Taare Zameen Par

I was blown away watching this movie. Not only is the acting very good, but this movie addresses a topic that has been mainly overlooked in India. Though dyslexia, is one of the milder learning disabilities and shouldn't be put in the same group as handicapped individuals, India has only started counting handicapped (disabled) individuals in their census since 2001. In other words before 2001, there was no record of being disabled and more importantly there wasn't any allotment of public funds to issues related to disability. Coming back to dyslexia. The movie shows an idealistic (perhaps this is what education should be like) education institution in India. Idealistic due to the new teacher that arrives (Amir Khan). Before his arrival, the 'school' was like any other school and I must admit, the portrayal of school teachers is rather accurate. Sorry teachers, you won't get any sympathy from me. There are exceptions, though very few. The majority of teachers in India are over burdened by the number of students and the students aren't the easiest to get along with either. So you have a negative chain reaction of antagonism which defeats the purpose of education. So much negative affect and escapism exists in schools today, no wonder the kids don't learn anything.

For any individual missing their boarding school or the innocence of their childhood for that matter will connect with this movie. The message I got from this movie more than anything else was the need for compassion in this world. This is a message worth spreading.