bright stars, little stars, unvalued stars, lost stars... i hope Aamir Khan has enabled google alerts for "Taare Zameen Par", because i'd like to thank him for making such a movie.. it's not just about dyslexia, it just grows upon you, touching one emotion after another, until you are left feeling a tightness around your throat, holding so much back!! at least, that's what happened with me. the movie really forces you to think, what is the hurry all about anyway? We only build pressure and transfer it on to the next batch. Year-on-Year. What happens if you want to think and act differently? The ones who manage to pull it off are labeled geniuses, artistes of great temperament, but the budding ones...simply good-for-nothings.

What i identified with was the lonliness and abandonment you feel on your first day in hostel. Yes, apart from the first time my parents left me there, i never cried. but everytime my mom used to leave after a term visit, it would be back to the dumps for me, until i grew so accustomed that i started becoming hostel-sick. Still, all those unshed tears and the desolation came rushing back to me while watching the movie. but what really touched me was the child's frustration at not being able to do enough to please his parents, and later on, drawing into his own shell. although acdemics and co-curriculars were never my problem, still, i was alwayz worried about my weight problem. so much so, that i lost interest in studies and stage both sometime in high school, and drew myself into my own shell, with only novels for company. So i could
really relate to the child's desperation, and also recognize what went wrong with me. With my getting back into shape, i was back with a bang being a boisterous and
involved-in-all-school-activities girl!

So it was reassuring to know that it's ok to be different, it's ok to be not-so-perfect, it's ok to doubt yourself, it's ok to feel lost sometimes, it's ok to then believe in yourself and let the world go to .----! thank you mister khan (and the whole team of TZP), for bringing these twinkling thoughts to earth :)