Taare Zameen Par, later reissued as Like Stars on Earth for Disney's international edition DVD, is a 2007 Indian drama film directed by Aamir Khan. Creative Director and writer Amole Gupte initially developed the idea with his wife Deepa Bhatia, who served as the film's editor. Visual effects were created by Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs, and the title animation—the first use of claymation in a Bollywood film—was created by Dhimant Vyas. Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed the film's score, and Prasoon Joshi wrote the lyrics for many of the songs. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and in Panchgani's New Era High School, and some of the school's students make appearances.
Walt Disney Company Home Entertainment, which acquired 33 percent of UTV Software Communications, bought the DVD rights for distribution in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia for Template:INR 7 crore (US$1.68 million).[1] This marked "the first time an international studio has bought the video rights of an Indian film."[2] Disney released the film in Region 2 on 26 October 2009,[3] in Region 1 on 12 January 2010,[4] and in Region 4 on 29 March 2010.[5] A three-disc set, the Disney version features the original Hindi audio soundtrack with English subtitles or another dubbed in English, as well as bonus material such as audio commentary, deleted scenes, and the musical soundtrack.[6]
Accolades
National Film Awards (for year 2007)
- Won: Best Film on Family Welfare
- Won: Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi
- Won: Best Male Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan: Maa[7]
2008 Filmfare Awards
- Won:Best Movie - Aamir Khan (producer)
- Won:Best Director - Aamir Khan
- Won:Best Story - Amole Gupte
- Won: Critics Award Best Actor - Darsheel Safary
- Won: Best Lyricist - Prasoon Joshi[8]
2008 Zee Cine Awards
- Won:Zee Cine Award for Best Director - Aamir Khan
- Won:Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director - Aamir Khan
- Won:Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist - Prasoon Joshi, Maa
- Won:Zee Cine Award - Critics' Choice Best Actor - Darsheel Safary
- Won:Most Promising Debut (Child Artiste) - Darsheel Safary
- Won:Zee Cine Award for Best Story - Amole Gupte[9]
2009 Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award
- Won: Apsara Award for Best Film - Aamir Khan (Producer)
- Won:Apsara Award for Best Director - Aamir Khan
- Won: Best Screenplay - Amole Gupte
- Won: Best Lyrics - Prasoon Joshi - Maa
- Won: Apsara Award for Best Male Playback Singer- Shankar Mahadevan - Maa
- Won: Best Story - Amole Gupte
- Won: Best Special Effects - Vaibhav Kumaresh, Dhimant Vyas [10]
2008 Star Screen Awards (Screen Weekly Awards)
- Won:Best Director - Aamir Khan (shared with Shimit Amin for Chak De India)
- Won:Best Supporting Actor - Aamir Khan
- Won:Best Child Artist - Darsheel Safary
- Won:Best Story - Amole Gupte
- Won:Best Dialogue - Amole Gupte
- Won:Best Lyricist - Prasoon Joshi[11][12]
Template:Quote box 2008 V. Shantaram Awards
- Won:Best Film (Gold)
- Won:Best Director (Silver) - Aamir Khan
- Won:Best Actor in a lead role - Darsheel Safary
- Won:Best Writer - Amole Gupte[13]
- Won: Best first film of a director[14]
2009 List of submissions to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- Taare Zameen Par was initially acclaimed as India's official entry for the 2009 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film,[15][16][17] but after it failed to make the short list a debate began in the Indian media as to why Indian films never win Oscars.[18]
Notes
- ↑ Disney goes Bollywood. Variety(2008-07-25).
- ↑ Disney buys N American rights for TZP. Times of India(2008-07-21).
- ↑ Like Stars On Earth. Amazon.Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ Like Stars on Earth (Two Disc DVD + CD): Aamir Khan: Movies & TV. Amazon.
- ↑ Like Stars on Earth (Taare Zameen Par) @ EzyDVD. EzyDVD.
- ↑ Like Stars on Earth:Additional Information – Tech Specs. Walt Disney Company Home Entertainment.
- ↑ 55th National Film Awards for the Year 2007. Press Information Bureau (Govt. of India).
- ↑ Taare Zameen Par sweeps Filmfare Awards. Yahoo! India Movies(2008-02-24).
- ↑ Winners of the Zee Cine Awards 2008. Bollywood Hungama(2008-04-27).
- ↑ Winners of 4th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards. Bollywood Hungama(2009-12-05).
- ↑ Taare, Chak De sweep Screen Awards. NDTV(2008-01-11).
- ↑ Star Screen Awards 2008
- ↑ Taare Zameen Par wins V Shantaram award
- ↑ Gollapudi Srinivas award for Aamir Khan. The Hindu(2008-03-18).
- ↑ Taare Zameen Par is India's entry for Oscar. Times of India(2008-09-21).
- ↑ 'Taare Zameen Par' is India's entry to Oscars. Reuters(2008-09-21).
- ↑ Aamir gets congratulatory call from Oscar panel chief for 'TZP'!. Zee Entertainment Enterprises(2008-12-22).
- ↑ Why can't Indian films crack the Oscar code?, Mishra, Somen. CNN-IBN(2009-02-23).