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Taare Zameen Par | Review Rip Off
What timing, both Aamir and Modi came out victorious. Need of the hour is to repent for one and celebrate the other. Let me celebrate first, will repent later.
Not writing a review here (don’t quite adhere to reviews myself so I don’t write them, mostly). I’ve already written about what I felt for the movie, how the movie has made a difference to my life forever, shared some magical moments from the film in a post on my personal blog. Here, I’d rather review the reviewer.
Now you might ask why am I picking on the critics. Two reasons, one I had to show how much I admire Aamir’s work, I can’t stand anything written against him. Yes, I am biased. Second, I find these critics arrogant and snobbish. They tend to write bad things about all movies and even if it’s a great movie they’ll write something bad just for the heck of it, just to show that they are NOT biased.
Raja Sen’s review on Rediff. I have a lot of problems with the review. He writes…
It is hard to know, as a director, when there can be too much of a good thing. Khan indulges himself with his nice little visual flourishes significantly in the first half, to the point of repetition. There is the clever device of the child — being shunted off to boarding school against his desperate pleas — making a flipbook which shows a family with one kid moving away, as the pages turn. It’s a strong, simple touch, yet Khan chooses to show it to us again and again, showing the audience the flipbook every time any character sees it.
I’ll tell you why. Not many amongst Aamir’s target audience would notice what’s happening with the flip book at the first or second go. What is a flip book to begin with, not many parents know.
I remember my own flip book, we all had one, it was a fun thing for us, we’d draw those cartoons for days together, then flip the book and laugh about it. However it wasn’t a note copy, or a book, or a very important apparatus for the science lab, or geometry box, so our parents didn’t know about it. I never showed my flip book to them for one.
Ishaan’s flip book conveyed two important facts, one that he was very disturbed about going to boarding school and second, that the so called duffer and idiot could think of making a flip book with amazing art work in it.
It’s not easy to convey emotions or generally communicate, when the characters in the scene are not howling / crying, not even talking. For both, the characters in the story and the audience in the theatre, flipping the book was important to convey the above two facts.
If Aamir would have showed the flipping once and rest of the time would have showed the back of the book, some of them in the movie theatre would have been like… “why are they looking at the book again and again? The kid only made a picture in it.� Don’t mind but yes some times audience are dumb. (Sometimes? Well…)
Next, Raja writes about Aamir’s character ‘Nikumbh’…
Aamir now balances his own character speaking like a Public Service Announcement with Ishaan’s father spouting lines seemingly written for… laughs?
“Speaking like a Public Service Announcement?� I don’t even know what does it means to be speaking like one.
Nikumbh by profession talks about stuff regular people don’t know, so we hear him talking about the Government of India’s initiative ‘sarva shiksha abhiyan’. He knows all about dyslexia, its symptoms, causes and effects, because he himself has suffered from it and also because he is a teacher at a school for differently able people.
The character spoke in a manner of a concerned teacher, who knows exactly what he is talking about, who is there to tell the parents, their child has a problem and they, instead of taking note of it, have pushed him to an even worse corner, the boarding school.
Of course the character wouldn’t sound like the happy go lucky guy next door.
About the parent’s angle in the film he writes…
The child’s mother rapidly goes from confused-but-undoubtedly-caring to one who thinks googling dyslexia is enough. In fact, the whole parental angle is left considerably half-baked, seeming to serve only for a few good comebacks the teacher gets to make.
Hello? says who? Googling is NOT enough. That’s what Nikhumbh said. When Ishaan’s dad came bragging, “My wife googled for it, so I came to tell you, it’s not like we don’t care for our child,â€? Nikumbh shook the shit out of the father explaining what it means ‘to care’, how it is everything but googling and finished saying, “am glad you thought you cared.â€?
The parental angle IS half baked, because they decided not to do anything about the child, and send him off to a boarding school and sit back. That’s the plot. That’s what most parents would do, and the movie is a message to them to think twice. Now, I understand you would rather want to see the child staying with parents, the mother suddenly realising he has dyslexia, and fix it and all, but then you will have to talk to Amol Gupte to change the plot then.
