Like Stars on Earth

Year: 2007

Actors: Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan

Duration: 162 min

The Awasthi family consisting of Nandkishore, his wife, Maya and two sons, Yohan and Ishaan, all resides in a house-hold in Bombay, India. The two children attend St. Anthony's High School, while Yohan excels in his studies, Ishaan is the exact opposite; everything about him is negative with a record of failing twice in his third standard, the boy who hides his report card from his parents, the one who makes mischief with other students and his teachers all gives the principal a reason to throw him out. Even at home in his neighbor hood his behavior gets out of control when he gets into fights with other children. The numerous complaints from others forces his parents to enroll him into, "The New Era" boarding school in distant Panchgani but Ishaan's performance still does not improve and is again on the verge of being rusticated when a temporary art teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh is recruited. Ram believes Ishaan is suffering from dyslexia and attempt to explain to his parents and other teachers that he will work on curing the boy.—gavin ([email protected])

Genre: Drama   Family