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1. 1 On December 21st, 2007, Naina said:

   hey meetu .. u can uplaod this review too.. not tht i agree with it, but it is quite different from the majority of taare reviews.

   http://movies.indiatimes.com/moviereview/2638576.cms

   posted on December 21st, 2007 at 1:42 pm

2. 2 On December 21st, 2007, Pooj said:

   I agree with almost everything you’ve written in the review, except that I did not feel it was lesson for parents and teachers only. It’s a BIG lesson to everyone; just accept each other for who and what they are…I am good, so are you!

   I am all praises for Aamir Khan. Oh! and Darsheel Safary too, but I guess it takes a good director to create good actor out of a kid, so, the credit goes to Aamir again.

   This was one movie that made me cry, like *really* feel and cry. And I mean it in the best sense (I was happy watching the film). The emotions were portrayed SO well!

   posted on December 21st, 2007 at 2:03 pm

3. 3 On December 21st, 2007, TinuAnand said:

   Hey Meetu… that was real quick… Generally we have wait for several days to see ur review but this time u made it on the first day!! Anyway i am looking forward to see this movie on Big screen!! Bas Tickets nahi mil rahe..

   posted on December 21st, 2007 at 3:23 pm

4. 4 On December 21st, 2007, Biswa said:

   Great start from the director in Aamir. Simply lovely!!

   posted on December 21st, 2007 at 5:32 pm

5. 5 On December 21st, 2007, meetu said:

   Naina, done! Thanks for the link.

   Pooja, I know exactly what you mean!

   TinuAnand, I in variably have at least one review out on Friday evening. The only Friday I have missed as far as I can remember is November 9th because it was Diwali. So, do check every Friday! Do not miss this one in the theaters and do come back and let us know what you thought!

   Biswa, absolutely!!

   posted on December 21st, 2007 at 5:38 pm

6. 6 On December 22nd, 2007, Swat said:

   Can’t we give 6/5 to director and lyricist ? They deserve it.

   posted on December 22nd, 2007 at 6:51 pm

7. 7 On December 23rd, 2007, Anupam Alone said:

   hi
   i think the movie is fantastick……… it makes the audience to think out of the conventional box at least in the matter of children …….. the children those who are weak in the conventional studies……. it is also an well directed by the debutant Amir Khan as director…… as a actor he is my hero……….. it will be sad if move will not be hit ……… but it is imperative that movie will not be as hit the other bollywodd movies are ………. reat is well made movie…………

   posted on December 23rd, 2007 at 4:50 am

8. 8 On December 23rd, 2007, raj kumar said:

   hi..
   i still not see this movie but i am waiting for it from a long time…
   and i hope it will be very good…..

   posted on December 23rd, 2007 at 6:03 am

9. 9 On December 23rd, 2007, goodwill said:

   The movie is simply outstanding. Music is just appropriate. For all of those who are trying to critically judge the movie and are trying not to over-rate the movie, should just chill out for sometime and keep their comments for the “other commercial cinema”. This moive is simply outstanding and deserves a huge applause, plain and simple. Aamir Khan has made the Indian cinema proud.

   posted on December 23rd, 2007 at 8:12 am

10. 10 On December 23rd, 2007, arunrajvs said:

    Taare Zameen par was a heart touching movie. It is brillantly directed and the movie is as perfect as Aamir Khan. He has always been a powerful force in making his movies a complete finished product and now we see his total dedication in bringing out one of the best movies Bollywood or rather the world has ever seen. This is Oscar material.
    check my blog: http://bollywoodtrends.blogspot.com for moview review on Taare zameen par

    posted on December 23rd, 2007 at 8:48 am

11. 11 On December 24th, 2007, nilesh kulkarni said:

    movie is simple but verymuch impresive ,everyone should should see it atleast once

    posted on December 24th, 2007 at 9:24 am

12. 12 On December 24th, 2007, ammar khan said:

    one of the best work ive seen in bollywood since rang de basanti….probably one of the best films of all time…

    posted on December 24th, 2007 at 12:17 pm

13. 13 On December 24th, 2007, Shahid said:

