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Taare Zameen Par is named for Oscars

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Aamir Khan, Bollywood actor and debut director of Taare Zameen Par on Monday said that he was hopeful of worldwide appreciation as the film about a boy struggling to come to terms with a learning disorder and his relationship with his teacher that has been nominated as India's entry to next year's Oscar awards. Although Khan, while addressing media in Mumbai, said that making good films is beyond wining or losing awards.

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Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan an actor, producer and director was born on March 14, 1965. He started his career as a child actor at the age of eight in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973).