Darsheel
Safary
as
Ishaan
Nandkishore
Awasthi
Ishaan
is
8
years
old.
He
loves
colours,
fish,
shiny
things,
dogs,
golas,
spaceships
and
kites.
He
loves
to
draw
and
paint
and
be
a
bindaas
boy.
He
does
not
want
to
go
to
boarding
school.
Vipin
Sharma
as
Nandkishore
Awasthi
Nandkishore
Awasthi
is
Ishaan"s
father.
He
gets
very
angry
when
Ishaan"s
teachers
from
school
complain.
Nandkishore
is
of
the
view
that
only
Boarding
school
can
teach
discipline
to
Ishaan.
Tisca
Chopra
as
Maya
Awasthi
Maya
is
Ishaan's
mother.
She
makes
good
food
and
looks
after
Ishaan
when
he
gets
hurt.
She
is
very
sad
that
Ishaan
has
to
go
to
boarding
school
but
she
thinks
it
will
be
for
the
best.
Sachet
Engineer
as
Yohaan
Awasthi
Yohaan
is
Ishaan's
Dada.
Dada
is
a
very
good
student
and
also
plays
tennis
and
cricket.
He
also
looks
after
Ishaan
and
loves
him.
Aamir
Khan
as
Ram
Shankar
Nikumbh
Nikumbh
sir
doesn't
scold
Ishaan
like
the
other
teachers.
He
sports
a
very
nice
smile
and
he
likes
colours
and
fish
and
dogs
and
painting
too!
Tanay
Chheda
as
Rajan
Damodaran
Rajan
is
Ishaan's
best
friend.
He
is
very
smart
and
intelligent
and
a
good
student
and
always
knows
the
answers
to
all
the
questions.
He
always
tries
to
be
helpful
to
Ishaan.
Synopsis:
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
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.
One
day
a
new
art
teacher
bursts
onto
the
scene,
Ram
Shankar
Nikumbh,
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,
and
he
sets
out
to
discover
why.
With
time,
patience
and
care,
he
ultimately
helps
Ishaan
find
himself.