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Like Stars on Earth

Summary: A young boy is thought to be nothing but a lazy troublemaker until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.

Release Date: December 21, 2007

Genres: Drama, Family

Directors: Aamir Khan

Writer: Amole Gupte

Runtime: 2 h 42 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Aamir Khan Productions, PVR Pictures

Country: India

Language: Hindi

Domestic: $ 1,223,869

International: $ 20,673,504

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360 degree well camera shot action figure admonishing child against the odds alarm clock alphabet amphitheatre analysis anger anguish animated sequence animated title sequence apology apparition applause aquarium arithmetic art class autism autistic child autistic son awakening baby basketball basketball court bedroom being followed bench bicycle bird blackboard bleeding bleeding from mouth blood bloody forehead blowing bubbles into a glass boarding school book bowing boy boy sleeps in his mother's arms boy wears a necktie boy wears pajamas boy wears shorts boy wrapped in a towel boys' school breakfast bridge broken gate brother brother relationship bruised face brushing teeth bucket bucktooth bully bullying bunk bed burping bus business trip calling someone a brat calling someone a loser calling someone an idiot candy caricature drawing cartoon cartoon dolphin cartoon dragon cartoon elephant cartoon fish cartoon frog cartoon hummingbird cartoon kite cartoon ladybug cartoon man cartoon moon cartoon octopus cartoon peacock cartoon rabbit cartoon rocket cartoon seahorse cartoon shellfish cartoon snake cartoon solar system cartoon starfish cartoon swan cartoon train cartoon turtle cartoon whale cartoon worm catnap cheering child child abuse child protagonist child's drawing child's point of view childhood innocence classroom clay claymation climbing scaffolding combing one's hair combing someone's hair comic relief coming downstairs compassion competition conservative cooking corridor costume cotton candy cracking an egg creativity cricket the sport crossed eyes crutches crying woman curiosity dancer dancing defeat depression despair detention diaper change dining hall directed by star directorial debut dirty water disciplinarian discipline distracted distraction diwali documentary footage dog dog barking dog barks domineering father doorbell doorman dormitory double decker bus drain drawing drawing on a wall dream dressing drum drummer dyslexia earphones embrace estate manager estrangement excavation exposed expressionism expressionist eyeglasses face slap facial bruise faculty lounge failure fake cough fake mustache fake pointy ears fake red nose falling to the ground father son relationship fear female frontal nudity female full frontal nudity female nudity festival fight fighting finding one's voice finger in the nose finger painting firecracker fireworks fish fishbowl fishing net flavored ice on a stick flip book flowerpot flute flutist following someone forgetful forgetfulness free thinking freeze frame friend friendship frustration gardening gate gibberish gift girl frontal nudity glaring globe goldfish grade grading exams grading students grammar guru hanging one's head in shame happiness head injury headmaster helicopter hit on the butt hit on the head hit with a ruler home movie homesickness homework hope housemaster housewife hug hugging humming husband wife relationship hyperactive child illiteracy imagination imitation impressionism inability to write india indian intellectually disabled intellectually disabled boy intellectually disabled child internet internet research intolerance introvert ironing jigsaw puzzle joy kiss kitchen kite kneeling knocking on a door laptop computer laughter law leaning against a wall learning disability leg brace licking the wall lie lifting a boy into the air lifting someone into the air loneliness longing lonliness looking at oneself in a mirror low self esteem magazine makeup making a face making breakfast making faces man puts hand on boy's shoulder man wears a suit man wears a suit and tie marching marching band mathematics meeting parent mental abuse mentor protege relationship mirror misbehavior misfit misspelling mockery model model airplane montage moral courage mother kisses son mother son relationship motivational mumbai india musician mutism name calling naughtiness naughty neglected child neurological disorder neurology new school newspaper nightmare nose picking notebook computer older brother optimism oral exam out of sync overachiever overhead camera shot paint painter painting painting competition pajamas panchgani india papadum parent teacher meeting parental control parental discipline pedagogy pedestrian bridge pencil photograph pigeon piggyback ride play acting playground playing a video game playing fetch with a dog playing hooky playing outdoors playing with dog playing with one's ears poetry pond portrait portrait comes to life poster pouch pounding a table praying hands prejudice pretending to fly principal principal's office prize prologue public transit public transportation puddle punching a pillow quarrel between parent and child reading reading a magazine reading aloud reed reference to abhishek bachchan reference to agatha christie reference to albert einstein reference to google reference to leonardo da vinci reference to mickey mouse reference to neil diamond reference to new zealand reference to oscar wilde reference to pablo picasso reference to the nobel prize reference to the pied piper reference to the solomon islands reference to thomas alva edison reference to toyota reference to verdi reference to vincent van gogh reference to walt disney refrigerator replacement teacher report card resting one's head on someone's shoulder restlessness rooftop rubik's cube running running up stairs sadness sari scaffolding scene during end credits school bell school bus school supervision school theatre performance school uniform school yearbook scraping fingernails on a blackboard self confidence separation from family shaved ice shaving shorts shower shyness singer singing single file sitting on a toilet sketchbook skipping school slapped in the face sleeping on a bus snail social commentary solitude song spaceship special education splashing water stairs stairway stairwell staring at water stick stop motion scene storytelling strawberry street life street market street vendor stretching string subjective camera success suffering suit and tie supervision surprise math test tadpole taxi teacher student relationship tearing up a notebook teasing telephone telephone call temporary teacher tennis tennis court throwing a piece of chalk at someone throwing away one's backpack toast toaster toasting bread toilet stool torture town square toy toy castle toy flying boat toyota toyota van train train station tutor tying one's shoelaces tying shoelaces underdog unfamiliar situation unhappiness vendor visual metaphor vivid imagination waking up walking backwards walking home wandering washing hands water water puddle watercolor waving goodbye whistling wiping a tear away yawn yawning zebra crossing

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