The film explores the life and imagination of eight-year-old Ishaan (Darsheel Safary). Taare Zameen Par has received numerous awards, including the Film Fare Best Film Award for 2008 and the 2008 National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare. It was India's official entry for the 2009 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film.

Creative Director and writer Amole Gupte initially developed the idea with his wife Deepa Bhatia, who served as the film's editor. Visual effects were created by Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs, and the title animation the first use of claymation in a Bollywood film was created by Dhimant Vyas. Shankar – Ehsaan – Loy composed the film's score, and Prasoon Joshi wrote the lyrics for many of the songs. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and in Panchgani's New Era High School, and some of the school's students make appearances, the ICC noted. (Special Reporter/SDF)