I noticed his knitted brow, and could also discern the growing impatience and loath in his eyes, and I knew that he must be hating me for being so stoic. It was clear that he hadn't liked my reaction, and in all probability hadn't even expected me to differ from his opinion about the greatness of the movie. Usually I enjoy being hated, which, among other things, is an integral part of my quirky personality. I quickly remembered how a friend of mine in college had sung "You are looking into the eyes of the demon" while actually having the nerves to look straight in my eyes, which when I now come to think of, indeed seems to have been a pretty bold thing for him to do, for I must admit, though without remorse, that I had a rather notorious reputation as a stoic, unfriendly person. However I am not sure if that one line song, repeated with a rhythm, was created with me in mind, or whether it happened just like that. Somehow I had always felt that had I not been there, the song, though poor in its lyrics and melody, won't have had any meaning.
I had momentarily lost myself in the recollection of the incidents involving that song, and had quite forgotten that I was sitting at a coffee bar with another friend from college who was peering at me with disgust in his eyes, perhaps waiting for a clarification as to why I wasn't moved by the movie. Though I was enjoying the fury on his face that manifested itself mostly through his knitted brow, I decided, somewhat against my usual behavior, to actually give him an explanation as to why I wasn't impressed by the movie that had created such a sensation that the Government of India had gone to the extent of making it tax-free.
It's a movie about a dyslexic child called, Ishaan, whose parents don't appreciate his artistic talents and have difficulty in even recognizing his illness, let alone accepting it. However, in school, his Art teacher, Ram, played by a prominent Indian actor, recognized his talent and arranged for an art competition where Ishaan won the first prize and everyone soon got to recognize his talent. The storyline was novel, though simplistic, perhaps even naive at times, but the acting seemed to be flawless throughout. It was indeed an idealistic movie, and above all it has a noble message. My guess would be that people loved the movie because of it's underlying message. The Indian film critics, who are only used to writing rave reviews for stale melodramas that the aesthetically challenged Indian Film Industry churns out, were all loud and magnanimous in their praise.
"The point is...", I said, slurping down some more cappuccino, intentionally delaying my explanation to heighten his frustration and anger, and then continued, "... the point is that it indeed pains me to see that my fellow countrymen actually have to go to a movie to get this message into their heads...and worse of all, they come out of the theaters still with the idea that it was a good 'movie', and that it had a great 'message'."
He blinked, perhaps unable to decipher what I was trying to say.
I realized the need to explain a bit more, "Do you think that Ishaan is the only victim of the Indian psyche?"
Now I was stepping into even more dangerous waters, I had used the term "Indian psyche", that's derogatory to some patriots. Blind Nationalism can be dangerous, that's nothing new to say, Tagore had warned against it even before India became independent.
I could see that my friend hadn't taken my last sentence very well. Anger had returned to his eyes, and he was about to say something when I stopped him to complete my explanation, "I don't think that dyslexic children are the only ones who suffer and whose artistic talents don't get recognized by the society. It is the problem that every individual child faces in India. And that's because of the Indian psyche, where art comes only next to science, or more specifically Engineering and Medicine. We all want guarantees on financial security and prefer risk-free jobs, even if that comes at a cost of compromising with your true interests, and your happiness. As a matter of fact you may be expected to only believe that happiness lies in a white collar job, with a good pay and a family- a progeny, preferably a boy, to whom you should pass on the same beliefs, same fear, and stamp out any possibility of digression form the rest of the herd. Many of us, as parents, don't stop short of stamping out the last possibility for an alternative career, by citing the need for financial security, and That hinders the cognitive development of a child. The disease is in the Indian definition of a happy life; our society tends to define 'happiness' for all of us, which ironically should have meaning strictly in an individualistic context. "
I had said too much, and I am no one in a position to judge the masses, perhaps someone who has already attained some amount of security sounds hypocritical while commenting on the need to live in a higher, utopic world of perfect bliss that stands above all materialistic connotations of happiness. But my fear is that we are perhaps a very scared race; a race that is afraid of any kind of uncertainty; a race where only a few would dare to venture out of the accepted ways, and if anyone does dare to do that, then that person should struggle to swim against current and establish a reputation for himself. Else he would starve and suffer for flouting the social norm.
