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Quick Answer: Is Taare Zameen Par or 3 Idiots the stronger Aamir Khan social drama?

Taare Zameen Par leads on Celluloid Score (77% vs 76%). Scores average five public sources — not a single-outlet verdict.

Taare Zameen Par (2007)

Aamir Khan · Drama

77%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Aamir Khan’s directorial debut remains a landmark of Hindi humanist cinema — tender, didactic, and still urgent about how schools fail different minds.

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3 Idiots (2009)

Rajkumar Hirani · Comedy, Drama

76%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Hirani's crowd-pleaser balances laughs and social critique with rare emotional precision.

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Score breakdown

Signal Taare Zameen Par 3 Idiots
Critic % 91% 74%
Audience % 94% 91%
Metascore 72 67
Letterboxd 4.3 4.5
IMDb 8.3 8.4

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