<p>The emotional and yet entertaining story of an eight-year-old misfit with his head in the stars, who learns that being different can also mean being special, has been presented for American audiences with a brand new English-language track and English and Hindi subtitles as "Like Stars on Earth".<br /><br />Seven infectious Bollywood dance numbers and vividly imagined animated interludes make this "a little twinkling star of a movie", as BBC Movie Reviews put it, a "sparkling example of why Indian cinema has rapidly become the most popular film import to the US".<br /><br />The film was the directorial debut of Aamir Khan, one of India's most acclaimed actors and filmmakers ("Lagaan", 2002 Academy Award nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, India).<br /><br />"Like Stars on Earth" also features young newcomer Darsheel Safary in an astonishingly nuanced performance that earned him a 2007 nomination for Best Actor in India's prestigious Filmfare Awards. "Like Stars on Earth" was one of India's top grossing theatrical films of 2007.<br /><br />In this touching and inspiring film, eight-year-old Mumbai native Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) lives in a world where letters dance exuberantly with the brilliant colours, lively animals and joyfully soaring kites of his fantastical imagination.<br /><br />Struggling to read and write and unable to deliver the good grades and disciplined behaviour expected by his parents and teachers, Ishaan is shipped off to a boarding school to straighten out.<br /><br />Almost 320 km from home and suffering from homesickness, Ishaan alone is unmoved when a new art teacher (Aamir Khan) energises the classroom by asking students to think, dream and imagine, instead of merely following the rules.<br /><br />Determined to draw the introverted child out, the teacher sets about helping Ishaan find the wondrous power of creativity that lies within him.<br /><br />"Like Stars on Earth" with a feature run time of 165 minutes has a suggested retail price of US$29.99 and Canadian $35.99.<br /></p>
<p>The emotional and yet entertaining story of an eight-year-old misfit with his head in the stars, who learns that being different can also mean being special, has been presented for American audiences with a brand new English-language track and English and Hindi subtitles as "Like Stars on Earth".<br /><br />Seven infectious Bollywood dance numbers and vividly imagined animated interludes make this "a little twinkling star of a movie", as BBC Movie Reviews put it, a "sparkling example of why Indian cinema has rapidly become the most popular film import to the US".<br /><br />The film was the directorial debut of Aamir Khan, one of India's most acclaimed actors and filmmakers ("Lagaan", 2002 Academy Award nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, India).<br /><br />"Like Stars on Earth" also features young newcomer Darsheel Safary in an astonishingly nuanced performance that earned him a 2007 nomination for Best Actor in India's prestigious Filmfare Awards. "Like Stars on Earth" was one of India's top grossing theatrical films of 2007.<br /><br />In this touching and inspiring film, eight-year-old Mumbai native Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) lives in a world where letters dance exuberantly with the brilliant colours, lively animals and joyfully soaring kites of his fantastical imagination.<br /><br />Struggling to read and write and unable to deliver the good grades and disciplined behaviour expected by his parents and teachers, Ishaan is shipped off to a boarding school to straighten out.<br /><br />Almost 320 km from home and suffering from homesickness, Ishaan alone is unmoved when a new art teacher (Aamir Khan) energises the classroom by asking students to think, dream and imagine, instead of merely following the rules.<br /><br />Determined to draw the introverted child out, the teacher sets about helping Ishaan find the wondrous power of creativity that lies within him.<br /><br />"Like Stars on Earth" with a feature run time of 165 minutes has a suggested retail price of US$29.99 and Canadian $35.99.<br /></p>