"..you know, the movie actually has one thing depicted very truthfully, but that was perhaps unintentional. Ishaan had to win a prize to get recognized for his talents. We need to win prizes to earn credibility, and to earn the right to be different while making choices."
My friend was silent for sometime, still trying to make sense of my last few sentences. I continued, "now about the movie, you see I don't like the way Indian movies try to sensationalize things...Ishaan didn't need to win the grand first prize, he didn't need to win any prize at all. That is the biggest problem- the movie seemed to reaffirm the notion that one's talent needs to get recognized through accolades. A dyslexic child need not be some sort of a maestro to earn his self respect. What even if he hadn't won, what should be done then? Should he be discarded as an unwanted element, a bane for the society? What kind of a society have we created for ourselves? The movie claimed as its motto that 'every child is special', and yes, I believe it, but I want others also to stress on the word 'every'. The movie seems to use the word 'every' as a means to stress on the inclusion of physically or mentally challenged children and it assumes that other 'normal' children have a happy life, and that's where they are wrong."
My friend was still unconvinced. He had been bowled over by the songs, I guess the silly song where the art teacher dresses up like a clown and appears before the class. I found myself wincing on remembering that ridiculous scene.
"Anyway, what's the point in discussing all this? All those parents who had come to see the movie with their children had hardly carried any message out of the theaters, they would have been thanking Almighty for sparing them the burden of a retarded kid while munching their mouthful of popcorn, and thereafter would be heading for the nearest restaurant to dine, and then recommend the movie to other relatives and office mates for its strong 'message'. And you and I would be fighting over here on the merits of the movie and its impact. Let's not ruin the day. Come on now, let's get going."
"I won't recommend any movie to you from now on. You just like to criticize Indian films," he said defiantly. I smiled. He had again got me wrong, but I shouldn't say that I was surprised even a bit, since it was surely not the first time that I had fallen out with him on the merits of a film- the last one, as far as i can recall, was RDB, a trash that masqueraded the screens as a 'value' movie aiming to titillate our national consciousness in the most misguided way one could ever come up with.
I had momentarily lost myself in the recollection of the incidents involving that song, and had quite forgotten that I was sitting at a coffee bar with another friend from college who was peering at me with disgust in his eyes, perhaps waiting for a clarification as to why I wasn't moved by the movie. Though I was enjoying the fury on his face that manifested itself mostly through his knitted brow, I decided, somewhat against my usual behavior, to actually give him an explanation as to why I wasn't impressed by the movie that had created such a sensation that the Government of India had gone to the extent of making it tax-free.
It's a movie about a dyslexic child called, Ishaan, whose parents don't appreciate his artistic talents and have difficulty in even recognizing his illness, let alone accepting it. However, in school, his Art teacher, Ram, played by a prominent Indian actor, recognized his talent and arranged for an art competition where Ishaan won the first prize and everyone soon got to recognize his talent. The storyline was novel, though simplistic, perhaps even naive at times, but the acting seemed to be flawless throughout. It was indeed an idealistic movie, and above all it has a noble message. My guess would be that people loved the movie because of it's underlying message. The Indian film critics, who are only used to writing rave reviews for stale melodramas that the aesthetically challenged Indian Film Industry churns out, were all loud and magnanimous in their praise.
"The point is...", I said, slurping down some more cappuccino, intentionally delaying my explanation to heighten his frustration and anger, and then continued, "... the point is that it indeed pains me to see that my fellow countrymen actually have to go to a movie to get this message into their heads...and worse of all, they come out of the theaters still with the idea that it was a good 'movie', and that it had a great 'message'."
He blinked, perhaps unable to decipher what I was trying to say.
