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Finally a movie that isn’t a Hollywood rip-off! Having just watched Taare Zameen Par, Ballz is putting away the tissues for a moment to give you the low-down on a film that lives up to its expectations and even exceeds them!

Aamir Khan’s masterpiece is a story of eight year old Ishaan Awasthi (brilliantly portrayed by Darsheel Safary), a child suffering from Dyslexia (a learning disorder). The movie traces his struggle to fit in with other children his age.

His incapability of grasping his studies leads his teachers to believe he’s nothing but a bull-headed little brat with an attitude to be punished. His parents played by Tisca Chopra and Vipin Sharma don’t make life any easier for him when they send him packing to a boarding school to be harassed some more and sink into an almost catatonic state, before he’s eventually saved by a substitute art teacher, Ram (Aamir Khan).

Darsheel Safary‘s performance is simply mind-blowing. He awoke so many emotions in us, from anger towards his surrounding to sympathy towards him while we fought this lump in our throat that had been there for the longest time. All this based solely on Ishaan’s expressions and body language!

Without giving too much away, TZP has its gripping moments. We would be lying if we said that the movie does not lag a bit here and there. But we’re willing to ignore that considering the fact that this is Aamir’s directorial debut with rather nobel intentions.

Long story short, If you’ve had it with Bollywood’s buckets of glycerine tears and miles of jangling bangles and jiggling bellies, click on the video below for a breath of fresh air!

On screen that is!

The latest in the never-ending chapter of the Kareena/Shahid saga is that the former couple will see their most romantic film together released on Valentines Day. You gotta hand it to the director for his sense of humor or is it sarcasm?

After being labeled a dud for a long time “Milenge Milenge” was abandoned by the crew but apparently, Jab We Met’s unexpected success has enlivened the project. That OR the director’s clever attempt in milking their break-up for every nickel he can!

“Perhaps it was destined that the most romantic film featuring Shahid and Kareena would come only after their relationship is over,” says producer Boney Kapoor.

However, the rumor mill is abuzz that the lead pair is not interested in dubbing. Nonetheless director Satish Kaushik isn’t giving up hope yet.  “Milenge Milenge is not at all dated. And why should Shahid and Kareena have any problems dubbing it?”

“In fact Shahid lives in my building. I’ve asked him about the dubbing and he’s fine by it. And Kareena I’ve known since she came into the industry. I gave her first big hit ‘Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai’.” Hmm wonder if they’ll promote the film together?

Aamir Khan and his father Tahir Hussain have finally bridged their differences after a nasty legal battle that isolated Aamir from his brother. You may remember Faisal Khan, 41, who suffers from periodic lapses into schizo-affective psychosis, recently ran away from Aamir’s house and had the Khans worrying sick about his disappearance.

However, much to their surprise, Faisal teamed up with his father and launched a public attack on Aamir. Their shocking allegations provoked a ferocious legal battle which resulted in a court granting custody to Tahir Hussian.

A week before Aamir’s directional winner Taare Zameen Par was set to release, his father found himself eating his words. Knowing where his bread and butter lay, the man quickly sent Faisal packing to Aamir’s house.

“That’s a thing of the past now. I agree that there were certain misunderstandings but not anymore. We are all one now. I love all my children equally and I am proud of the fact that Aamir has worked hard for his success and deserves all his achievements,” said Tahir.

Glad to have his father back in his life, the Bollywood superstar arranged a special screening of Taare Zameen Par for his father.

Asked to comment on the film, Tahir says: “It’s a very sensitive film and it makes you cry and it makes you laugh. The child protagonist is very good and the subject has been handled very sensibly.” 

“Aamir, as usual, was very good in the film but even the other actors have played their part very well. I told Aamir that I am very proud of him. Now Aamir should direct another big film. I am always with him. We only want our family to be together always.”

Translation: I am thrilled to have my meal ticket back!

The always chirpy Preity Zinta has found herself feeling unusually low while filming for Deepa Metha’s ‘Heaven On Earth.’ The film is a real-life story of a battered Punjabi wife who bore years of domestic violence. After making a documentary on her harrowing tale, director Mehta decided to turn the story into a film and was hell bent on Preity playing the lead role.

Soon after, Preity was whisked away to Toronto where she began filming for the Punjabi/English flick. Quickly settled into her role, the vivacious actress is now having a hard time snapping out of character and often finds herself in desperate need of some mommy love!

In fact, things had gotten so bad that Mama Zinta was forced to hop on a flight to Toronto. “It was mom’s birthday on November 30, so she came over with my brother and niece for two days. That really helped me to re-connect with my real life, to appreciate how lucky I am to have a career without losing out on my family,” says Preity.

“I am in an alien environment, shooting a bleak life with a crew and way of working that’s totally new to me. Here I am no star, just a member of the cast. Saturdays and Sundays are off. But I can’t snap out of the character. I just sit in my hotel pouring over my lines,” sighed Preity.

For more pictures of Preity looking a lot  happier than she sounds, 

It has widely been reported that Madhuri Dixit is throwing diva-like tantrums and hissy fits about the way her comeback film is being promoted. The 42-year-old rumored dance diva supposedly felt that the promos and the storyline of the film were leaked too early thus choking the interest and curiosity of the audiences.

But Ballz has reason to believe otherwise! Inspired by Hollywood, the US based star is pimping out her film in every possible way. The silver screen beauty has been doing interviews, TV appearances and attending any event with a camera in sight! Her next stop will be on the reality show Nach Baliye where she is all set to cheer on the shows dance contestants.

“I’m going the whole hog! I’m attending all reality shows too. What’s wrong with it? There’s so much noise in the entertainment industry, you have to shout above the din. They do it in Hollywood too,” says an overexcited Madhuri. “Stars whose films are coming up on Saturday, attend everything from Jay Leno’s show to rock concerts to promote their movies,” she adds.

For more promo shots from Aaja Nachle (Come Let’s Dance) and video proof that Madhuri can still shake a leg, just