Taare Zameen Par selected as Oscar entry from India

MUMBAI: Actor Aamir Khan directorial debut Taare Zameen Par has been selected as India's entry for the Oscar 2009 in the best foreign film category, impressing the jury with its "perfection" in all aspects of filmmaking.

Taare Zameen Par is the final choice because it has a universal appeal and it has all the elements that make a good film, in terms of its production value, script, concept and story," filmmaker Sunil Darshan said here on Saturday.

Darshan is the chairman of the 10-member jury set up by the Film Federation of India (FFI).