I realized the need to explain a bit more, "Do you think that Ishaan is the only victim of the Indian psyche?"
Now I was stepping into even more dangerous waters, I had used the term "Indian psyche", that's derogatory to some patriots. Blind Nationalism can be dangerous, that's nothing new to say, Tagore had warned against it even before India became independent.
I could see that my friend hadn't taken my last sentence very well. Anger had returned to his eyes, and he was about to say something when I stopped him to complete my explanation, "I don't think that dyslexic children are the only ones who suffer and whose artistic talents don't get recognized by the society. It is the problem that every individual child faces in India. And that's because of the Indian psyche, where art comes only next to science, or more specifically Engineering and Medicine. We all want guarantees on financial security and prefer risk-free jobs, even if that comes at a cost of compromising with your true interests, and your happiness. As a matter of fact you may be expected to only believe that happiness lies in a white collar job, with a good pay and a family- a progeny, preferably a boy, to whom you should pass on the same beliefs, same fear, and stamp out any possibility of digression form the rest of the herd. Many of us, as parents, don't stop short of stamping out the last possibility for an alternative career, by citing the need for financial security, and That hinders the cognitive development of a child. The disease is in the Indian definition of a happy life; our society tends to define 'happiness' for all of us, which ironically should have meaning strictly in an individualistic context. "
I had said too much, and I am no one in a position to judge the masses, perhaps someone who has already attained some amount of security sounds hypocritical while commenting on the need to live in a higher, utopic world of perfect bliss that stands above all materialistic connotations of happiness. But my fear is that we are perhaps a very scared race; a race that is afraid of any kind of uncertainty; a race where only a few would dare to venture out of the accepted ways, and if anyone does dare to do that, then that person should struggle to swim against current and establish a reputation for himself. Else he would starve and suffer for flouting the social norm.
"..you know, the movie actually has one thing depicted very truthfully, but that was perhaps unintentional. Ishaan had to win a prize to get recognized for his talents. We need to win prizes to earn credibility, and to earn the right to be different while making choices."
My friend was silent for sometime, still trying to make sense of my last few sentences. I continued, "now about the movie, you see I don't like the way Indian movies try to sensationalize things...Ishaan didn't need to win the grand first prize, he didn't need to win any prize at all. That is the biggest problem- the movie seemed to reaffirm the notion that one's talent needs to get recognized through accolades. A dyslexic child need not be some sort of a maestro to earn his self respect. What even if he hadn't won, what should be done then? Should he be discarded as an unwanted element, a bane for the society? What kind of a society have we created for ourselves? The movie claimed as its motto that 'every child is special', and yes, I believe it, but I want others also to stress on the word 'every'. The movie seems to use the word 'every' as a means to stress on the inclusion of physically or mentally challenged children and it assumes that other 'normal' children have a happy life, and that's where they are wrong."
My friend was still unconvinced. He had been bowled over by the songs, I guess the silly song where the art teacher dresses up like a clown and appears before the class. I found myself wincing on remembering that ridiculous scene.
"Anyway, what's the point in discussing all this? All those parents who had come to see the movie with their children had hardly carried any message out of the theaters, they would have been thanking Almighty for sparing them the burden of a retarded kid while munching their mouthful of popcorn, and thereafter would be heading for the nearest restaurant to dine, and then recommend the movie to other relatives and office mates for its strong 'message'. And you and I would be fighting over here on the merits of the movie and its impact. Let's not ruin the day. Come on now, let's get going."
"I won't recommend any movie to you from now on. You just like to criticize Indian films," he said defiantly. I smiled. He had again got me wrong, but I shouldn't say that I was surprised even a bit, since it was surely not the first time that I had fallen out with him on the merits of a film- the last one, as far as i can recall, was RDB, a trash that masqueraded the screens as a 'value' movie aiming to titillate our national consciousness in the most misguided way one could ever come up with.