    I m speechless, the way the Aamir has directed and acted in the film. It is simply awesome and heads up to him.

    posted on December 24th, 2007 at 10:05 pm

14. 14 On December 25th, 2007, suman said:

    lovely.the way a child behaves is shown with the utmost care hats off aamir wonderful music by the team the song meri maa is very brillianttttttttttttttt.i have 2 sons n i never thot that they think this way.its an eye opener.very close to every parents heart .aamir thanx for saving our children from anytraumaaa.awesome awesomeawesome a standing ovasion 2 u sweetheart

    posted on December 25th, 2007 at 3:33 pm

15. 15 On December 25th, 2007, suman said:

    hats off

    posted on December 25th, 2007 at 3:34 pm

16. 16 On December 26th, 2007, QASIM said:

    i hope the moviev will be outstanding ..i have not seen yet .i m really curious about this movie. i love Amir

    posted on December 26th, 2007 at 5:38 pm

17. 17 On December 27th, 2007, naresh said:

    The work done by Amir is very fantastic , while watching movie u wil never feel boaring thaks to Amir for that very well done Amir

    posted on December 27th, 2007 at 7:03 am

18. 18 On December 27th, 2007, Ali Baig said:

    BEAUTIFUL MOVIE

    posted on December 27th, 2007 at 8:23 am

19. 19 On December 27th, 2007, Ali Baig said:

    Aamir Khan is AMAZING!!! it is like he is not even acting, so real.

    Aamir Khan …….is just Aamir Khan. Unique.

    posted on December 27th, 2007 at 8:24 am

20. 20 On December 27th, 2007, universelingal said:

    helllo meetu u wrote appropriate and very helpful review, its a worthy watch …….. hats off to aamir, superb action from boy(ishaan) this credit goes to director. aamir is going to break many records, best picture i ever seen and best picture in 2007, i broken into tears many times, heart touching movie, excellent farewell to 2007. Eye opener to parents and teachers…..
    every one should watch this movie..

    posted on December 27th, 2007 at 10:23 am

21. 21 On December 27th, 2007, Rupal said:

    taare zameen par is a very heart touching movie. its very emotional and u can feel wat the boy feels in the movie.
    the direction has been done in a fantastic manner. it all goes to Aamir khan.
    the movie has widen’d the thoughts of every parent and every human being.
    it’s said true;
    “EVERY CHILD IS SPECIAL”

    posted on December 27th, 2007 at 11:07 am

22. 22 On December 28th, 2007, anonymous said:

    Hi all,
    TZP Really touched my heart,

    The day next i saw the film the child mischif and the sarrow used pass my mind every now and then,

    This story is a kind of similar to my life,

    I belong to a middle class family from …

    Because i too had school fobia in my child hood,
    Yes i was a really bad at reading and playing games like other kids,

    I belong to a middle class family,
    I used to hate school and i left home for 8 months i travelled all of india with out money,

    Luckely i came back to home and
    my old school throwed me out then i got in to new governament school where i felt i am better than most of childrens,
    I saw my school mates who are worste than me and teachers did not had much issuee with me,

    Just like the kid i was suffering ,
    But here no amir kan in my life ,
    I felt i am good as the governament school,
    Thanks that i found my luck and i was thrown out of english school,

    They used to beat like dogs and cats,

    Its a very big story,

    Every teacher should know that children are not slaves,
    And parents should understand childs difficulty insted of beating them like dogs,I know every teacher cant affort time for every body but a little change in all teacher can bring up the kids,

    I found my way,

    Yep i passed SSLC which no one would have ever thought off who knew me,

    Now i am 26,
    And working as a software engineer in a MNC,
    Today i solved a bug so i have free time to write on this blog,

    But there are 1000 like me,

    I may not visit this blog again in my lifetime,

    But my message to all viewers of this blog,

    Please if u ever get a chance to be a part of teacher or in feture ur kid might have a poor learning skill like that child ishan,
    please understand them and try to give them love and never break the confidence in such a way bring them.

