| There were two very good movies made in 2007, | | | | subjects which are high on quality as well as |
| Chak De India and Taare Zameen Par, and Taare | | | | emotions, even if the story may not be really |
| Zameen Par has paved the way for an Oscar entry. | | | | wholesome. This is what TZP has, it has a touching |
| There are people who feel Chak De India is also | | | | subject which touches the right chords in an Indian |
| Oscar material. However one should know that Chak | | | | and a Westerner's heart. In fact, you can say TZP |
| De India has a subject that has been dealt with | | | | appeals to universal emotions. Considering it is a story |
| many times in Hollywood commercial cinema. The | | | | of a 8 year old child, it will definitely carry wholesome |
| story of an under-dog team winning a match is | | | | impact. Taare Zameen Par has one of the best child |
| nothing new to Hollywood. There have been stories | | | | performances ever in the world, by Darsheel Safary. |
| in which boxers, ice-hockey players, foot ball players, | | | | One can also safely say that the movie is a |
| rugby players,and basket ball players who were | | | | noteworthy film on dyslexia(even Wikipedia has |
| underdogs have braved stiff opposition to win | | | | quoted it), a sensitive issue in the US. |
| matches. So the story of a 12 girl hockey team who | | | | As Aamir Khan says if films like Rain Man (a film on |
| win the world championship, which is eye candy to | | | | autism) and Forrest Gump(a film on a person of low |
| India is actually bland to the Academy of Motion | | | | IQ who embraces fame and fortune), then even |
| Pictures. | | | | Taare Zameen Par deserves an Oscar. We have |
| Taare Zameen Par however has an Oscar friendly | | | | done our take on the movie the jury has to think like |
| topic. The United States is sensitive to issues of | | | | Aamir Khan does. Let's see if Aamir Khan can get an |
| learning disabilities(like dyslexia) and love heart tugging | | | | Oscar this time on Indian 'Zameen'. |