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eventually boycotted the film; INOX Operations Manager Pushpendra Singh Rathod |
stated that "INOX is with Gujarat, and not isolated from it". [75] |
International Dyslexia Association [ edit ] The International Dyslexia |
Association screened Taare Zameen Par on 29 October 2008 in Seattle, |
Washington . Khan noted in his official blog that there were about 200 people |
in the audience and that he was "curious to see the response of a non-Indian |
audience to what we had made." He felt some concern that Taare Zameen Par was |
shown in a conference room rather than a cinema hall and was projected as a |
DVD rather than as a film. He said that the showing concluded to an |
"absolutely thunderous standing ovation" which "overwhelmed" him and that he |
"saw the tears streaming down the cheeks of the audience." Khan also noted |
that the reaction to the film "was exactly as it had been with audiences back |
home in India". [78] [79] Home media [ edit ] UTV Home Entertainment released |
the film on DVD in India on 25 July 2008. [80] [81] It was launched at |
Darsheel Safary's school, Green Lawns High School, in Mumbai. Aamir Khan, |
Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma, Sachet Engineer, and the rest of the cast and crew |
were present. In his speech, Khan stated, "Darsheel is a very happy child, |
full of life and vibrant. I am sure it's because of the way his parents and |
teachers have treated him. I must say Darsheel's principal Mrs. Bajaj has been |
extremely supportive and encouraging. The true test of any school is how happy |
the kids are and by the looks of it, the children here seem really happy." |
[82] Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment , whose parent company previously |
acquired 33 percent of UTV Software Communications, bought the DVD rights for |
distribution in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia for ₹ 70 |
million (US$880,000). [83] This marked "the first time an international studio |
has bought the video rights of an Indian film." [84] Retitling it Like Stars |
on Earth , Disney released the film in Region 2 on 26 October 2009, [85] in |
Region 1 on 12 January 2010, [86] and in Region 4 on 29 March 2010. [87] A |
three-disc set, the Disney version features the original Hindi audio |
soundtrack with English subtitles or another dubbed in English, as well as |
bonus material such as audio commentary, deleted scenes, and the musical |
soundtrack. [88] The film is available on Netflix . [89] Reception [ edit ] |
Critical response [ edit ] Critics praised Aamir Khan for his directorial |
debut, which garnered him many awards and nominations. Taare Zameen Par |
received widespread critical acclaim upon release. On the review aggregator |
website Rotten Tomatoes , 93% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an |
average rating of 7.4/10. [90] Subhash K. Jha suggests that the film is "a |
work of art, a water painting where the colors drip into our hearts, which |
could easily have fallen into the motions of over-sentimentality. Aamir Khan |
holds back where he could easily resort to an extravagant display of drama and |
emotions." [91] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN argued that the true power of the |
film lies in its "remarkable, rooted, rock-solid script which provides the |
landscape for such an emotionally engaging, heart-warming experience." [92] |
Manish Gajjar from the BBC stated that the film "touches your heart and moves |
you deeply with its sterling performances. [It is] a film full of substance!" |
[93] Jaspreet Pandohar, also of BBC, posited that Taare Zameen Par is a "far |
cry from the formulaic masala flicks churned out by the Bollywood machine," |
and is "an inspirational story that is as emotive as it is entertaining; this |
is a little twinkling star of a movie." [94] Furthermore, Aprajita Anil of |
Screen gave the film four stars and stated, " Taare Zameen Par cannot be |
missed. Because it is different. Because it is delightful. Because it would |
make everyone think. Because it would help everyone grow. Because very rarely |
do performances get so gripping. And of course because the 'perfectionist' |
actor has shaped into a 'perfectionist' director." [95] In addition, filmmaker |
Anurag Kashyap stated that, " Taare Zameen Par took me back to my hostel days. |
If you take away the dyslexia, it seems like my story. The film affected me so |
deeply that I was almost left speechless. After watching the film , I was |
asked how I liked Taare Zameen Par. I could not talk as I was deeply |
overwhelmed." [96] However, there were some criticisms. Jha's only objection |
to the film was Nikumbh's "sanctimonious lecture" to Ishaan's "rather |
theatrically-played" father. Jha found this a jarring "deviation from the |
delectable delicacy" of the film's tone. [91] Although she applauded the film |
overall and recommended "a mandatory viewing for all schools and all parents", |
Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India believed the second half was "a bit |
repetitive," the script needed "taut editing," and Ishaan's trauma "[seemed] a |
shade too prolonged and the treatment simplistic." [97] Despite commending the |
"great performances" and excellent directing, Gautaman Bhaskaran of The |
Hollywood Reporter , too, suggested that the movie "suffers from a weak |
script." [98] Likewise, Derek Kelly of Variety criticized it for what he |
described as its "touchy-feely-ness" attention to "a special needs kid's |
plight." Kelly also disliked the film for being "so resolutely caring ... and |
devoid of real drama and interesting characters" that "it should have |
'approved by the Dyslexia Assn.' stamped on the posters." [99] Scholarly |
response [ edit ] In his article " Taare Zameen Par and dyslexic savants" |
featured in the Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology , Ambar Chakravarty |
noted the general accuracy of Ishaan's dyslexia. Though Chakravarty was |
puzzled by Ishaan's trouble in simple arithmetic—a trait of dyscalculia rather |
than dyslexia—he reasoned it was meant to "enhance the image of [Ishaan's] |
helplessness and disability". Labeling Ishaan an example of "dyslexic savant |
syndrome", he especially praised the growth of Ishaan's artistic talents after |
receiving help and support from Nikumbh, and deemed it the "most important |
(and joyous) neurocognitive phenomenon" of the film. This improvement |
highlights cosmetic neurology, a "major and therapeutically important issue" |
in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology . [100] Likewise, in their |
article "Wake up call from 'Stars on the Ground'" for the Indian Journal of |
Psychiatry , T. S. Sathyanarayana Rao and V. S. T. Krishna wrote that the film |
"deserves to be vastly appreciated as an earnest endeavor to portray with |
sensitivity and empathetically diagnose a malady in human life". They also |
felt it blended "modern professional knowledge" with a "humane approach" in |
working with a dyslexic child. However, the authors believed the film expands |
beyond disabilities and explores the "present age where everyone is in a |
restless hurry". The pair wrote, "This film raises serious questions on mental |
health perspectives. We seem to be heading to a state of mass scale |
mindlessness even as children are being pushed to 'perform'. Are we seriously |
getting engrossed in the race of 'achievement' and blissfully becoming numb to |
the crux of life i.e., experiencing meaningful living in a broader frame |
rather than merely existing?" The film depicts how "threats and coercion are |
not capable of unearthing rich human potentialities deeply embedded in |
children", and that teachers should instead map their strengths and weakness. |
With this in mind, the author felt that Khan "dexterously drives home the |
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