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Taare Zameen Par is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language psychological drama film while the Academy Awards, also popularly known as The Oscars are awards ceremonies that congratulate films for being significant due to high acclaim.

The film was served as India's official submission for the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language film due to high acclaim, however, unlike Lagaan, which was Aamir Khan's previous film, and was nominated for the award for the 74th Academy Awards alongside other international films such as the French film Amelie, the film failed to progress in the short list, this resulted in immense backlash as a debate began on why Indian films have never won the said award.

But here's the catch, some people believed that the reason for said failure was because the film lacked mainstream attention, this was evident where it was the 4th highest grossing Indian film whereas the acclaimed film Om Shanti Om was the highest grossing Indian film of 2007 worldwide. In response, Khan claimed that he didn't make films for awards, and that he knew that the film was popular and was loved by many worldwide. In response to the failed submission, Mahesh Manjrekar, the actor for the Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire, felt that the film deserved more than Slumdog Millionaire, and that Indian films were underestimated there.