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Like Stars on Earth

Like Stars on Earth

Every child is special.

20078.02h 42m

Overview

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 don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.

Directed by Aamir Khan
Written by Amole Gupte
Produced by Aamir Khan
Box OfficeBudget: $2.6MRevenue: $28.4M

Top Cast

Darsheel Safary

Darsheel Safary

Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi

Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan

Ram Shankar Nikumbh

Tisca Chopra

Tisca Chopra

Maya Awasthi

Vipin Sharma

Vipin Sharma

Nandkishore Awasthi

Tanay Chheda

Tanay Chheda

Rajan Damodaran

Sachet Engineer

Sachet Engineer

Yohaan Awasthi

Girija Oak

Girija Oak

Jabeen

S

Shankar Sachdev

Tiwari Sir

Rajgopal Iyer

Rajgopal Iyer

George Sir

R

Ravi Khanvilkar

Mr. Holkar

Themes & Keywords

jealousyparent child relationshipboarding schoolpainterfatherdyslexiateacherlittle boyindiachildhoodteachers and studentsmelodramatic

About Like Stars on Earth

Like Stars on Earth is a drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of jealousy, parent child relationship, boarding school, painter, father, dyslexia. Directed by Aamir Khan, it stars Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra. 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 don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.

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