Darsheel Safary

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Darsheel Safary
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Darsheel Safary at the Mumbai Juniorthon
Born (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 (age 27) [1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Actor
Years active2007–present
Notable work Taare Zameen Par

Darsheel Safary (born 9 March 1997) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi, Gujarati 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.

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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] and Gujarati film, Kutch Express (film) . [15]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
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]
2022Capital A Small AAadiShort [17]
2023 Kutch Express AvinashGujarati film [18]
2023 Hukus Bukus Arjun [19]
2023Ho Ja MuktVikramMX player
TBA Sitaare Zameen Par †TBA [20]

Television

YearTitleRole
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
2021ButterfliesSharan

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022 Aadha Ishq Jazz [22]

Music videos

YearTitleSingerLabelNotes
2020Pyaar NaalVibhor PrasharDesi Music Factory [23]

Awards and nominations

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

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References

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