On the transformation from being dyslexic to not dyslexic he says…
This is wrong in particular, to show and identify the problem and then dismiss it in a manner of minutes. It is all very well to depict that love and care will conquer all, but the process cannot be as simple as making plasticine elephants.
Another critique (also a friend) said similar thing that the transformation was way too easy.
You know guys, there is another place where you can learn all about “how to cure dyslexiaâ€?, its called ‘medical college’. Parents with dyslexic kids, don’t come to see TZP with the expectation that you’ll figure out how to help your child.
The movie just talks about two things, (1) that some child are dyslexic but they still are special, all kids need not be a part of the rat race, they can live with just obtaining pass marks in history, physics etc. while excel in other streams, painting for example, or acting as Abhishek Bacchan did. (2) They can over come dyslexia with a bit of help and compassion. The movie is not about a struggle, it’s about parenthood. Parent’s and teacher’s attitude towards special children.
Also to quote Rajeev Masand (whose review I liked the most so far) in my support…,
Lest you be mistaken, let me make it clear that although it’s centred around a dyslexic protagonist, Taare Zameen Par is not a film about dyslexia. Nor is it a film about any disease or disorder. It’s a film about parents and children.
Mr. Raja Sen ends his review fatally, much like what he himself says about the movie…,
Taare flounders fatally at the end. Sure, it’s okay to appease the masses with a tacked-on and cheesy ending, but for a film which stresses that we need to give our kids their space and not force themselves into constant comparisons, a film which asks them to take their time to find their talents, the climax becomes about a competition, about how winning magically makes everything better. And that’s a scary thought, in context of what the film tries to say, overall.
This para made me take a promise, I shall never read this man’s review ever again (not that he gives a damn, he is pretty popular it seems from the number of comments he got on the review). For one, he calls the ending cheesy. Now that’s blasphemy. If I am some one reading the review to decide whether I should or shouldn’t spend my money on it, I would be hugely demotivated to go for it.
The ending of any movie is always extremely important. There are flicks which have been mediocre throughout but a strong ending has made up for it. Am not saying TZP has the best possible ending ever, but using words like, “flounders fatally� “appease masses� “cheesy ending�, for an outstandingly appealing movie like TZP, for a movie that is a must watch in this draught ridden industry of quality cinema, bad choice of words Mr. Raja, real bad.
And what did you say, competition? That’s all you can find in the last scene? And climax? Is it a murder mystery?
First, winning didn’t make everything magically better, winning in a stream where the child’s hidden talents were, painting competition, did. Duh, seriously it seems like you didn’t follow the movie at all.
Second, nothing was better magically. The kid and his mentor both worked hard to get over the dyslexia (now you’ll say that was not evident, to which I’ll say it’s not a documentary). Nikumbh mentions to the parents how Ishaan’s self confidence was weakened to the core due to constant scolding and ridicule, although he was able to get over dyslexia, it was important to help him gain back his lost self confidence and that’s what the competition was for. Nikumbh probably kind of guessed Ishaan was the most talented painter in the school so he would win.
The competition was for both teachers and students, idea was to push them, to come out of their discipline ridden capsules, and so they did, including the principal, and what followed is a lot of love and laughter. At the art competition, the students dared for the first time to laugh at their teachers, they made fun of maths teacher’s hopeless attempts to paint, made caricature of Hindi teacher. To witness all these was important for Ishaan because he was by now some one who was scared of everyone around. This was important to assure him, no body would scold him no more.
To my convenience, Taran Adarsh gives a counter view (to Raja Sen) about the film’s ending…
But the best part is reserved for the finale — the art competition in the penultimate twenty minutes. The emotions reach an all-time high as the kid regains his confidence. The finale would melt even the stone-hearted!
Phew!! Dear Mr. Raja Sen, I have never read any of your reviews or any other writing before, I don’t know a thing about who you are except your name, I found your review via search engines, but if I had to make a judgment from just this review of yours, your review is biased, in favour of the idea that critiques have to write both good and bad, for the heck of it to appear unbiased.
