Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled
with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate; colors,
fish, dogs and kites are just not important in the world of
adults, who are much more interested in things like
homework, marks and neatness. And Ishaan just cannot seem to
get anything right in class. When he gets into far more
trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a
boarding school to be disciplined. Things are no different
at his new school, and Ishaan has to contend with the added
trauma of separation from his family.1day a new art teacher
bursts onto the scene, Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan), who
infects the students with joy and optimism.He breaks all the
rules of how things are done by asking them to think, dream
and imagine, and all the children respond with enthusiasm,
all except Ishaan. Nikumbh soon realizes that Ishaan is very
unhappy, n he sets out to discover why. With time, patience
n care, he ultimately helps Ishaan find himself.