Taare Zameen Par

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
are just not important in the world of adults, who are much more
interested in things like homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan
just cannot seem to get anything right in class. When he gets into far
more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a
boarding school to 'be disciplined'. Things are no different at his
new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added trauma of
separation from his family. One day a new art teacher bursts onto the
scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who infects the students with joy and
optimism. He breaks all the rules of 'how things are done' by asking
them to think, dream and imagine, and all the children respond with
enthusiasm, all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is
very unhappy, and he sets out to discover why. With time, patience and
care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself.