Walt Disney has picked up the rights of Aamir Khan’s directorial debut “Taare Zameen Par” for its US mainstream home video release. Studios in the US were familiar with the quality of Aamir’s work since his film “Lagaan” was nominated for the Academy awards. “Two factors led them to buy the home video rights. One was the fact that the film has done extremely well in the United States and the other is that the film shows concern for children and their upbringing. Disney wanted to be associated with the film since it caters to children’s issue,” Aamir Khan said.Happy and proud to be associated with Walt Disney, Aamir said, “They (Disney) are the best when it comes to kids. The film has done well in the US and I hope the same happens with the DVDs as well”. The actor releases the DVD format of the film on Friday, which he said he had been working on relentlessly for the last six months. He said he has introduced various value additions to make the DVD special including a ‘director’s commentary’ by Aamir where he tells why he chose this subject and its significance. He was very keen to launch it immediately as it is an important film in respect of children’s education.
