Aamir Khan to attend an award function
<p><b><span class="headline">Aamir Khan to attend an award function </span></b><br>
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<img src="http://i.indiafm.com/img/news/08/mar/aamir3.jpg" align="right"> Aamir
Khan bagged the Gollapudi Srinivas Memorial foundation award as the Best Debut
Director for <i>Taare Zameen Par</i>. The jury members included the likes of
Kamal Hassan and director Singitam Srinivasa.<br>
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Despite being awarded as 'The Best Director' in almost all the popular award
ceremonies, Aamir never showed up for any of them. Interestingly, this time he
would be in Chennai on August 12 to receive the Gollapudi Srinivas Memorial
foundation award along with a cash prize of Rs. 1.5 lakh. Kamal Hassan all
praises for Aamir and TZP as he declared the award on Sunday (March 16). <br>
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Apparently, it's for the first time that a film from Bollywood has been chosen
for the award in the past 11 years since the inception of the foundation. The
Gollapudi foundation which recognizes the directorial talent in India was
founded in 1998 by well-known Telugu-writer Gollapudi Maruthi Rao in the memory
of his late son Srinivasa, who died in an accident while making a film. <br>
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<i>Taare Zameen Par</i> has been selected among the 19 nominations across the
country. </p>
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