Fitting revenge for Aamir Aamir Khan - May start attending award functions!

It is an old story that Aamir Khan does not attend the Indian award ceremonies excepting the Nationals. This is due to the reason that there is great corruption or nepotism in handing out the awards. Stars close to the organizers tend to be favored more and those who do not suck up top the committee ate ignored in spite of good performances. Aamir is one of those who don't pay much attention or special treatment to such programmes and hence he also keeps way from such functions.

I remember in the eighties when Anil Kapoor was the reigning star he used to sweep the awards. Be it Filmfare, Screen or what ever few awards were there then. He even got it for a pretty lousy films like Beta. He was the reigning star then with Mr. India, Ram Lakhan, Parinda, Eshwar, and quite a few hits in a row. He was also touted as the person to take over from Amitabh Bachchan. Yes, he was (is) a fabulous actor too, unlike some hammy superstars of today. But it was obvious the person with the biggest bank balance picked up all the Bollywood awards.

The same routine continues today with the biggest gainer being Shah Rukh Khan. His acting is pretty painful, but he delivers the hits, has stupid girls going gaga over him, has the nation searing by him and by that logic picks up most of the awards. The net result, starred in several dozen films, acted in? Two! Swades and Chak De India. And awards for almost all the movies.

Now a lot of corporate companies have jumped in and the number of award shows have also increased. So that means almost any star will get an ward, if not in this show then another one. He just has to be nice or pay up money for an ward and it is his. And yes, he or she may be also asked to dance or do some routine on stage. And then he is presented an award by a grateful awards committee.

So it isn't a surprise that Aamir chose to keep away from all the mess. But him deciding to attend such functions now could be because his star child actor Darsheel Safary has been nominated for a Best Actor category for an upcoming award ceremony. This means the delightful scenario that if he wins, he beats the super stars like SRK, Akshay and others vying for the same award. What fitting revenge it will be for Aamir if this happens. His protege thumping the actors who have been in the industry for donkey's years and yet got beaten by a kid.

Darsheel new actor in tinseltown - in crackling form in Taare Zameen Par

The child actor Darsheel Safary who stars in Taare Zameen Par has made a confident and likeable attempt at playing the troubles Ishaant Awasthi. The film belongs to him and he is the principal character in the film and even Aamir Khan the big draw of the movie appears only at the half time of the movie. In fact if you take away Aamirs portion in the movie it appers an out and out Darsheel movie.

One never gets bored as the story is engrossing and audiences immediately sympathise with the child as he is impish, fragile and yet brilliant at the same time. But one needed a strong and firm character to play Ram Shankar Nikumbh and Aamir Khan plays it without a false step.

One realy can't be sure who to credit Darsheels acting to - the director, assitant directors, creative directors (Amole Gupte) or to the lad himself. It is a role of a lifetime and one wonders if such a role wil be written again and if it is, will it be enacted so wel again. And there is the factor that Darsheel is from a reputedly well off family, so this might be the last film in some time. We might have to wait till he has goten his studies and graduation out of the way.

Here's wishing him all the success in life and a thanks to him, Aamir and the team of Taare Zameen Par who enteratined us so splendidly.

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