    Thank your for reading,

    And Special thanks to amir for his time and effort to bring a good story,

    TC
    Bye
    Love you all,

    posted on December 28th, 2007 at 1:45 am

23. 23 On December 28th, 2007, Tejas Shenoy said:

    Wow… Just wow….

    posted on December 28th, 2007 at 4:21 am

24. 24 On December 29th, 2007, Amit said:

    i like this movie like anything i still cry as i rember song of maa ,, this movie dosent come out of my mind brlliant amir for such movie

    posted on December 29th, 2007 at 8:16 am

25. 25 On December 29th, 2007, nahid said:

    its amazing movie a lesson 4 all parents n teacher supurb work hats of 2 aamir khan he is smply gr8 though i m shahrukh khans big big fan but but now i olve amir too

    posted on December 29th, 2007 at 2:11 pm

26. 26 On December 29th, 2007, nahid said:

    the movie touch my soul

    posted on December 29th, 2007 at 2:12 pm

27. 27 On December 30th, 2007, Thejesh GN said:

    Liked the review except the subtitle “A lesson for parents & teachers”.

    posted on December 30th, 2007 at 8:44 am

28. 28 On December 30th, 2007, Puneet said:

    Though nothing wrong about the way it was done but the complete 9 x 3 = 3 was actually a rip off from calvin n hobbes sunday strip.
    But overall the movie was just EXCELLENT.
    The direction was flawless. You can’t point out a single instance when there was any mistake in screenplay,dialogues or in the expression of even any out-of-focus performer.

    posted on December 30th, 2007 at 12:04 pm

29. 29 On December 31st, 2007, abu said:

    good movie for every one, must watch, much better than to qualify for the Oscar,

    posted on December 31st, 2007 at 12:38 am

30. 30 On December 31st, 2007, Parvez shaikh said:

    I myself is a Physical therapist and has treated Physically n mentally challenged kids.
    Its great to find someone made an effort bring the cruel truth in public.
    The larger answere to these kids queries lies in having more and more people getting aware and get involved in upgrading these kids.

    The movie was undoubtly the masterpiece and need more and more of movies on such topics.

    posted on December 31st, 2007 at 3:20 am

31. 31 On December 31st, 2007, Ashish K. said:

    A great movie and an equally good review
    I must say Meetu this is your finest review (according to me). You actually penned down everyone’s feeling :-).

    > “mein kabhi batlaata nahi” kept me speechless

    Same here. I too can’t remember the last time when the lyrics made me cry. Each and every sentence of all the songs is so appropriate it actually justified the use of Songs in Bollywood Movies

    Just there is this feeling of incompleteness. Everyone is praising Darsheel, Aamir, Prasoon… but people are not talking much about Amole. That mysterious controversy between him and AK is also cause of my sympathy for him. In spite of being AK’s great fan I feel very sorry for Amole. And I hope this great guy will be able to direct his next film

    Regards,
    - Ashish K.

    posted on December 31st, 2007 at 5:49 am

32. 32 On January 1st, 2008, Aneel Mohite said:

    I congratulate the Amir Khan and his team from the botom of my heart for making such an excellent movie “Taare Zamin Par”. I found that, Amir Khan is not only an actor/director, but also a philosopher. This movie, itself is a lesson for parents and teachers that teaches, How to deal with children?

    posted on January 1st, 2008 at 2:10 pm

33. 33 On January 2nd, 2008, meetu said:

    Thanks universelingal!

    Thanks Thejesh, it would be great feedback to know why.

    Puneet - i think, copying or “getting inspired” is okay if it is done well.

    Thanks a ton, Ashish K!

    posted on January 2nd, 2008 at 11:45 am

34. 34 On January 3rd, 2008, Debashish Chowdhury said:

    Renuka(critic of timesgroup) must take rest, have a good sleep ..feel fresh and then watch the movie. Write a review only if you understand what you are talking about! In the whole movie you felt that the director is only trying to create awareness about “Dyslexia”? How poor imagination of a Movie Critic!! Haven’t you seen your childhood in the movie, haven’t you realized that how mechanical the modern parents are, haven’t you realized that loss of emotion of a small child after getting detached from his parents in a forceful manner? Renuka, you need a brake, I am sorry to write that you have a learning deficiency too and that is due to lack of emotions… look back at your childhood you’ll find out the cause of the damage. Good Luck!
    Debashish Chowdhury, Kuwait

    posted on January 3rd, 2008 at 9:45 am

35. 35 On January 3rd, 2008, Anon said:

    To be honest, I have almost never written a review for a move! But this make me go out take the effort to write one, It is THE best movie I have seen. I am a part-time social worker, so this movie touches me more! I used to write b as d, and vice versa. In the character of the father, I see my own father. Believe me it causes more pain than one can ever imagine!

