Ayesha Takia Azmi plays the credited character of Anjali Mathur, however, on an envelope she receives from New York her name is shown as "Anjali Kapoor".
I can't believe this film is so underrated. It should've been on the most watched film.
Ask any parents and the most common problem being faced by them in the current times will bring out the real picture of the educational institutes functioning in our present social system. Fast moving towards the extreme commercialism of this noble profession, the schools and colleges of every major city are no-where less than any corporate business houses running with the sole motive of profits.
Paathshaala - This is one such movie which proves the fact that only a good intention does not serve the purpose for movie-making. You need a thorough plot, strong and appealing characters with lines that they really mean and of course a flow of the story that is digestible to the viewer.
"It horrifies me that ethics is only an optional extra at Harvard Business School". - John HarveyFinally, a refreshing film that deals with disgusting realities of some of these top-notch private schools in India: donation issues, discrimination against children based on their parents' financial status, the obnoxious atmosphere that reality TV shows create in a school's learning environment and unbridled interference by corporate trustees in school affairs.
Core idea of this movie is good; it deals with the transformation of Indian education system into a profit driven machine than puts money over education of the students. Slowly study pressure on students is being replaced by pressure to gain glamor and fame at young age.
Some reviewers here go on rambling on about matters of movie making technique. It is just like how Indians discuss cricket - every one has a theory about how the players played - but less than 0.
As excited I was to watch a movie with Shahid Kapoor, I was also hesitant because of the weak cast involved in the making of this film.The movie started off slow, remained slow, and ended with a pace which would even make a snail feel sorry.
Teaching is supposed to be a noble profession and school is supposed to be a temple. It was so once upon a time.
After watching the first ten minutes, I thought the movie to be a remake of "Dead Poet's Society" closer than Mohabbatein but was totally disappointment.The movie wants to deliver a great social message, the idea could be exploited better, the script could be made several times better, but the direction lacks all the essential effort.
