UTV Home Entertainment released a DVD for Indian audiences in 2008. At the 53rd Filmfare Awards, it received a leading 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'). 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'). The film also proved to be vital in raising awareness about dyslexia.Ī recipient of several accolades, Taare Zameen Par was India's official entry at the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film, but did not proceed further. It received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its novel story, screenplay, direction, dialogues, soundtrack and performances of the cast. Taare Zameen Par made its theatrical debut in India on 21 December 2007, earning ₹1.35 billion worldwide, thus proving to be a commercial success, despite clashing with the Akshay Kumar- Katrina Kaif starrer Welcome. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and in Panchgani's New Era High School, and some of the school's students make appearances. Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed the film's score, and Prasoon Joshi wrote the lyrics for many of the songs. Ishaan's new art teacher Nikumbh suspects that he is dyslexic and helps him to overcome his reading disorder.Ĭreative director and writer Amole Gupte initially developed the idea with his wife Deepa Bhatia, who served as the film's editor. Although he excels in art, his poor academic performance leads his parents to send him to a boarding school.

The film explores the life and imagination of Ishaan (Safary), an 8-year-old dyslexic child. The film stars Khan himself, along with Darsheel Safary, Tanay Chheda, Sachet Engineer, Vipin Sharma and Tisca Chopra. Stars on earth), also known as Like Stars on Earth in English, is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by Aamir Khan.

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