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billa nagaraju
001
11:28 pm
very very very good movie
in total hindi taare zameen par best movie
amir khan is very very good
2S
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1:54 pm
I don’t entirely agree with the post. I guess we are free to challenge the reviewers, but not their opinions. There are millions of reviewers out there who watch movie after movie, week after week, and build their opinions come Friday. While I’m no critic myself, I do think that amongst the three of the most read Bollywood reviewers on the internet - Taran Adarsh, Rajeev Masand and Raja Sen, you can’t really compare them.
Raja Sen comes across as a sadist, a harsh critic who simply can’t accept that moviemakers are normal humans too. Besides, Raja Sen thinks entirely from a ‘films’ angle, and that’s alright if you are purely a critic, although one would question if the subject and plot sometimes deserve lenience. While I pretty much agree with what Raja states in his reviews, one hopes to realise that it’s not just the ‘moviemaking’ angle that needs to be addressed in a review, especially one for the masses. Sure, any reviewer can go ahead and rub it in that he’s seen a movie that’s driven him to the point of suicide (my Saawariya review, for instance) but that exaggeration is just a reflection of what one thinks about a flick.
Rajeev Masand is very, very balanced, and while people fear him, shiver-me-tibers - he is a tad more diplomatic. He might flog movies but often sugarcoats them, and amongst all the mainstream reviewers on the internet, I found his review to be the best.
Taran Adarsh, well, the days I used to read his reviews are well beyond me. For I haven’t really seen any reviewer who is so biased against ’star’ and ‘bankable’ actors, who simply, if I may, literally (not literally) licks their rears. Which is sick, because movies that deserve flogging ought to be flogged. Besides, Taran’s done his enlighten-educate-entertain preaching so much and so often that I automatically yawn when the name comes up.
Again, the world of movies is that everyone have their own opinion on it. I look for meaningful cinema, or a subtle message - I loved No Smoking, Khoya Khoya Chand, TZP and I absolutely hated JBJ, Aap Kaa Surrooor. The first half of OSO was hilarious but they ruined the second half, making it serious. Then again, that’s my opinion.
Some people insist I’ve been too harsh on Aamir myself. Of course I have. The guy makes one movie a year, you obviously expect him to be absolutely perfect in it. So when there ARE flaws, and if they’re visible to the naked eye, too bad Aamir.
What I highly disagree with Raja Sen’s review is that he gives OSO 3.5 and TZP 3.0. Which is sacrilege, in my opinion. TZP is a wonderful movie, and barring the cinematic flaws, deserves all the promotion it gets. That’s where you have to choose between being analytical, yet being inconsisted with a dose of lenience becase the movie, the subject and the message deserves it.
Then again, that’s my opinion, and it stays at that.
Incidentally, Sanjukta and Jerry, if everyone would go on understanding ‘what’ happens behind-the-scenes and if critics wouldn’t be harsh, then the quality of film-making would never improve. OSOs and Aap Kaa Surroors still open to 100% and TZP to 50%. Do you want that in Indian Cinema?
Abhinav Bhatt
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9:25 pm
Everyone has different perspective of their own. The film is really good, no doubt at all. Who cares about director’s angel? The thing that matters is the audience. I saw the movie and cried literally. What else is needed..
Critics have the job to criticize..! Blogger blogs.. and viewers watch the movie..!
sriram
004
4:13 pm
Mind blowing performance.. making this movie needs somebody feeling passionate and Amir is undoubtedly the most passionate actor we have all seen.
Now he even proved the same being an Actor.
rohit n
005
5:45 pm
bang on post dude!!!! just saw the movie 10min back, & il tell u, i just cant get over it….showing my parents this movie was like a moral victory….& after the movie, almost every male had tears dripping around…..so i really dont knw which stone-hearted martian is mr adarsh refering to……it was a magical feeling just being witness to such a beautiful & soul-touching movie…..& its not only for parents, even youngsters get an overview of what they might face when they have kids & how to deal with such issues maturely & sensitively…… & pls, after this flick, pls dont go & watch “Welcome” immediately…… it would be like having karela after a nice sweet laddu!!!
pooja
006
8:10 pm
Liked ur review..keep it up!
