


One day, Ishaan and his parents are called by Ishaan's principal to discuss his failures in class. Ishaan's elder brother, Yohan Awasthi, is an exemplary student and a tennis player in whose shadow Ishaan remains. His father, Nandkishore Awasthi, is a successful executive who expects his sons to excel, and his mother, Maya Awasthi, is a housewife frustrated by her inability to educate Ishaan. His imagination, creativity, and talent for art and painting are often disregarded.

Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi is an 8-year-old boy who has trouble following school, though he is assumed by all to hate learning, and is belittled for it.

The film made its theatrical debut in India on 21 December 2007, and UTV Home Entertainment released a DVD for Indian audiences in 2008. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and in Panchgani's New Era High School, and some of the school's students make appearances. Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed the film's score, and Prasoon Joshi wrote the lyrics for many of the songs. Ishaan's new art teacher Nikumbh suspects that he is dyslexic and helps him to overcome his reading disorder.Ĭreative director and writer Amole Gupte initially developed the idea with his wife Deepa Bhatia, who served as the film's editor. Although he excels in art, his poor academic performance leads his parents to send him to a boarding school. The film explores the life and imagination of Ishaan (Safary), an 8-year-old dyslexic child. The film stars Khan himself, along with Darsheel Safary, Tanay Chheda, Sachet Engineer, Vipin Sharma and Tisca Chopra. Stars on earth), also known as Like Stars on Earth in English, is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by Aamir Khan.
