+ List of accolades received by Taare Zameen Par Critics praised Aamir Khan for his directorial debut, which garnered him many awards. Accolades Award Won NominatedFilmfare AwardsGollapudi Srinivas AwardNational Film AwardsProducers Guild Film AwardsScreen AwardsStardust AwardsV. Shantaram AwardsZee Cine AwardsTotal number of awards and nominations References

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 7 crore (US$1.68 million). This marked "the first time an international studio has bought the video rights of an Indian film." Disney released the film in Region 2 on 26 October 2009, in Region 1 on 12 January 2010, and in Region 4 on 29 March 2010. 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.

Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Filmfare Awards 16 February 2008 Best Film Best Director Best Story Best Screenplay Best Dialogue Best Actor Critics Award for Best Actor Best Male Debut Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Lyricist ("Maa") Gollapudi Srinivas Award 12 August 2008 Best First Film for a Director National Film Awards 21 October 2009 Best Film on Family Welfare Producer : Director : Best Lyrics ("Maa") Best Male Playback Singer ("Maa") Producers Guild Film Awards 5 December 2009 Best Film Best Director Best Story Best Screenplay Best Dialogue Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Music Director Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Best Lyricist ("Maa") Best Male Playback Singer ("Maa") Best Choreography Best Editing Best Special Effects Vaibhav Kumaresh & Dhimant Vyas Screen Awards 10 January 2008 Best Film Best Director Most Promising Debut Director Best Story Best Screenplay Best Dialogue Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Child Artist Best Music Director Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Best Background Music Best Lyricist ("Maa") Best Male Playback Singer ("Maa") ("Taare Zameen Par") Best Special Effects (Visual) Tata Elxsi Stardust Awards 25 January 2008 Best Film Dream Director Actor of the Year – Male Best Supporting Actress V. Shantaram Awards 19 November 2007 Best Film (Gold) Best Director (Silver) Best Writer Best Actor Zee Cine Awards 26 April 2008 Best Film Best Director Most Promising Debut Director Best Story Critics Award for Best Actor – Male Most Promising Debut Child Artist Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female Best Lyricist ("Maa")

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, but after it failed to make the short list, a debate began in the Indian media as to why Indian films never win Oscars.

Notes

See also List of Bollywood films of 2007

References

External links Official Website Official Disney site