able to see this movie, I won't defend myself also, saying that "Ahh....I can't do anything."
I have also faced some questioning looks from elders, when I've pointed out to them that their child needs some medical help to help him/her. The sane way is to tell the child that he/she is not the only person in the world with that particular disorder, and it is treatable & help the poor child through its treatment. The parents, on the other hand, begin screaming & wailing in front of their children which further de-moralise them.
I know, I've faced similar circumstances, not of this magnitude, but, still....
-Sam.
i always got ths feeling ab amir khan..if he agrees to do the film..it must be the great one..i heard he does one film a year..very choosy about his roles..
so ...ths film must be enjoyable to watch!
@ Waliz,
You're absolutely right, he does 1 or 2 films a year, and they're blockbusters. You should watch this film if you can, I guarantee you'll like it.
-Sam.
ya! i watched it....
though i thought i was a little slow...!
a different subjct and the kid were its usps....
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