Sameera Singh
007
8:37 pm
Must watch movie for children, parents and teachers.
sanjukta
008
9:30 pm
Whoa 2S that is a comment…
First, this is not about a comparison between various critics..if you ask me personally my radical POV says we don’t even need critics in the first place…you can’t be judgmental about a piece of art…I’d rather want these critic to another job for a living…
My point, when an outstanding film like TZP is delivered critics have a special responsibility to not misguide the audience, whatever they write should be positive, encouraging…
Raja Sen’s review that i dissected here is like that bunch of people standing around the tree in Solomon Island.. And just like the critic need not go into the making of the film, I am not here to understand the critic’s psyche..I don’t care how many movies he watches and what opinions he builds……
All am saying is nitpicking is very very easy…when you cash on it, you are actually cashing on some one else’s hardwork, blood and sweat.
@improving quality of film making, a review serves 2 purposes, a feedback for the film maker and help the audience to decide whether or not to go for it, if the criticism is not constructive none of the purpose is served.
I must admit something here, in this post I have done nitpicking myself…if you all know what I mean.
@abhinav
perspectives hmm yeah..
@Sriram
Even as a director you mean…Right, he is indeed.
@Rohit,
didn’t get you on “i really dont knw which stone-hearted martian is mr adarsh refering to”
I think my quoting of Mr. Adarsh was leading to some confusion I just edited the post to rephrase the statement…
@Pooja
Thanks.
All, thanks for your comments
2S
009
1:23 am
@Sanjukta
> My point, when an outstanding film like TZP is delivered critics have a special responsibility to not misguide the audience, whatever they write should be positive, encouraging …
Well, if THAT was the point, then it’s fine, we’re on the same page. From the tone and feel of your post it looks more like an attack on the critics. It boils down to how you take it. You do acknowledge that it’s a good movie, at the same time there are flaws that when worked upon will only better it.
> when you cash on it, you are actually cashing on some one else’s hardwork, blood and sweat.
Excuse me? So? What’s the point, really? There are millions of movies out there, I still need a reason to go to the cinemas and spend my hard earned money on a movie. Just because there’s hardwork, blood and sweat involved, reviewers should sit back and like: “no, lets not rip this movie, guys spent all year on it, poor thing?”
> if you ask me personally my radical POV says we don’t even need critics in the first place
Yes let’s discard a few hundred careers who have dedicated their lives to understanding cinema, and applying their writing skills to providing feedback on the movie for the audiences as well as the film-makers. So that movie-makers can make anything without worrying what the ‘critics’ will say about them. Without criticism - either self of external - there isn’t gonna be improvement.
Which reminds me, I think the criticism, especially the fact that the end was hurried up, is quite valid. Like you said, it’s art. When you play music, or make a movie, you more or less have it all in your mind, like a jigsaw. It might make sense to you. What you need, is a ‘dumb’ person, a third-party who doesn’t know anything about it, who builds an opinion from scratch, or from his own limited knowledge.
Suggesting that some reviews on the internet are bad, is fine. I don’t entirely agree with Raja Sen myself - or Taran for that matter, particularly on the rating, but he’s entitled to his opinion, and you would realise that not many readers agree with him either. But saying that we don’t need reviewers at all simply because it is a work of art, is well, what do I say?
Bollywood is a huge industry, all these small lives live around it. It’s their livelihood, their passion, their skill. I don’t think you can simply ‘discard’ one aspect of it.
Of course reviewers have it easy. All they do is sit back and watch movie after movie, week after week. Who said jobs have to be easy or difficult? Incidentally, since you talk cash, how much do reviewers make and how much do film-makers get? The director, somehow or the other, is spared - it’s the producer who makes money or loses it. And with multiplexes these days even the likes of JBJ will somehow recover funds.