24 comments:
the song actually goes "u're staring into the eyes of the dee-mooaan!" just to refresh ur memory! ;) and c'mon man, no one sang that song with YOU in mind specifically! :D
i'm not surprised hearing ur reaction to tzp, kinda expect that from u! but i agree to some things u say... like how he had to win that contest to get recognized... allow that much masala to be added into a movie man :) and to be honest... i don't think most people (including me) appreciate a movie for the "message" it has... it's just that on some level, u relate to some part of the movie, or the way it's depicted moves u... it's not all trash buddy!
Well, I didn't say Taare Zameen Par was trash, it just looked at the whole plot in the wrong way, in fact in the most cliched way. Movies and other art forms can have some influence on a person even at a subconscious level, and so when a movie shows that a dyslexic child is also 'special' because even he may be capable of competing with normal kids and possess the talent to win prizes, as if the only incentive to allow children to pursue their interests is in the prospect of getting mere recognition and not for his cognitive development, then I do think of it as a work of an amateurish screen writer.
RDB was trash, and I stand by what I said. It began well, but was way too facetious in the treatment of the plot.
'Water' on the other hand was a missed opportunity for the director to make a good movie because of her passion for forcibly including romantic songs. I consider it to be a directorial failure, and when a director has to take resort to a song to depict the growing love between two individuals and their everyday experience, then it shows a lack of creativity on the part of the director. The Cinematography was gorgeous though.
To me it is a vicious cycle, hindi movies claim that their audience like such stimulating elements and melodrama and that's why they put it, and the masses like it because that's the only thing they have been exposed to so far. However, the silver line is that nowadays Hindi movies are at least making an effort to digress from their traditional form, and I am hopeful that over time Bollywood will evolve into a more aesthetically and intellectually virile film industry.
P.S: It was hilarious to see all the Indians coming out of a theater in California after watching 'Chak de India' with their head held high as if they have won the hockey Olympics in reality. Such movies only spread deception in the name of patriotism.
I maybe reading too much into them, 'just sit back and relax,' my friends would say. :)
The BEST TZP review I have read so far.
You have put into words a hunch that I had after watching the movie. As you say, the acting was really good, and especially as someone who has lived in hostels for a long time, I could identify myself so much with that character. But the catch lies with the fact that now any kid who has even the slightest problem in reading/writing when he is growing up will be visualized by his parents as the next gold mine in arts or singing: and that precisely is what I think is wrong. Also, as you say, after watching the movie one is tempted to feel that the "normal" kids are just fine and have everything they need.
People.
The ending of the movie is not winning the prize.
The ending is Ishaan going home for holidays. ( so much for Indian psyche?)
Plus, the winning is token, it was a draw in a local competition. It was not the All India goodwill award for painting.
The important bit is about reintegration. Ishaan had lost faith in a society and run away, Aamir reinstates his confidence to come back to the society, not by force not by adherence but out of ishaan’s own accord. ( There is about 5 min sequence of ishaan going through the conflict and deciding to attend and his preparations).
Ending is about family accepting him; he playing with his brother like anyone else and going back home like any family. It never says ishaan is going to become painter or doctor.
This reminds me of the ending Truffuat’s Quatre cents coups, Antoine( Truffaut as kid) , the problem child , abandoned by his own family stands before the vast sea ( symbolic of the infinite possibilities) for the first time in life. He sees the magnitude of what lies before, his life, his own future.
And that’s it.
Here is the conclusion: India with all its flowing cappuccino , and grammatically perfect blogging cant recognise Aamir’s genius.
If you ask me the nation doesn’t deserve him.
He must have clarified a million times:
Yet all Indians can manage is ishaan is dyslexic kid ( thrice in the blog) and dyslexia is an illness( read the blog)
There is a reason why messages are given out again and again. Just like my comment now.
Love that last comment (sunil). This review has its good points but the reviewer misses the point of the completely.
Hi all, thanks for your comments. Sunil points out that 'ending of the movie is not winning the prize', and I agree with it, but without winning the prize the storyline won't have been able to evolve and end in the way as depicted in the movie. It is the single incident that changed everyone's attitude towards the boy.
