Taare Zameen Par

This article is about the 2007 film. For 2020 television series, see Taare Zameen Par (TV series).

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.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAamir Khan
Written byAmole Gupte
Produced byAamir Khan
StarringDarsheel Safary
Aamir Khan
Tisca Chopra
Vipin Sharma
Tanay Chheda
CinematographySatyajit Pande (Setu)
Edited byDeepa Bhatia
Music byScore:
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Songs:
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Shailendra Barve
Production
companies
Aamir Khan Productions
PVR Pictures
Distributed byPVR Pictures
Release date
  • 21 December 2007 (2007-12-21)
Running time
164 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi and English
Budget₹12 crore[2]
Box office₹98.48 crore[3]

Taare Zameen Par (lit. 'Stars on Earth'), also known as Like Stars on Earth in English, is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language psychological 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.[3] 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 was not nominated. 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").

  1. ^ "TAARE ZAMEEN PAR (PG) – British Board of Film Classification". 17 December 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
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  3. ^ a b "Taare zameen par Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2023.