@rohit n
Welcome is a slapstick comedy flick that caters to a different audience, you can’t compare it with TZP. Welcome is meant for a different audience, a silly masala flick that people will go leaving their brains at home. I haven’t seen it so I won’t comment if it is good or bad, but comparing it with TZP doesn’t make sense simply because they’re two different movies altogther. Compare TZP with, say, Black for instance, which both deal with a similar subject.
Either ways, Welcome will gets a good opening and TZP will grow over the weeks. It’s like a pinch-hitter who fires in the powerplays and then gets out, while the other opener starts slowly, but paces his innings well, eventually playing a match-winning knock. At the end of the day, they both serve their purpose. Do not compare them unless you’re talking cinema specifics (plot, script, execution, cinematography, music, performances, etc)
punarvi
010
10:41 am
Hey All,
When this movie’s trailers were out, i was wondering what this could be, i tried guessing the story through songs also, but was confused, i happened to get a dvd last night of the same. So watched it, and it was something i really wanted to make a movie on.. Kids, the future. But i thought how did he manage to think of this dyslexia, and why not any other disease.. so rear, thats what Aamir can be a part of, can be explained, if i gotta be precise- UNIQUE..!! And as mentioned by Shrey, this movie is certainly meant for Parents and Teachers, as the punch line of the movie goes EVERY CHILD IS SPECIAL.
MUST WATCH..!
rohit n
011
1:06 pm
well 2S, my comment about “welcome” was a product of what happened to one of my friends…..hed seen TZP nd gt really emotional…..to drive the emotions away, he went for ” welcome” & tats whr he blew the entire effect of TZP…..it may very well happen with others as well….so it was a plain warning for all those over-sensitive hearts out there
& dnt ever think i can compare ny movie to an aamir movie…… aamir creates his own league….his stature is too huge to b compared with…..
& if u talk abt critics, i have a bad feeling they are paid handsomely to promote a few films & write off the rest….. & as aamirs equation with the media is well knwn 2day, its obvious tat hel b at the receiving end of many ill-written comments…
but i think the audience is very wise 2day, & rarely pays attention to comments written by a bunch of “oversmart” people….
so its better to talk of the postive views the audience abt TZP rather than the oblivious comments of critics
sayoni sinha
012
1:22 pm
TZP was a magical film, not dark and depressing by any standards, it was highly motivating.
Yes, it makes me feel happy about the fact that we all are winners in our own way…and Darsheel is a true winner…a superb actor ….one actually seens the Ishan in him…
Thank you Aamir…yet again!
Congratulations to Amol and the entire crew…
Its not easy to make such a senstive film, without going overboard with emotions!
Keep up the good work!
brijesh
013
11:45 pm
OK….there is one fundamental difference we are running away from here - critics vs comments. We, the audience tend to comment on a movie, whereas they, the reviewers are professional crictics. We have our hearts open while they have their eyes open. There is a big interplay of human anatomy here that we ought to understand. Even in neurological terms, the information received and processed by our brains is based partially on the nature/mode of reception.
Anyway, I loved TZP. One of the best movies I have seen in a while (I watch tons of foreign language movies, documentaries and commercial cinema). The characterization and performances were brilliant. I wish they had made the Father character a bit more subtle which might have negated the cinematic flair, but given that it is also pinned for commercial success, I wouldnt blame the Director. The last few scenes and ther closing has the same emotional punch delivered by Dead Poet’s society!!and remem that Dead Poet’s society was awarded the oscar for best screenplay!!
Overall, one movie that is worth every penny!!!Dont miss it in the theater, since watching it at home might not be true viewership considering the digressions (cricket, neighbors, snacks, etc)
MKS
014
4:07 pm
Whoa.. !! Comments..n comments and more comments. First of all I liked the Post and very well agree that TZP is a piece of matchless art. How many movies these days really come up with such issues ? Movies that make you think, introspect and help you get a different angle of viewing the world around you.
Aamir is a perfectionist, but a human and humans are no heavenly creatures who cannot commit mistakes. There might be flaws in the movie, as claimed by few critics. ( I guess even their reviews are flawed, coz no two reviews are alike ) Well critics give reviews, but mind it, they should not be judgemental and abstain from using extreme or superlative words. After all its a very SUBJECTIVE issue… Something that is liked by one person might not be liked at all by the other.