    If someone has not seen this movie, I would personally recommend them to see the movie. I have saving this movie for ever in my heart. I hope this movie gets nominated for Oscars, it truly deserves it by all means! Previous movies by Aamir Khan do not compare one bit to this! Truly this is THE best movie I have seen, I cannot repeat it again! I really hope all of the world does not miss it. It has one of the most strongest messages that I have seen in Indian movies.

    I see myself in this movie! I think that teachers in India should pay more attention to their students at an early age and show them a way instead of put pressure on them and push them to a corner in the rat-race of life! It is a pity that I had to go through that I hope this movie convinces that both parents and teachers and more so the society pays attention to small children to avoid such mishaps! I does cause a large impact to a child and his future.

    posted on January 3rd, 2008 at 7:59 pm

36. 36 On January 5th, 2008, Ismail said:

    Hats of Aamir for this classic, You reminded Mahboob Khan, Guru Dutt, Bimol Roy, Satyajeet Ray, HK Mukherjee & Many more. We Salute you for your great contribution to Indian Cinema. The Best movie about Kids I have seen after Mani Rathnams ANJALI.
    Above All SHAME TO OTHER KHANS (Three Big S-S-S)in Bollywood.

    posted on January 5th, 2008 at 11:25 am

37. 37 On January 7th, 2008, Divya said:

    “3 Tickets?Taare Zameen par,” I asked at the Advance Booking counter.A
    guy next to me said,”Arre Welcome ka show hai naa??”.His friend looked
    at the poster and predicted,”Mast timepass rahegi!”.Hmmm..I
    thought..Should I also take Welcome?Who wants to get bored for 3 hrs
    anyway?By the time I could decide,the counterwalla had the tickets
    ready for me.Disappointedly I paid and said to myself,”Chal na.Iske
    baad Welcome dekh lenge”.

    The introduction started with jumbling letters and a colourful
    animation. Then I saw water.And a face. Face with a focused
    look..innocently sticking his tongue out in concentration.His aim?
    Kidnap fishes from the gutter.

    I think I had moist eyes.Was I seeing the 8-yr old…ME? For the next
    2.5 hrs I had frequent chocking lumps in my throat with an inability to
    breathe properly. Sounds like torture. But Felt like magic..

    I think by this time we all know what the movie is all about.And also
    its flaws-thanks to some _____(don’t know what) out there in the world
    who don’t have enough capacity to enjoy anything fully.

    I am writing this column only for those who pointed out flaws in the
    movie.I have a question for you guys.

    How many movies have you so
    critically-intellectually-arrogantly-insensitively analysed? Or should
    I ask,”How many movies have you even analysed?”.This movie has got even
    the non-writers writing for it,discussing the
    angles,quality,direction,scene details and what not.Can you think why?

    I didn’t find any interesting blog discussing about the technical details
    of OSO,Welcome,Partner etc etc..What is making us discuss so much about
    TZP guys??

    Its the impact that the movie made on you.The tears which were rolling
    down your eyes..the helpless expressions of Ishaan which forced you to
    introspect..and probably the overly critical nature of his father and
    teachers..which you want to defend.

    TZP is above any criticism or any cynic who knows the price of
    everything and the value of nothing(thank you Nikumbh Sir). You guys
    criticized the movie for being slow,Amir crying too much,having seen
    some empty beds,oversized clothes,unnecessary songs…How come you TZP-critiques forgot
    to criticize Ishaan’s father? How come you guys forgot to criticize the
    way his art teacher punished him?How come you guys forgot to criticize
    the sports teacher for fairing pathetically at the painting
    competition??

