Taare Zameen Par
2007 Indian film by Aamir Khan · Released December 21, 2007
Taare Zameen Par (lit. 'Stars on the Earth'), also known as Like Stars on Earth in English, is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language psychological drama film produced and directed by Aamir Khan (in his directorial debut). It stars Khan, with Darsheel Safary, Tanay Chheda, Vipin Sharma and Tisca Chopra. It explores the life and imagination of Ishaan (Safary), an artistically gifted 8-year-old boy whose poor academic performance leads his parents to send him to a boarding school, where a new art teacher Nikumbh (Aamir Khan) suspects that he is dyslexic and helps him to overcome his reading disorder. The film focuses on raising awareness about dyslexia in children.
Cast ages at release (December 21, 2007)
- Aamir Khan, as Ram Shankar Nikumbh: 42
- Darsheel Safary, as Ishaan "Inu" Nandkishore Awasthi: 10
- Tisca Chopra, as Maya Nandkishore Awasthi: 34
- Vipin Sharma, as Nandkishore Awasthi: 28
- Sachet Engineer, as Yohaan Nandkishore Awasthi: 12
- Tanay Chheda, as Rajan Damodran: 11
- Girija Oak, as Jabeen Khan: 20
- Meghna Malik, as Victoria: 36
- Sonali Sachdev, as Irene: 42