Taare Zameen Par (2007) was a movie that made a special place in my heart as it was released when we were coming to terms and accepting our daughter’s condition. Even today couple of songs make me cry, while each dialogue of Aamir Khan as Ram Shankar Nikumbh screams truth and reality and facts.
This 2007 movie is about a child Ishaan lovingly called Inu, who is suffering from a condition called Dyslexia but his parents and teachers label him as ‘lazy and careless’ as they are unable to understand his condition. It’s a common notion that ‘such’ kids can be reformed by severe beating/scolding or by being strict. Why doesn’t anyone understand not every child wants to be a doctor or engineer? Each child has a different capacity. Just like all fingers in our hands are not the same and equal similarly it is not necessary that both the kids of the same parents have to be equal in academics. When will Indian parents stop comparing one child’s achievements with the other and vice versa?
Some of the dialogues are hard-hitting and also heart-touching like the ones below.
And this song breaks me down completely even today amongst other songs of the movie.
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Thank goodness the world has moved on from treating dyslexic kids like this.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was at school the troubled or lazy kids were put in a class of their own known as the Remedial Class. What made this worse was that the other teachers used this class as a punishment and sent you to the 'Remis' if you misbehaved. This was truly appalling!
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Yes, the advancement on dyslexia is impressive, and I hope we continue with other similar issues.
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The good thing is we are learning more and more and there are newer methods to help with these challenges. The world is sometimes really cruel .
ReplyDeleteWith more exposure and awareness, hopefully things are improving though we still have a long way to go. This is a beautiful heart touching movie that threw light on and exposed the issues prevalent in society. Aamir Khan's character was an excellently sketched one, much needed in today's impatient world. Good choice of movie!
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