"Maa.." from Taare Zameen Par

में कभी बतलाता नही
पर अँधेरे से डरता हूँ मैं माँ !

युंह तो में, दिखलाता नही
तेरी परवाह करता हूँ मैं माँ !

तुझे सब है पता,

है ना माँ?

The song is full of innocence. An eight year-old child who's scared. Who wants to be in his mom's arms. But is sent off to a boarding school.

The visuals of the boy standing, gazing at the car as it disappears, move you. He silently walks towards the boarding school which he has to call home. Where he must carry the burden of his books and of the expectations set for him by others.

The boy has a complaint. "I kept looking for you", he says, "when dad wanted me to go higher and higher on the swing. But I couldn't find you. Why did you not wait for me, mom? Why did you leave me so far away from you that I couldn't even try getting back to you?"

"You know it all, Mom.. You know I am trying to live up to papa's expectations. Why have you then left me alone, Mom?"

And you see Ishaan crying in the bathroom - leaning against the wall.

The song truly captures the essence of the film. The longing of a child to be understood and to be loved. A fundamental right which is.