    Probably because these people reflect a little of you all…

    Get a life friends. If you keep judging TZP,you’ll have no time to love
    it.

    On a light note..What if I had been razor sharp to stop that
    counterwaala from tearing the tickets and had instead taken the tickets
    of Welcome???? Sigh…

    Taare Zameen Par.

    A movie which made me realise that

    Sometimes in life,it is healthy to be slow and dumb.

    posted on January 7th, 2008 at 9:04 am

38. 38 On January 8th, 2008, naveen said:

    Taare Zameen par was a heart touching movie with beautiful songs specially maa…. and tare zameen par.it makes me cry. i feel this is one of my best movie in my life.there are some moments in movie when u can not stop yourself to cry.This movie have message to parents and teachers.i was waiting this movie since a long time but i can not imagen this how beautiful this movie is.

    posted on January 8th, 2008 at 5:33 am

39. 39 On January 10th, 2008, Shail said:

    This movie teaches a lesson to the guardian as well as teacher how to behave their child or student, behaving abnormal or very different from the behavior of common children. This movie is really great i love the role of the child by name Ishant in the movie and i admire Aamir, its director and story writter. This movie will be appreciated by every class of the society so this is its beauty.

    Shail

    posted on January 10th, 2008 at 12:24 pm

40. 40 On January 11th, 2008, anirban kar said:

    A MOVIE TO REMEMBER

    posted on January 11th, 2008 at 12:38 pm

41. 41 On January 12th, 2008, hetal said:

    this movie is really needed for like indian country child.The teacher must see this movie and also see the parents.The movie said that every child has power and ability to do any research tipe activity.

    posted on January 12th, 2008 at 11:12 am

42. 42 On January 12th, 2008, nidhi singla said:

    when i was seeing the movie i felt as if my brother’s childhood is being played in front of me once again (he is 15 yrs younger to me) and i wished he too had gt a teacher like RAM character played by mr amir khan may b he culd b a different person
    the movie deals with a subject tht our society shuns to talk abt but is a very necessary one as many children these days r suffering from this problem
    parent’s and teachers both shuld take it as a challenge instead of running from it as amir khan says in the movie tht he knows the symptom but the parents need to find out wht is the cause of those symptoms
    the movie went straight to my heart as i had some similar experiences while dealing with my brother
    the direction is supurb
    the new boy darsheel has done pure justice to his role
    every thing in the movie is too good film makers shuld make more movies on this subject as they play a very imp role in the lives of common people

    posted on January 12th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

43. 43 On January 12th, 2008, mahesh said:

    it’s really odd or rather unbelievable to expect a film like TZP from Bollywood. in most cases these type of films never mark anything in so called box office i.e. “Khamoshi,Akele Hum Akele Thum”…. but without any doubt TZP will mark the top place in minds of the people who looking for genuine stuff, welldone Aamir,,,,preicious Khan….Mahesh-Colombo

    posted on January 12th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

44. 44 On January 12th, 2008, rambhai said:

    THATS A REALLY GOOD MOVIE BUT I WAS A BIT BORED AT THE END (THE PAINTING COMPETING) THAT WHERE THE MOVIE SLOWSDOWN~~~STILL I WOULDGIVE 3.5/5

    posted on January 12th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

45. 45 On January 15th, 2008, madhusudan said:

    Hey Good Lord….I could not still get over the heavy heart after watching the movie. Amir has shown it that it is not stardom…you need to create a niche for yourself…all that old clad that we used to talk about…Rajkapoor, Gurudutt…I guess he has a long way to go and hats of to him to create TZP.

    I relate the entire sequence to me..my childhood…I never liked studies…because it was always imposed on me…I myself do not know how I got off the school and the college….but believe me..the inner strength is not made of always academics…

    I have 3 children…two of them my own and one adoped….the adopted son is a carbon copy of me…he came to us as an angel when he lost both his parents and the trauma was heavy on his heart (he was only six when he lost his parents)…he is smart..he is agile but does not want to study…I relate each scene of the film with my life…We as parents often bully ourselves and when dont understand to tackle a situation, often become aggressive to cover up ourselves….