TZP is a movie which touches the very emotional aspect of the relationship of children and parents. The movie does not make me feel that the first half is overloaded with minute details of the kids activities. I believe whatever has been shown is absolutely true and has been done to bring out the child’s state of mind in various situations .
Our Bollywood churns out movies at exponential rate, but movies that make a mark are rare and few. TZP should be given the credit for trying hands at a different issue and being able to put it across in a lovely manner. A must watch movie… if you believe you have heart.
Hari Kiran Reddy
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10:36 pm
i am so glad u wrote this …
i have been someone who never checks out reviews nor watches too many movies, cos i believe i can judge a good movie out of the crap.. and rate it myself…this is the second time i have searched for a review … the first was Rang De Basanti…..
keep up the good work and thanks for helping me keep my faith in my kinda movies… i.e., sensible movies.
Regards,
Hari
Arnab
016
11:39 am
read it somewhere
If Karan Johar made Taare
Obvious starcast:
Shah Rukh Khan as the arts teacher (duh duh duh!!).
Aryan Khan as the dyslexic child (even if he could not act for nuts).
Rani Mukerjee as the kid’s mom (assuming Kajol is unavailable).
Abhishek Bachchan as the kid’s dad.
Amitabh Bachchan as the school principal (who cares if the role is ultra minute, he can afford it).
It would be shot in New York to appeal to the NRI audience.
The story line would obviously be different. SRK would fall for the dyslexic kid’s mom. The last scene would have the mom running to the teacher rather than the kid. And again, like in so many other movies, SRK would get someone else’s girl.
It would have one dance number.
The film would be titled ‘Kuch Taare Zameen Par.’
If Sanjay Leela Bhansali made Taare
Obvious starcast:
Salman as the teacher.
Rani as the mother.
Of course the whole film would be shot on elaborate sets. The school would be nothing short of Harvard university.
An orchestra would play every time anyone cried.
Slow motion, different camera angles for every scene.
The school uniforms would match the classroom walls even though that does not make a f***ing difference.
The film would cost 60 crores.
If Farah Khan made Taare
Obvious starcast:
SRK as the teacher (yawn).
In the original Taare, Aamir makes an entry at the interval point. In Farah’s version, SRK would be on screen on for 2.30 hrs out of the 2.45 hrs and would be introduced in the first scene itself.
The story would be changed to make sure the above happened. The focus of the film would be a teacher who helps a kid fight dyslexia.
To make it a complete entertainer, there would be a romantic angle, comedy, and action thrown in. Oh idea!! Nikumbh’s character likes another teacher and the kiddo helps him.. throw in some comedy moments there and you have romance and comedy settled. For action.. hmm.. lemme see.. oh yah, the kid gets kidnapped and the teacher fights the baddies to save him. Wow!! I’m quite an imaginative writer. I can see how Farah can write a film from scratch in two weeks straight.
The film posters would have a big SRK with the tiny image of the kid in the background.
If Rakesh Roshan made Taare
Obvious starcast:
Hrithik Roshan as the teacher.
Since Rakesh Roshan cannot think beyond science fiction these days, this film would have that too. Instead of dyslexia, the kid would have alienositis or something, a condition induced due to him witnessing an alien abduction.
Instead of Nikumbh being an arts teacher, he would be a physics teacher, and instead of asking kids to be creative, he would ask them to challenge the science we know.
In the scene where Nikumbh asks the kids to open their minds and make whatever they want outdoors, the kid Ishaan, instead of making a boat, would end up making a working spaceship prototype.
Nikumbh would cure the kids problem by making a full fledged version of the kid’s prototype, traveling to the alien planet, and asking them to give the kid his powers back.
The film would have music by Rajesh Roshan ripped off from some world music.
The film’s name would again start with a K.. probably ‘Kuch Aliens Taaron se Zameen Par’.
The director would make sure Hrithik gets to show all his abilities. This would mean a scene with Roshan jr flexing his muscles, and a dance competition in the end, instead of an arts competition.
