May 9, 2016 at 5:44 pm

The original title of the Bollywood (Indian) movie is “Taare Zameen Par” but I translated the title for benefit of those readers who do not understand Urdu.

Starring Amir Khan, TZP is one of the most beautiful and heart wrenching movies that I have ever seen. It depicts the life and struggles of an 8 year old school boy who suffers from dyslexia but his parents and teachers do not know about it.

They consider him rude, lazy, stupid and careless when his grades are below par. The boy’s acting is fabulous as he longs for his parents to understand his fears and his terror of being bullied and scolded by his strict school teachers .

The movie is a must watch for parents and teachers especially in societies like ours which lays great deal of emphasis on children’s school grades. The movie had a great deal of impact on Indian society as reported by media because there is generally not a great deal of awareness of many childhood problems.

I hope the movie is available with English subtitles or English dubbing. It is a truly great movie.