Then Sunil says that the 'important bit is about reintegration', which is fair enough, but the reintegration is specific to this boy only, because he won, because he had talents and because he could prove his worth. Every child with dyslexia doesn't necessarily need to have talents, but do they also have the opportunity to get 'reintegrated'? This movie portrayed the most cliched way of reintegration, the circumstances that brought about this reintegration for this child can hardly be extended to any other. And that was the point I made.
And dyslexia is a neurological disability, and even if a child has it he should be accepted into the folds of the society with his/her disability as it is, not with the notion that he is perfectly 'normal'. Not recognizing a problem is not a solution. You seem to suggest that we should believe that dyslexia is not a problem, but I will say that we should recognize this disability as it is- a disability that doesn't necessarily make a person very different from the rest. However, if we start believing that a dyslexic child is perfectly normal and force him to be that way, then we actually revert back to the condition that Ishaan faced previously. So the message to me is not in keeping our eyes shut to the problems associated with a particular kind of disability, but to accept it as it is and make our society more friendly to everyone, with or without disabilities.
Also, this blog entry was not a 'review', it raised questions about the society's relation to children, not just those with certain form of disabilities.
As for Aamir's genius, I won't comment. I haven't said anything for or against him, but at least I won't call him a 'genius' based on any of his recent movies. I welcome his efforts to turn a page of Indian cinemas, but I simply find it hard to use the term 'genius' so frivolously, but again that maybe because of the expectation level that I set.
@Joe- Thanks for your comment.
@Sudipta- You said "But the catch lies with the fact that now any kid who has even the slightest problem in reading/writing when he is growing up will be visualized by his parents as the next gold mine in arts or singing."
Even if this happens, then I think it may be good in some way, i.e. if the child has some hidden talents, then it will come to the forefront, which is as good as it gets. At least they will explore the possibilities which they might have completely ignored. On the other hand if a child doesn't have the required talents in a particular field, then those parents should learn to accept that as well, if they don't they will be disappointed. Art is not something that can be forced upon someone, it should come from within, and that too spontaneously.
Soumya, couldnt agree with you more on all three movies: TZP, RDB, and Water.
Both TZP and RDB over-simplify things.
Well, the movie is about a special child, as in he can paint.
What about those children who do not win any competition?
Are they special??
I agree with CJ :D
and interesting post :D
And yeah what presumptions. "u're staring into the eyes of the dee-mooaan!" is a war cry when the world was ruled by Worms
@Banjo- I am glad to hear that. I was never a part of the battle against Worms, so never came to know about the origin of the song.
@Alex- I do think every child is special and creative in his own way, however talent is not something that is present in equal measure among everyone, but lack of it doesn't make a person any inferior as a human being. In fact, very few humans are actually talented.
Saumya, If I may ask: Which Hindi Movie, that you may have watched over last two decades, has impressed you the most?
Hi soumya...I got ur TZP review from JOE's blog..This one is a real good perfect review..I understand ur aspect, and that u r not trying to degrade the movie, instead u r just conveying a truth...Which is 'This is even another commercial movie'. in fact, i believe, the people who are still in TZP hangover, will try to see the movie from other, or so called 'entertainment' view.. The way u have told no. of problems, which we r facing, and trying to come up, but are not able to, and are under graded. I dont say that this is not a problem, but there are few movies, wich really are made for a social cause, and people just ignore them.. We all know about a few of social problems, which are there and instead of only effecting "A" person, those effect "A WHOLE BUNCH" of people..I really appreciate ur view on a movie which was truly over hyped, and even i accept it..And u make work my easy to show ur review to anyone, instead of trying to explain them...Coz when they r reading, they can't argue :)..Really thnx for that..And other thing, i loved the way u explained one line of mine, wich i m trying to convey to few over-TZP-talking people, which is, 'It was still important for that kid to get a prize, to show, that he is SPECIAL' :) U owe me one for this review..Takecare a lot...
