'Taare Zameen Par' out of Oscars race

Aamir Khan's directorial debut “Taare Zameen Par” failed to make it to the short-list in the Foreign Language Film category of the Oscar nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards 2009.

The Oscar selection committee announced Tuesday a list of nine movies out of which five will make into the final competition out of a total of 65 entries with each country choosing one film.

According to a press statement released on Oscars' official website: “Waltz with Bashir” (Israel), “3 Monkeys” (Turkey), “Revanche” (Austria), “The Necessities of Life” (Canada), “The Baader Meinhof Complex” (Germany), “Departures” (Japan), “Tear This Heart Out” (Mexico), “Everlasting Moments” (Sweden) and “The Class” (France) have made it to the second round.

The five nominees will be announced Jan 22.

Earlier, Aamir missed an Oscar opportunity when Ashutosh Gowariker-directed “Lagaan” made it to the nominations in the foreign language nominations, but failed to bag the award.

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Zain Khan was opted out in the auditions of Taare Zameen Par

Not many know this but Zain Khan had given the audition for ‘Taare Zameen Par’ for the child’s role which later shifted in the hands of ‘Darsheel Safari’. Unfortunately he got opted out.

We tried to get more of this stuff from Zain himself, but unfortunately he was unavailable for comments, but we did have a word with his dad.

Zain’s dad did confirm that his son was opted out. We asked him the reason to which he replied, “They wanted someone less matured and more innocent. Zain was a bit over matured for that role.”

He added saying, “Moreover they wanted much of make-up and stuffs and I didn’t want Zain to apply so much of make-up. It could have proved harmful for his skin”

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Aamir Khan Eyes Oscars Again

Aamir Khan eyes Oscars again as his directorial debut Taare Zameen Par will be India’s official entry for 81st Oscar Annual Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Film.

Film Federation of India (FFI) head Suneel Darshan confirmed the news of Taare Zameen Par being chosen as India’s entry for Oscars over eight other contenders namely - Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Jodhaa Akbar, Farhan Akhtar’s Rock On, Subhash Ghai’s Black and White, Nishikant Kamat’s Mumbai Meri Jaan, Neeraj Pandey’s A Wednesday, Telugu film Ghanyam, Marathi films Tingya and Valu.

The theme and plot of Taare Zameen Par is likely to impress the jury of the Oscars for being a very universal theme yet being so Indian. What is more impressive is the handling of such a sensitive subject by Aamir Khan, who was just making his directorial debut.

We really hope this movie brings an Oscar home… In that case, Aamir Khan will officially become the crowned Badshaah of Bollywood with all the International recognition.

We wish Aamir all the Best!

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