Taare Jameen Par

A very late review.. lekin der aaye durust aaye.

Aamir's first attempt at direction and like everybody else.. I admit he did give us a good film.

3.5/5

Having said that.. let me get back to my favorite pastime. Criticizing from my armchair..

Thing i didn't like about the movie though.. was it necessary that the kid should win in the end. I mean when you are talking about not pushing a kid to be a champion and in the end he did end up beating his own teacher. The message is lost. As a parent after watching this movie what i take home is .. "find a field where my kid can win". I am sure Aamir did not intend that.

I know every kid is special, but that does not mean every kid is a winner in some or the other field. A kid is special because they don't give up, they refuse to loose, they are ready for one more try.. I think it would have been a better ending if he is shown having won a race against himself and at least managing to pass. Winning is not about beating somebody. Winning might be standing up against the odds, winning might be winning against oneself, and lots of other things.. You can be defeated but still win.. Think Rocky..I have never heard Gandhi win any competition but wasn't he special. Or think Bhagat Singh, he lost his life but still lives..

Well that was my only complaint about this movie but it did gave me those special moments. Moments like Aamir holding the baby while his mother changes his diapers in the bus, or moments like that Tiwari Sir lying down over his sheet while drawing. Heart warming.

And not to forget the sentimental moments when the parents of the Tulips Kids rushing toward their kids after their performance, or the documentary at the end of the movie while the credits role.

I would not like to repeat good things that are already said about the movie at lot of other places.. they stand true.

Thanks Aamir for a good film.. and sorry i watched the movie illegally on net.. because you didn't release it in Finland.