    Its a while something has touched me so far…Kudos to Amir Khan productions

    If I were to take up a social cause, I have decided that it would be children. Do let me know if anyone requires any kind of help for institutions or schools which I would be happy to become a member.

    Cheers once again

    posted on January 15th, 2008 at 8:04 am

46. 46 On January 15th, 2008, manish sompura said:

    its a grand movie
    we were really enjoyed and learnt something

    posted on January 15th, 2008 at 11:42 am

47. 47 On January 20th, 2008, mohit said:

    hi aamir u r a creator like mr. bhansali
    u r too good .aap sada khush rahien aur isi tarah li outstanding movies create karte rahen

    posted on January 20th, 2008 at 6:17 am

48. 48 On January 23rd, 2008, Sailesh said:

    Hi Meeta Ji,

    It was a week ago I watched the movie Taare Zameen Par and a week after that I thought to read some of the reviews regarding the movie.So, I just google searched for the movie review and right now I am extremely delighted to get your site full of well written reviews regarding the hindi movies.

    The way you scrutinize every details of the film and the way you critically analysize every aspect of the film have most drawn my attention.

    So, from now onwards I have decided to go through your movie review before watching the movie.

    Hats off to your effort.

    posted on January 23rd, 2008 at 5:35 pm

49. 49 On January 28th, 2008, meetu said:

    Thanks Sailesh!

    posted on January 28th, 2008 at 11:57 am

50. 50 On February 11th, 2008, palbha said:

    its been a very good story in which it has been told about children that all are not the same every child has some weak & strong points also that everyone has different thinking & way of expressing also the parents should look forward to the child and his problems

    posted on February 11th, 2008 at 1:21 pm

51. 51 On February 19th, 2008, krupali said:

    it is a very touching movie. darsheel and amir khan did fantastic job

    posted on February 19th, 2008 at 1:53 pm

52. 52 On March 4th, 2008, Aditi said:

    A must-watch movie.U’ll never know that you are watching a film..Because u can never stop crying looking at that kid..
    The TEAM deserves an award..

    posted on March 4th, 2008 at 10:26 am

53. 53 On March 11th, 2008, sherin said:

    the best filim i ever have seen.i cried a lot..it really became a pain in my heart..i will be always thankful to the whole team for contributing the wonderful story.especially anmole gupta,aamir khan,deepti bhatia and my dearest darsheel safary.its my humble request toanyone for send me any details for conact them.

    posted on March 11th, 2008 at 1:49 pm

54. 54 On March 11th, 2008, vava said:

    he is really like my sweet brother..love you darsheel…you did a goo job.

    posted on March 11th, 2008 at 1:51 pm

55. 55 On March 11th, 2008, manahil said:

    i love this movi becoz it is so good i like it and i like the role of amir khan

    posted on March 11th, 2008 at 3:16 pm

56. 56 On April 2nd, 2008, Tarak Bose said:

    TZP what a wonderful cinema for children. my baby long time watch this cinema.my babies r 2.5 years oldand 5+. they like this cinema very much.

    posted on April 2nd, 2008 at 9:51 pm

57. 57 On April 5th, 2008, varun kaushik said:

    hi this movie is just mirrror of my life till now
    when i saw this moivie i just rembered my childhood that passed these years me too dyslecic

    posted on April 5th, 2008 at 11:53 am

58. 58 On April 15th, 2008, rocky said:

    wonderful movie…theres no doubt AAMIR is the best actor but he proved it again by directing such a amazing movie…keep it up,,,,hope u dont direct the same story line again….can watch it once,,,something new…

    posted on April 15th, 2008 at 12:44 pm

59. 59 On July 18th, 2008, ramakrishna said:

    it’s one of the best movie in indian cinema. amir gives great film to us.its proud of indian cinema.

    posted on July 18th, 2008 at 7:07 am

60. 60 On August 13th, 2008, Subash said:

    I dont know hindi fluently,i saw this movie in DVD with english titles. The movie created by aamir and team is master piece of indian cinema. I am unable to come out of the feelings created by ishaan.Merem ma song is marvellous.All parents must see.

    posted on August 13th, 2008 at 7:23 am

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