Monday, December 24, 2007

Taare Zameen Par : Must Watch ....

When the camera chases a drop of white paint falling 10 floors

When the 70mm screen is occupied by a red speck of paint in which the yellow color is trying to mix

When the opening credits are lift offs from a 8 year olds drawing book and clay modeled shapes

When the scriptwriter goes into intricate details to explain to you how 3X9 can be 3

And When the whole movie belongs to a kid you know that this one is a special movie from a special director

Yeah i am talking about Taare Zameen Par Aamir Khan's directorial debut. Without getting into the review mode i think i shud just mention the impact it created in the theatre. I watched this movie in a multiplex in Bangalore with a mix of youngsters, dating couples, married couples, kids, IT junta and middle aged folks. Each and everyone of them in the movie theater was spellbound as the movie rolled. There were moist eyes around and people rendered silent at the end of the movie. Some clapped, some gave standing ovation and some simply indulged in catcalls and whistles but the verdict was clear TZP is the best movie to hit the screen this year and is an amazing followup from Aamir to RDB. I will discount the Fannaa which i think even Aamir should bury somewhere

Rerun of Trailers on TV don't do any justice to the quality of songs in this movie. Prasoon Joshi is top notch with the lyrics and Shankar,Ehsaan,Loy's music is exceptional which you somehow realize only in the movie theatre

Go ahead do yourself a favor and watch Taare Zameen Par. Comparisions with BLACK are odious though both are different type of movies but i have to say for me TZP scores over BLACK.

Aamir khan has shown that the simple things in life can be told simply and there is no huge canvas needed to paint the colors of life