It
is
a
well-known
fact
that
post
the
criticism
and
brickbats
that
Dharamesh
Darshan's
Mela
(2000)
received,
Aamir
Khan
has
become
extremely
selective.
And
that
has
turned
out
to
be
a
correct
and
career
defining
decision,
seeing
Aamir's
almost
cent
per
cent
success
record
(barring
an
average
Mangal
Pandey
).
It
will
come
as
a
surprise
to
many,
who
are
not
very
box-office
savvy
that
Aamir
Khan's
Raja
Hindustani
(1996)
is
his
biggest
universal
blockbuster,
till
date,
based
on
its
superb
run
across
every
circuit
of
India.
While
Raja
Hindustani
netted
around
50
crores
from
India,
the
only
recent
Aamir
movie
to
break
that
long
standing
record
is
Yash
Raj's
Fanna
(2006),
which
netted
close
to
55
crores
from
India
(without
Gujarat).
The
good
news
is
that
Aamir
Khan's
directorial
debut
venture,
Taare
Zameen
Par,
has
surpassed
Fanna
and
is
likely
to
end
its
run
with
around
60
crores,
just
from
India.
For
the
records,
Taare
Zameen
Par
has
so
far
netted
around
59
crores
from
India,
as
of
this
week.
Well,
TZP's
performance
is
amazing
(considering
its
subject
and
slow
start),
and
we
are
quite
sure
that
Aamir
Khan's
action
thriller
Ghajini
will
beat
it
by
many
a
miles!
Story first published: Monday, February 25, 2008, 17:24 [IST]