If Priyadarshan made Taare:
Obvious starcast:
Akshay Kumar as the teacher.
Paresh Rawal as the kid’s dad.
It would be a brainless comedy. The kid’s dyslexia would be made fun of. Half the times the parents will be running after the kid from one room to the other and that, in the director’s opinion, would be funny.
The film will be full of sex jokes. So for example, when Akshay would come to the parents telling them that their son has dyslexia, the ignorant father would say something inappropriate like ‘iss umar mein? par kaise, woh to hamesha boys school mein padha hai!’. And yes, the director would think it is funny.
In the climax of the film all the characters in the film would run around in the amphitheater for no reason, spilling colors on each other. That’s where the film will end, without any logical conclusion.
And of course, Paresh Rawal would emote like an epileptic himself making us question the boy’s mental abilities anyway.
geetika. . .*
017
8:18 pm
LMAO Arnab’s comment is so funny.
I’m falling off my chair laughing right
now so do excuse the bad spelling HA
HAHAHHA.
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Saurav Dugar
018
9:55 pm
I have read so many reviews……..and this one is the most pathetic of them all. I would like to advise the reviewer…..or critic …..whatever he thinks of himself to be:
Mate learn to appreciate good things.
Cheers
Srujan
019
11:47 am
Anrab’s comment is very funny. Just can’t stop laughing. Tzp is an amazing film.
If this is the product of a grade 1 actor turning director, then I pray to god that all grade 1 actors become directors….
Amit OM
020
4:32 pm
Hey why do we have to do draupadi ka cheer haran in here. We spend money to watch a movie and enjoy it. Amir did make us do that and it was touchy too. If at all it has to be compared then compare it with Chak De. There was no complicated plot in there, but this one had a very balanced plot. If our society would have been kind enough to accept the reality and get special people in main stream then the Government would not have been spending so much to educate. Amir did it with a different method which worked( Few shallow mortals might suggest that Govt. is just spending to make few specials earn).
Farhin
021
8:19 pm
A perfect movie made by the perfectionist himself.I liked the review….i totally support and agree to every word sanjukta has written…
Aamir khan has done a brilliant job and yes not to forget the movie belongs to Darsheel as Ishaan who is the strength of the movie.He has delivered an awesome performance which is the first thing that comes to mind when anyone mentions TZP.He truly deserves a merit award for his performance.
And last but not the least the music is very touching and arouses a feeling of love and sensitivity throughout the movie.
Gia
022
1:52 pm
i would say the movie rocksss…i loved everything about it…its the best movie and should be recognized internationally! the kid acted so well and Aamir was simply amazinggg…the movie made me cry and i dont get emotional too easliy…
Minakshi
023
7:58 pm
Exceelent movie…after long i saw a sensible and fantastic movie.
one again Amir Khan had shown it, why he is the best among Khans……!
amit
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8:56 pm
one of the best movies i have seen in 2007 atleast. Amir khan has done a great job. Not to forget the young kid for whom i am all praises …. excellent work!!!!! its not easy for a child to act so naturally!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sanjukta
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11:17 am
Whoa !!!
Such overwhelming comments… am humbled guys…thanks to all of you for writing in…
Let’s hope TZP gets all the fame and makes all the money it deserves…
sheetal
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5:46 pm
after a long time i have seen such a great movie.Amir khan done a great job.i m speechless.i loved this movie and love aamir also.
Anjali
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10:06 am
I absolutely agree.
i got so pissed off when i saw that rediff review, Raja Sen is a sadistic, stone hearted JERK
Divya
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2:39 pm
“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,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.
Sanjukta
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12:51 pm
Divya..well written post.
The non-writers writing for it,discussing the
angles,quality,direction,scene details and what not.Can you think why?
So true.. valid point, last i remember the bloggers wrote with all heart about a movie was about “Hazaar khwaishe aisi
Javed Mohsin
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3:04 am
Divya, good post
Divya
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3:57 pm
..some people did not appreciate the idea of a competition in the end..
if they could just think about a few things here…
Would you stick on to a friend who never appreciated you for being loyal and caring ?
