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Like Stars on Earth

Original title: Taare Zameen Par
  • 2007
  • PG
  • 2h 42m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
236K
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Aamir Khan and Darsheel Safary in Like Stars on Earth (2007)
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HindiComing-of-AgePsychological DramaDramaFamily

A young boy is thought to be nothing but a lazy troublemaker until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.A young boy is thought to be nothing but a lazy troublemaker until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.A young boy is thought to be nothing but a lazy troublemaker until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.

  • Director
    • Aamir Khan
  • Writer
    • Amole Gupte
  • Stars
    • Darsheel Safary
    • Aamir Khan
    • Tisca Chopra
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    236K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,306
    150
    • Director
      • Aamir Khan
    • Writer
      • Amole Gupte
    • Stars
      • Darsheel Safary
      • Aamir Khan
      • Tisca Chopra
    • 538User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #109
    • Awards
      • 28 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Top Cast38

    Darsheel Safary
    Darsheel Safary
    • Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi
    Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    • Ram Shankar Nikumbh
    Tisca Chopra
    Tisca Chopra
    • Maya Awasthi
    Vipin Sharma
    Vipin Sharma
    • Nandkishore Awasthi
    Tanay Chheda
    Tanay Chheda
    • Rajan Damodran
    Sachet Engineer
    • Yohan Nandkishore Awasthi
    Girija Oak
    Girija Oak
    • Jabeen Khan
    • (as Girija)
    Lalitha Lajmi
    • Art Mela's Chief Guest
    Ravi Khanvilkar
    • Mr. Holkar
    • (as Ravi Khanwelkar)
    Pratima Kulkarni
    • Principal - St. Anthony's School
    Meghna Malik
    Meghna Malik
    • Victoria Teacher
    Sonali Sachdev
    Sonali Sachdev
    • Irene Teacher
    Sanjay Dadhich
    • Maadhoo
    • (as Sanjay Dadich)
    Rajgopal Iyer
    Rajgopal Iyer
    • George Sir
    • (as Raaj Gopal Iyer)
    Bugs Bhargava Krishna
    Bugs Bhargava Krishna
    • Sen Sir
    • (as Bugs Bhargava)
    Shankar Sachdev
    • Tiwari Sir
    M.K. Raina
    M.K. Raina
    • Headmaster
    Gurkirtan
    • Housemaster
    • (as Gurkirtan Chauhan)
    • Director
      • Aamir Khan
    • Writer
      • Amole Gupte
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Amole Gupte, the creative director, created most of the paintings credited to Ishaan.
    • Goofs
      When Rajan and Ishaan are talking in the corridors, Rajan says he lives in the staff quarters as opposed to in the normal student dorm. Later on, Ram asks Rajan where Ishaan is, and Rajan says he saw him leave the student dorm early. If Rajan lived in the staff quarters, he wouldn't know this.
    • Quotes
      • Ram Shankar Nikumbh: Mr. Awasthi, did your wife read anything about the Solomon Islands on the internet?
      • Nandkishore Awasthi: I don't know.
      • Ram Shankar Nikumbh: On Solomon Islands, when the tribes need to clear the jungle to make way for cultivation, they don't cut the trees. They simply gather around them, and hurl abuses at them, they curse them. Slowly but surely, after some days, the tree begins to wither. It dies on it's own.
    • Crazy credits
      A thankful message is displayed at the end before closing credits, which reads, "Thanks to all those children, parents and teachers, who shared their lives with us and opened windows for us to see clearly".
    • Connections
      Featured in 53rd Filmfare Awards (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Taare Zameen Par (Hindi)
      Music by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa
      Lyrics by Prasoon Joshi
      Performed by Shankar Mahadevan, Dominique Cerejo, Vivienne Pocha

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    FAQ3

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 21, 2007 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Like stars on Earth
    • Filming locations
      • Panchgani, Maharashtra, India(New Era High School)
    • Production companies
      • Aamir Khan Productions
      • PVR Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,223,869
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $352,568
      • Dec 23, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,897,373
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 42m(162 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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