Like Stars on Earth (2007)

Like Stars on Earth rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.3/10· 228K votes

Rotten Tomatoes93%

TMDb7.964/10· 1K votes

With 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.3/10 on IMDb, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Like Stars on Earth

Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.

Cast of Like Stars on Earth

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  Darsheel Safary

  as Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi

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  Aamir Khan

  as Ram Shankar Nikumbh

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  Tisca Chopra

  as Maya Awasthi

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  Vipin Sharma

  as Nandkishore Awasthi

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  Tanay Chheda

  as Rajan Damodaran

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  Sachet Engineer

  as Yohaan Awasthi

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  Girija Oak

  as Jabeen

• S

  Shankar Sachdev

  as Tiwari Sir

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  Rajgopal Iyer

  as George Sir

• R

  Ravi Khanvilkar

  as Mr. Holkar

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  M. K. Raina

  as Boarding School Principal

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  Meghna Malik

  as Victoria Teacher

Like Stars on Earth facts

Original title

तारे ज़मीन पर

Budget

$2.6M

Box office

$28.4M

Collection

Taare Zameen Par Collection

Our take on Like Stars on Earth

Aamir Khan's 2007 Indian drama follows a dreamy, struggling boy dismissed as lazy until a caring art teacher recognises his dyslexia — and his gift. Tender, joyful and quietly radical about how we fail children, it became a national touchstone. If its warmth and emotional honesty moved you, seek out heartfelt dramas about education, empathy and the children the system overlooks.