Darsheel Safary

Darsheel Safary
Darsheel Safary
	Darsheel Safary at the Mumbai Juniorthon
Born	9 March 1997 (age 27) ; Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Notable work	Taare Zameen Par

Darsheel Safary (born 9 March 1997) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and television. Safary made his film debut with the leading role of a dyslexic student in Aamir Khan's directorial debut, the critically acclaimed drama Taare Zameen Par (2007), for which he won the Filmfare critic's Award for Best Actor.

Career

Born into a Gujarati Jain family, Safary made his acting debut in Taare Zameen Par (2007),^[2] playing the film's protagonist Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi. Safary was discovered by script writer and creative director, Amol Gupte in late 2006 when he was looking for a male lead for Taare Zameen Par. After going through hundreds of auditions, Gupte found Safary at Shiamak Davar's dancing school, "Summer Funk". In choosing Safary, Gupte had a number of boys audition for a scene in which they would informally describe how they would "bunk" school after being given a few scenarios. He recalls, "It was a tough call. But Darsheel has the mischief in his eyes to be Ishaan. Everyone just naturally gravitated towards him."^[3]

Safary's performance as a struggling dyslexic child was praised by film critics.^[4]^[5] He won several awards for his performance. Taran Adarsh from indiaFM called Safary a "Master" and stated his performance merited a special award.^[6] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN wrote, "Darsheel Safary steals your heart as Ishaan Awasthi. Darsheel is a revelation as an actor, he's spontaneous and lovable and carries this film completely on his shoulders".^[7] Other reviewers called Safary the "real star of the film"^[8] and his performance as "brilliant".^[9] In a 2007 interview, Safary stated that his career plans may include singing, dancing, becoming a businessman or jewellery designer.^[10]

His second film Bumm Bumm Bole came in 2010 and according to some sources he was paid ₹ 3 lakh, the highest amount paid to any child actor at the time.^[11] He did two more films, Disney India's superhero film Zokkomon (2011) and Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children (2012).^[12]^[13]

In 2012, he participated in dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa with Avneet Kaur as his dance partner, but was eliminated and came in seventh position.^[14] He took a break from acting to focus on studies.^[15]

In 2016, he played the role of Abhay in the anthology series Yeh Hai Aashiqui.^[16] He then appeared in 2023 Hindi sports drama film, Hukus Bukus.^[15]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Taare Zameen Par	Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi	Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actor	^[4]
2010	Bumm Bumm Bole	Pinu (Pinakin)		^[11]
2011	Zokkomon	Kunal/Zokkomon		^[12]
2012	Midnight's Children	Saleem Sinai		^[13]
2022	Capital A Small A	Aadi	Short	^[17]
2023	Kutch Express	Avinash	Gujarati film	^[18]
2023	Hukus Bukus	Arjun		^[19]
TBA	Sitaare Zameen Par †	TBA		^[20]

Television

Year	Title	Role
2011	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Himself
2012	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5	Contestant
2015	Lage Raho Chachu	Himself
2016	Yeh Hai Aashiqui – Sun Yaar Try Maar^[21]	Abhay
2021	Butterflies	Sharan

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Aadha Ishq	Jazz		^[22]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer	Label	Notes
2020	Pyaar Naal	Vibhor Prashar	Desi Music Factory	^[23]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Source
2008	Filmfare Awards	Best Actor	Taare Zameen Par	Nominated	^[24]
	Filmfare Awards	Best Actor (Critics)		Won	^[25]
	Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor (Critics)		Won	^[26]
	Zee Cine Awards	Most Promising Debut (Best Child Artist)		Won
	Star Screen Awards	Special Jury Award		Won	^[27]
	V. Shantaram Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role		Won	^[26]

References

External links

Darsheel Safary at IMDb

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