Aamir
Khan
bagged
the
Gollapudi
Srinivas
Memorial
foundation
award
as
the
Best
Debut
Director
for
Taare
Zameen
Par.
The
jury
members
included
the
likes
of
Kamal
Hassan
and
director
Singitam
Srinivasa.
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).
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.
Taare
Zameen
Par
has
been
selected
among
the
19
nominations
across
the
country.
Story first published: Monday, March 17, 2008, 15:58 [IST]