Personal Reviews of TZP

Ishan's transformation from the rebel to a depressed, defeated soul in the boarding school is heartbreaking. You feel like getting up and giving him a hug as you see the boy giving up. Aamir's entrance dressed in brilliant colours just before the intermission lifts up your spirit as you feel glad that finally someone is here to help the little guy
Nikumbh's character despite its late entry is well etched out. His passion for kids is brought out so well in the title song...the hint of moisture in his eyes as he sees the special kids perform on stage, his helping his travel companion as she changes the baby's diaper or his buying chai biscuit for the boy in the tea stall.
And then when he meets the family in Mumbai and apprises them of Ishan's situation...tisca chopra is brilliant here

Coming to my favourite scene...it is when Nikhumb starts telling the class a story about a boy who couldn't read or write...and he asks them if they knew who the boy was...and there is Ishan who wants to just disappear from there because he thinks it is him...and he is surprised when Nikhumb says he is talking about Einsten...brilliant...Bravo lil star and his director!
By the climax scene i had forgotten that ishan and nikhumb are characters...i could feel the anxiety Nikumbh feels when he doesn't see Ishaan around...and when in the end the works of art are revealed I was crying shamelessly...
Kudos to the scriptwriter for taking us into a child's world, kudos to the researchers for enlightening us on dyslexia, kudos to the cameraman who made Panchgani look more beautiful than any foreign locale, kudos to Aamir for a wonderful directorial debut...and most of all kudos to Darsheel for making Ishaan so real !!!

My rating - 4/5