Haven’t we all loved the movie Tare Zameen Par. Call it one man’s hard work to change the ideological viewpoint of treating your children, bringing a broader spectrum of looking at streams other than the IITs and IIMs or call it being there at the right time as we ourselves are now willing to look at things differently, it has made an impact in our normal lives.
But what did it actually accomplish apart from generous accolades from the film critics, clean sweep in all the film awards and coming to age of an actor cum artist? It will difficult to pin point any radical change in the psychology of the people. But it can very easily be said; it did make a mockery of a lot of ideas the movie very well portrayed. And that’s the truth; we are masters at making a mockery of anything serious and consequential.
Now its fun to be an artist and a teacher. An artist can do anything, live the life his own way and be the anti-social, strange looking nomad dressed up in rags and still be considered a style icon. An art teacher can make all the difference in a child’s life and has the power to overshadow the parent’s role. And how have I seen so many painters become an art teacher recently. Well I am not blaming them, the market is really tough and tight, no one is ready to shell out money on works that are too experimental.
Percentages in an exam suddenly don’t matter. All the Rjs hailed the recent CBSE science results saying it didn’t matter how much you scored. If you did score well, you will get through anything, any exam, any institute. And so what if you didn’t, you can still become an artist, or may be a teacher. Hey! These professions are in fashion now.
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