Cheers!!!
Sunny - Lets make some music!!!
And ya, by the way, i was so excited to write after reading soumya's review, that i dint check other guys commenting on this/..So i dont wanna reply for all those people, who r really taking this bloggers entry as an "OFFENCE" against TZP and against problems...Town\city people understood this movie well. But Is there anyone, who can go to interiors of a village, whre kids work with their parents at fields\factory, and show this movie to them and try and make them understand it..Trust me, it wont bring any revolution, instead few people will say that 'Gud i dint send my child for education, else he would end up doing some painting\art business, wich would not feed 'em...' The thing wich one shud understand is, this blog was not a review for TZP, it was just a bloggers (soumya's) own view, and we need not to criticize her view..Blogs are meant to be for giving their own views, if i am not wrong..Anyways, not to support anyone or tell that he\she is wrong, before commenting, do understand the ecstasy wich the writer had undergone thru...Take that view in ur mind and do reply in a proper manner, instead of straight away passing comments like "Saumya, If I may ask: Which Hindi Movie, that you may have watched over last two decades, has impressed you the most?" That was a damn funny one..If the person who posted that, was strong enuf to discuss or tell their own way of watching the movie, would not be ANONYMOUS :)..i appreciate everyone else's view on the post...Ah, i m getting over involved...I M SPECIAL..Today i recognised myself :)...
Cheers!!!
Sunny - Lets make some music!!!
http://muziboo.com/music/1204-United-We-Stand
@anonymous- Well, a recent Hindi movie that I got to watch and which I believe is much different from the rest is 'Maine Gandhi ko nehin mara'. It presented a very difficult plot in a nice way, although it was a bit didactic towards the end, instead of the last speech, maybe the movie could have hinted at it more subtly and just leave it to the audience to infer. However, it was a much better movie.
Again, all movies need not be serious in plot, if the genre is comedy, then say Golmaal of Palekar and Utpal Dutt was indeed a funny one.
@Sunny- Nice to know that you liked the post. Btw, I am male, many people usually make that mistake based on my name. For Bengalis, it is a guy's name. No offense taken.
Waaaa! You are in totally adjacent reality.
Ending of a movie is ending of the movie. Not the pivotal scene. i wonder where you got that from? That would easily mess up most movies.
Next, it is not the single incident.
For instance, his parents werent present for local competition. There are scenes of Aamir and Ishaan's father exchanging 5 minute rants and scenes to say Ishaan doing well at school ( progress card?, you mean he started scoring well because he won a painting competition?)
Finally he was not reintegrated because he won the prize. I have told you about the scences ishaan dealing with his conflict. And to me Ishaan and Aamir exchanging paintings is more powerful than Ishaan winning.
Anyway, your understanding is full of factual errors.
ending of the movie, dyslexic kid,
genius is based on talent n performance not on individual expectation.(jesus!)
and dyslexia is not a disability. its a condition- people have dyslexia doesnt mean they need help. you might want to look up on these before just spewing things-
illness, disorder, impairment, disability, handicap etc.
Yes, the prize-scene is made a bit melodramatic, but its the culture; it is not anymore melodramatic than this blog.
Imagien yes you continue to call dyslexia an illness?
As i said, for those above reasons you dont deserve to comment on Aamir, forget anyone's genius.
Thanks
Hi,
I agree with Sunil's point of view. I saw the movie in parts as my two year old daughter would not let me finish the movie in one sitting!! To me it seemed Ishaan's teacher came up with the drawing competition knowing that he's passionate about painting. It was to reintegrate him into mainstream as Ishaan was losing interest in everything. To me his teacher painting him was more important than him winning the prize, it showed his teacher's bonding with him.
Yes the movie has many flaws and I believe almost every movie has flaws but still I loved this movie with all its flaws.
And like it or not winning is important and for a movie it was an important part to win something for the kid to gain some self respect and confidence. As Sunil pointed out it was not a national competition, it was just a local competition.
