Every Child Is Special

Setting :

St. Xavier School (Mumbai)

New Era High School
Tulips School for Young Children with Developmental Disabilities

Characters :
Darsheel Safary - He played the role of Ishaan Awasthi, a child who is
dyslexic.
Aamir Khan - Ram Shankar Nikumbh, Ishaan's Art Teacher.
Tisca Chopra - Maya Awasthi, Ishaan's mother.
Vipin Sharma - Nandkishore Awasthi, Ishaan's strict father.
Sachet Engineer - Yohaan Awasthi, Ishaan's elder brother.
Bugs Bhargava and Shankar Sachdev - Sen Sir and Tiwari Sir, respectively.
Teachers at New Era High School whose attitudes changed towards Ishaan
when he is already accumulating high grades.

Director : Aamir Khan

Producer: Aamir Khan
Summary/ Synopsis:
This story is all about a young boy named Ishaan Awasthi. He is a boy who
appreciate every little thing in his surroundings like no one else does. Ishaan
cannot cope up with his academic demands because of his dyslexic disorder.
Once the professors told him to read he usually complain that the letters are
dancing. Moreover, Ishaan reversed letters when he wrote and demonstrated a
poor understanding of mathematical concepts. But Ishaan's internal world is
full of wonders that he is unable to convey to others, magical lands filled with

colour and animated animals. Sometimes if he commits mistakes his peer

laughs at him or will shout on him just like what his father or even his mother
did. He was at the risk of repeating again in his 3rd grade because of his poor
scholastic performance . Most of the time he is caught by his teacher
daydreaming and get low grades. Ishaani started ignoring his homeworks and
started cutting his class because of the discouragement that he was receiving
by his parents and peers. When Ishaan parents meet his professors in school
they told everything about him, also the failed exams and report card, they also
told them that he might have a problem. His mother degrade herself because
he cant do anything to educate her child. Because of Ishaans father is a
successful executive, he expects that his children to excel. By then, they
decided to send Ishaan to a boarding school hoping that they can developed his
behavioral problems but this thing makes the scenario worsen. Ishaan feel
frightend and depressed and this things make him think to suicide. Ishaan's
situation changes when a new art teacher came named Ram Shankar
Nikumbh, he is an instructor at the Tulips School for young children with
developmental disabilities, his way of teaching is so far different from his terror
and strict proffesors. Nikumbh notice that ishaan is sad and didnt participate
very well in their activities, then he reviewed all works of the child and he
conclude that all of his all short coming are indications of dyslexia. Nikumbh
decided to visits Ishaans parents to talks and explain why did the child act like
a moron. Nikumbh told them what Ishaan experiences every day at school. He
states that Ishaan has dyslexia as well as he may be having other conditions,
which make him a difficult child. Ishaans father thinks it is a mental
retardation but Nikumbh criticized him, he explain that his son is above
average and processed things and information differently. He further said that
Mr Awasthi failed to understand Ishaan and as a result of it is the low selfesteem of the child. Nikumbh then visits the school's principal and have his
permission to become Ishaan's tutor. He attempts to improve Ishaan's reading
and writing by using remedial techniques developed by dyslexia specialists.
Ishaan soon develops his interest in language and mathematics, and his grades
improve. Towards the end of the school year Nikumbh organises an art fair for
the staff and students. And it was judged by by artist Lalita Laimi. Ishaan, with
his strikingly creative style, is declared the winner and Nikumbh, who paints
Ishaan's portrait. Nikumbh was hired as the school's permanent art teacher.

And when Ishaan parents meet his teacher at the last day of school they thank
him a lot for the changed he gave to Ishaan.

Reaction:
Each and everyone of us have a different talents that are hiding, Each and
every one of us must knew how to value and resprect others and the most of it
we better knew how to help when someone we think is in need. Others do not
really see their worth on why they are doing those things that make their selves
happy and contented, they discriminate those special person that cannot fulfill
the necessary task. We should be carefull enough on our actions and wordings
because this might have a big impact on ones selves who suffer fom a disorder
such a dyslexic person.

Conflict:
The conflict of this story is when Ishaan is being discriminate by his peers due
to having a poor performance. That he cant even read lectures and answers
mathematics.

Theme/ Message:
Be openminded for what other person may feel towards our attitude about
them. We should be careful enough to observe other persons difficulties,
somehow childrens cant explain what are their hardships in living.

Climax:
The climax of it was Ishaan is being send at the boarding school and was
diagnosed for having a dyslexia by his art teacher Nikumbh.

Denouement:
The ending of this story is, Ishaan the eight years old boy having a dyslexic
disorder cope up from his depression and improved his performance

academically. Finaly Ishaan's father is proud of what Ishaan did even in a

simple way ,not from his father will but from Ishaan's will.

Moral Values:
As an ealders or parents we should not demand childrens to have high grades
and to be top on their class. Each child is special in the sense that they have
their own calling, which may or may not be in line with what their families
wants and legacies. Every child have their talents they might not be the same
as yours but you should guide them well, Motivate them and do not ever
pressure a child. Each of us must be aware for their problems to address it
more quickly.