Taare Zameen Par Review (2007) — 77% Celluloid Score
Directed by Aamir Khan · 2007 ·
Taare Zameen Par (2007) earns a 77% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
🏆 2 award wins — Won Best Film, Filmfare Awards 2008
Aamir Khan Productions Where to watch in India
- Netflix
Why this score?
- Strong critic approval (91% positive).
- Audiences widely enjoyed it (94%).
- Metascore is generally favorable (72/100).
- Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.3/5).
- IMDb users score it 8.3/10.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded drama pick
- Epic-length viewers who want a big-screen experience
Not ideal for
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Is Taare Zameen Par worth watching?
Yes — Taare Zameen Par earns a 77% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Aamir Khan’s directorial debut remains a landmark of Hindi humanist cinema — tender, didactic, and still urgent about how schools fail different minds.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is Taare Zameen Par about?
An eight-year-old boy punished for struggling in school is rescued by an art teacher who recognizes dyslexia where others saw disobedience.
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