Teachers Day, an honorable event that is celebrated on different days around the world
has the same meaning for all teachers and students alike who have given something in
the way of a lesson to be learnt, be it in a classroom or from the school of life. As the USA gears to celebrate the day in May, the following is a small appreciation
and tribute of
recent times to encourage such overpowering roles of
teachers.
Raj Aryan's role in
Mohabbatein
played by
Shah Rukh Khan was one which broke all traditional teaching
methods
and started a new era for the roles of teachers as a whole. The movie
saw SRK play the friendly professor with whom all students could connect
to, but primarily was a tribute to the profession of teaching where
ideas and ideologies of two generation of teachers
clashed. Arranging parties for his students and taking their side
against the Principal (
Amitabh Bachchan), he taught his students to live
life to it's fullest. The unique classroom set out in the open and the
encouragement that is rarely ever seen by on-screen teachers proved Raj
Aryan to be one of a kind. And we can't deny that the violin-sweater
combo became a necessary fashion craze!
This man knew it all when he was assigned to a deaf and blind girl played by Rani Mukherjee in
Black.
The role
of
Debraj Sahai played by
Amitabh Bachchan was not an easy feat. He was
eccentric, an alcoholic and his harsh treatment left us in two minds to
accept him or not. It was not until later that it emerges that he was
the best thing to happen to the then wild child who bloomed into
a sophisticated woman. The most important thing - he was not a teacher,
he was a mentor. He was an inspirational
character and to see the chemistry between a teacher and a student
to such an extent is something that happens only once in a lifetime.
Turning the classroom into a playground and teaching in his unique style was the role
Ram Shankar Nikumbh portrayed by
Aamir Khan in
Taare Zameen Par.
Exuding compassion, warmth and sensitivity towards one and all and
believing in having fun whilst learning was his motto. Not one to force
the same hand of teaching to all his pupils, he quickly recognized the difficulties a particular student was having, who
turned out to be dyslexic, played by
Darsheel Safary. Such roles
have always existed in Bollywood but this movie tore through and made
it's own place at umber 1 for a weeks after it's release.
The
role of
Viru Sahastrabuddhi played by
Boman Irani in
3 Idiots
was criticized for not being a teacher but a
machine who tried to shove the ideology that textbooks
and impeccable grades are what makes a person successful. However, his
egoistic nature and beliefs are challenged and then changed by a
student, Rancho aka Phunsukh Wangdu. Rancho subtly gets his point across
that real education goes beyond a classroom and that human emotions are
key factor to anyone's success as much as perfect grades are.
This results in a change to the education system from rode-learning to
actually understanding the content in the books, a feat he manages when
setting up his own learning institute.
What
may not be considered an important role by many and are more
commoditized rather than portrayed in a sensitive manner, female
teachers have a long way to go before they create a lasting impact,
However,
Chandini Chopra's character from
Main Hoon Na stood
out not just because of her immaculate dress sense (who wouldn't want
their Chemistry teacher to look like her?) but because of the lovely
portrayal by
Sushmita Sen. She exuded sensuality, had enough brain cells
to excel in Chemistry and took interest in her demoralized students,
as demonstrated when giving a new and fresh look to Sanjana played by
Amrita Rao.
Author: Saraa K.
Editor: Jenifer Y.
Graphics: Saraa K.
Copyright BollyCurry
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