India’s official entry for the 2009 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film, which movie, directed by Aamir Khan, is about an eight-year-old Mumbai boy with dyslexia, who excels in art?

Aamir Khan’s debut directorial venture Taare Zameen Par, a sensitive story of an eight-year-old dyslexia child, has been selected as India’s entry to the foreign language category for Oscars at the 81st annual Academy awards.

Taare Zameen Par written by Amole Gupte was released in 2007 and has received critical and Box Office acclaim. Aamir had said that the film did business of Rs 131 crore at the box-office world-wide.

The film made its theatrical debut in India on 21 December 2007, and UTV Home Entertainment released a DVD for Indian audiences in 2008. Disney’s later release of the international edition DVD marked the first purchase of distribution rights for an Indian film by a global company.

Taare Zameen Par has received numerous awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film for 2008 and the 2008 National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare. It was India’s official entry for the 2009 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film, but did not progress to the short-list.

 

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