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By Taran Adarsh, December 18, 2007 - 14:25 IST

TAARE ZAMEEN PAR heralds the birth of a topnotch storyteller -- Aamir Khan.

At the end of the day, it's not difficult to choose who's better -- Aamir, the actor or Aamir, the director. TAARE ZAMEEN PAR is a triumph all the way from the director's point of view.

But the best part is reserved for the finale -- the art competition in the penultimate twenty minutes. The emotions reach an all-time high as the kid regains his confidence. The finale would melt even the stone-hearted!

Directorially, Aamir Khan deserves distinction marks for extracting an exemplary performance from the kid and handling the plot with supreme sensitivity. In his debut film itself, Aamir proves that he's a gifted storyteller, someone who has the courage to swim against the tide and also convince the viewer that there's more to film-making than the mere masala entertainers. Bravo!

Setu's cinematography is mesmeric. The camera captures every minute detail, every emotion, every tear with precision.

On the whole, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR is an outstanding work of cinema. To miss it would be sacrilege. It has everything it takes to win awards and box-office rewards!

Do yourselves a favor. Watch TAARE ZAMEEN PAR with your child. It will change your world. It will also change the way you look at your kids!

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Industry hails Taare Zameen Par
By Joginder Tuteja, December 19, 2007 - 12:32 IST

"Taare Zameen Par is one of the best films that you would have ever seen", declares a prominent film personality ---
-he goes on to add, "If there is a film from India which truly stands a chance at the Oscars, it has to be Taare Zameen Par. What a fabulous performance by the kid Darsheel Safary."

- "Aamir has used his two decades of experience into creating a film which is nothing short of a masterpiece.

- "Aamir Khan has come up with a brilliant effort that would shut up all his detractors who find it fashionable to label him as a perfectionist. Ok, so he may indeed be a perfectionist but if this is what a perfectionist gives to the industry and the audience, let's have more of such breed. He has made a flawless directorial debut."

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There have been murmurs around the film's box office prospects getting hampered due to parallel release of Welcome. Akshay Kumar is on a roll and director Anees Bazmee is super charged with Welcome arriving two years after his last blockbuster No Entry.

"I am sure that Taare Zameen Par would stand on it's own in spite of Welcome. Yes, Welcome is going to be a 'masala' entertainer and even I am not going to miss it at the theaters. But then is it against the law to watch two films over the same weekend? Even if Welcome is as commercial as it gets, Taare Zameen Par also qualifies itself into 'don't miss it' category."

Welcome opens to AED 450,000 in UAE

By IndiaFM News Bureau, December 20, 2007 - 21:47 IST

Welcome has taken a rocket opening in the UAE according to the reports by its overseas distributor Indian Films-Studio 18.

On 29 prints, the movie is said to have opened to an unprecedented AED 450,000 (approx) - implying that in just one day flat, it has done close to half the lifetime gross of a successful Akshay Kumar comedy in the UAE!

On the whole, WELCOME is a fun ride all the way. The tremendous hype for the film has resulted in a tremendous start at the ticket window and the 5-day weekend as also the lack of biggies in the subsequent weeks will help WELCOME reach the ‘Smash Hit’ status in days to come.

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Welcome storms the box office-24/12/07 20.00 IST
The Aneez Bazmee directed Welcome has done extraordinary business in its first weekend. The film has collected a massive 16 crore nett in three days and that too without a big percentage of multiplex business on its first day. The film which has been sold for high prices in nearly all the circuits will recover that money in around 10-12 days.

Welcome is the fifth consecutive outright hit for Akshay Kumar. The other four being Bhagam Bhag, Namastey London, Heyy Babyy and Bhool Bhulaiyaa.

The other release of the week Taare Zameen Par improved after a slow start. The collections showed an upswing at places like Mumbai, Delhi, Pune and Bangalore but at single screens the film is finding it tough going at the moment due to the onslaught by Welcome.