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Taare Zameen Par
Why this pick
Like Hichki, this is an empathetic school-set drama about a teacher recognising a child others have dismissed, balancing emotional hardship with a hopeful, humane belief in education.
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MOVIE2018 2h 20m IND
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Naina Mathur (Rani Mukerji), an aspiring teacher with a Bachelor of Education and Master of Science, suffers from Tourette syndrome. Her condition causes her to make uncontrollable sounds likened to hiccups. Although she has been unsuccessful for the past 5 years in landing a teaching job, she is supported in her ambitions by her mother (Supriya Pilgaonkar) and her younger brother (Hussain Dalal). It is revealed that her father (Sachin Pilgaonkar) divorced her mother several years earlier, which is why Naina's relationship with him is strained.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Supriya Pilgaonkar
Rani Mukerji
Naina Mathur