Would you continue working under a boss who never appreciated your efforts ?
Would you continue loving a guy/girl who never appreciated your love ?
Would you be a confident individual if you were never appreciated but only criticized?
Would you have the zeal to move ahead in life if you were never appreciated for anything ?
What are we trying to prove by showing that Ishaan won the competition ? That he is better than others ? He’s the best ? Others are idiots? Duffers?
Or………
That he finally gets appreciated…
Now. Why through a competition? Of almost 100 students. Teachers included.
Why were the teachers even included ?
Because the competition was not for him.
It was for the others.
To lose from someone whom they thought was himself a loser.
An idiot.Duffer.
To ‘appreciate’ him for what he was good at.
Something at which all ‘others’ failed.
Others who made fun of him.
Others who called him a duffer. Idiot.
Others who comprised of those students and teachers.
If people have still not understood, probably they never will…..
And if they have,they better ‘appreciate’ TZP for what it is.
rois
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10:34 am
Your post about Raja Sen’s review and TZP seems to imply that Aamir Khan’s target audience is just too stupid and unaware to grasp a subtle message and that we just really need to have the principles of good parenting, and examples of bad parents, drilled into us with the use of repetitive motifs and sad songs.
Quote: “Don’t mind but yes some times audience are dumb. (Sometimes? Well…)”
Glad you think that Aamir’s movie is awesome because it’s slow enough for us to catch it. “Oh, you didn’t see the flipbook? Oh, that’s OKAY. I’ll go back and show it to you AGAIN.”
Oh, uh, thanks, Mr. Khan. Dysle-what? Is it contagious?
I did enjoy the movie by the way. But I appreciated that Raja Sen assumed that the audience might be smart enough to see the bad points of the movie.
S R Nair
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12:44 pm
Bollywood is full of very biased, opinionated, benefit seeking coteries run (very subtly) by these highly visible actors and directors. It is possible that this guy Raja Sen is part of a clique that is anti Aamir and TZP.
I don’t see many movies now (though I used to earlier) but I made appoint to see the movie because recently I ready an article in NIE about dyslexia and recommended parents to see the movie to know what it does to children and families around them. I believe the movie had true justice to make people aware of the difficulties associated with dyslexia. Aamir had more than succeeded in his efforts.
When you compare absolute trash movies like OSO, Saawaria and the like, TZP stands out distinctly and with it, the star director Aamir Khan.
These megalomaniac superstars of Bollywood can a thing or two from Aamir Kahn definitely.
S R Nair
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12:45 pm
Bollywood is full of very biased, opinionated, benefit seeking coteries run (very subtly) by these highly visible actors and directors. It is possible that this guy Raja Sen is part of a clique that is anti Aamir and TZP.
I don’t see many movies now (though I used to earlier) but I made appoint to see the movie because recently I ready an article in NIE about dyslexia and recommended parents to see the movie to know what it does to children and families around them. I believe the movie had true justice to make people aware of the difficulties associated with dyslexia. Aamir had more than succeeded in his efforts.
When you compare absolute trash movies like OSO, Saawaria and the like, TZP stands out distinctly and with it, the star director Aamir Khan.
These megalomaniac superstars directors of Bollywood can a thing or two from Aamir Khan definitely.
Sudeep Nair
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10:05 pm
Hey Sanjukta, i just went throught ur blog n totally agree wid u… n i must say Raja Sen surely is themost hated n sadistic critic around. I think that guys just enjoys all the negative attention he gets.. loves being notorious… thats wat. But cant imagine a critic misguiding people so badly… by trying 2 nitpick on such a universal masterpiece like TZP. But heyy Sanjukta… and all a guys out there…. just wait…we can give it back 2 him soon this year… coz RAJA SEN IS DIRECTING A MOVIE NOW… ITS KRAZZY 4 (from Rakesh Roshan productions)… so lets wait n watch wat kind of stuff that sadistic moron has 2 dish out 4 us… till then 3 cheers 2 TZP n its team.