The movie touched me as a parent and yes it is true that even "normal" kids suffer tremendous pressure, so just think about a child with learning difficulties. For a movie I think it was more apt to tell a story of a child who was different. Anyway that is my two cents.
Sunil, maybe it's time that you do some reading before commenting.
"Dyslexia: A specific reading disability due to a defect in the brain's processing of graphic symbols. Dyslexia is a learning disability that alters the way the brain processes written material."
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3138
"Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disabilities"
-http://www.classicalhomoeopathy.com/dyslexia.htm
"Dyslexia: any of various reading disorders associated with impairment of the ability to interpret spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual information." "A learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words."- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dyslexia.
And 'dyslexic' is grammatically correct adjective for a 'person with disorder'. Check it up yourself if you are not convinced.
So I think there isn't any point in your trying to prove that it is not a problem, it is surely a problem for one who has to deal with it, I don't think your saying that they are fine is going to help them much.
How one reads a novel or watches a movie depends on that person, whether you want to take something on face value for entertainment or whether you want to comprehend the underlying symbolism and motivation is left up to you.
And congratulations for having recognized Aamir's genius as an actor and director. I haven't, because I can't compare his films with that of Ray, Kurosawa, Varda, Fellini et al. I like to reserve the term 'genius' for those who I feel truly deserves it.
You say:"genius is based on talent n performance not on individual expectation.(jesus!)"...I sort of found that one pretty interesting. So who evaluates 'talent n performance' to think of a person as a genius? Isn't it an individual opinion after all? Or do you have some machine to evaluate that for you? Or maybe your imaginary friend Jesus does that for you.
Anyway, Thanks.
@Debola- I understand your point. Most movies has parts that touch us and appeals to us in different ways, and some can even relate to some parts more than others. But a movie is just like a picture, unless you paint every portion of it passionately, it fails to attain its wholesomeness.
First it is dyslexic kid, then dyslexia is an illness, and then NEUROLOGICAL disability.( not learning).
if your judgement, of anything, including genius is based on an a tendency of such errors, keep it.
Also, does Abhishek bacchan actually have dyslexia? He should be seeing a doctor and go to follow-ups no?
Error is the word , of judgement of facts.
and of course you are most welcome.
bye.
one more thing, since you have pointed out: Dyslexic kid is grammtically correct of course but thats not what the movie is about; it doesnt apply to Ishaan in the movie; that is the point you have missed and for all the errors feel it worthy to defend without even having the courtesy to acknowledge it forget apologizing.
Soumya: My first visit to your blog. I enjoyed reading this post! And I am in complete agrement too on both tzp and rdb(not that it should matter either way :)
AK is over-rated- a mixture of some talent, some luck, and lots of smart moves/marketing). But then I feel the same also of a very famous, award winning, et.al American comedian/serial!
@Sunil- Though I find no point in discussing this with you, but I guess you should know that 'neurology' is a branch of medical specialty that deals with disorders of the nervous system, which includes a part of the human body called 'brain', and that is the part that helps you with reading and writing. There is substantial evidence for neurological basis for dyslexia, read some articles online before trying to argue. Neurological disorder doesn't necessarily mean retardation or other mental conditions, and given that your shock with the word 'Neurology' it seems that you can only associate it with some form of severe madness. I am not trying to prove that people with dyslexia are to be treated as mental patient, rather I am saying that they should be accepted as is, neither as a someone to whom we need to be overtly sympathetic, nor claim that he has no problems at all, if you do so you end up being Ishaan's parents. I do not see why it is so difficult for you to understand this simple thing.
And I think I should let you know that I do not apologize for being a rational person. You can be a blind Amir fan if you like to be so. I haven't commented either for or against him as an artist and I am not judging him.
@Deepa- Thanks for your comments. By the way, I haven't compared it to any American movies here, many of them are as crappy as Bollywood movies, but there are some which are good and there are many good films form Europe that one can enjoy watching.
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