Taare Zameen Par nominated for Oscar • 09.25.08
Mumbai • Actor Aamir Khan’s directorial debut Taare Zameen Par has been selected as India’s entry for the Oscar 2009 in the best foreign film category, impressing the jury with its “perfection” in all aspects of film-making.
Taare Zameen Par is the final choice because it has a universal appeal and it has all the elements that make a good film, in terms of its production value, script, concept and story,” film-maker Sunil Darshan said here yesterday.
Darshan is the chairman of the 10-member jury set up by the Film Federation of India (FFI).
The movie was jointly produced by Aamir Khan Productions and PVR Pictures and starred Darsheel Safary as the protagonist. It it the story of an eight-year-old dyslexic boy and a teacher, played by Aamir, bringing the kid out of his predicament.
