Taare Zammen Par For the Oscars

Originally posted by: khanrocks

[www.businessofcinema.com]

MUMBAI: Aamir Khan's tryst with the Oscars continues. Khan's directorial debut Taare Zammen Par has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars.

Taare Zameen Par released in India on 21 December, 2007 and bagged rave reviews from audience and critics alike. The film has been produced by Khan in association with PVR Pictures.

It stars Aamir Khan, Darsheel Safary, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma and Sachet Engineer. Khan is currently shooting in Ladak for Raju Hirani's 3 Idiots and is expected back in Mumbai tomorrow.

The 81st Annual Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA on 22 February, 2009.

A total of nine Indian movies were contesting this year for the Oscar nomination, of which Bollywood had the highest share with movies like Taare Zameen Par, Ashutosh Gowarikar's Jodhaa Akbar, Neeraj Pandey's A Wednesday, Nishikant Kamat's Mumbai Meri Jaan, Abhishek Kapoor's Rock On and Subhash Ghai's Black & White. The two Marathi movies that were in the running were Tingya and Valu along with one Telegu movie Gamayam.

Producer and director Suneel Darshan led this year's committee for the Oscars nomination as the chairperson. Other jury members include art director Bijon Das Gupta.

Originally posted by: piya_y116

this is Amir's fourth movie going for Oscar

first 1947 earth

then Lagaan

then RDb

now TZp

hopefully fouth time is the charm😛

Originally posted by: piya_y116

^^^i wasn't correcting u hun 😊 i😃

Originally posted by: *Aaliya*

TZP deserves to be an entry for the Oscars. Whether the film gets an oscar or not, that shouldn't matter. What matters is that this film has been appreciated, which it most definitely deserves.

Originally posted by: Bollywood_mad

I compeltly agree!! No-one who saw the movie could say it was bad!! This movie really touches your heart and me, being the girl who loves watching the masala bollywood movies, is saying this!! This movie is unforgettable!! Simply amazing movie!! Whether it gets into Oscars or not,this film is the best i've seen in a long while.