Like Stars on Earth
Every child is special.
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate.Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness.Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.
- Director
- Aamir Khan
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $28M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
12 billed performers
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Movie DNA
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What It's About
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Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.
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Box Office & Release
Like Stars on Earth returned 10.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $3M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $28M
- Release date
- Dec 21, 2007
- Runtime
- 2h 42m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- India
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