Darsheel Safary

Darsheel Safary born March 9 1997 is an Indian child movie actor primarily working on starring in Hindi Bollywood films He is best known for his acclaimed portrayal of a dyslexic child in the 2007 film Taare Zameen Par Like Stars on Earth a drama film about a teacher Ram Shankar Nikumbh Aamir Khan and a boy Darsheel Safary with learning disabilities share a special bond Darsheel was born on March 9 1997 in Mumbai Maharashtra India His father Mitesh Safary is a jeweler and his mother is Sheetal Safary He had no acting experience prior to Taare Zameen Par Growing up in Mumbai he enrolled into Shiamak Davars dance academy He had never expected to be a movie actor at such a young age His parents wanted him to be a businessman executive or a jewelry designer He has a younger sister and resides in his hometown in Mumbai In 2007 Safary made his first big acting debut in Taare Zameen Par playing the films protagonist Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi Safary was discovered by script writer and creative director Amol Gupte during fall 2006 when he was looking for a male lead for his film Taare Zameen Par After going through hundreds of auditions Gupte found Safary at Shiamak Davars 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 Taare Zameen par was filmed from fall 2006 until spring of 2007 Darsheel at this time was only nine years old and only about 4 feet tall The child artiste of the film had to face a lot of opposition from his school when he was shortlisted for the film The fact that he would have to miss school for such a long period of time did not go down well with the school authorities However Aamir Khan insisted that only Darsheel play the character so he came up with a solution to fix the problem He personally assured the school authorities that Darsheels studies wouldnt be hampered with Aamir arranged for personal tuition for Darsheel all through the academic year so that he wouldnt miss his exams He also funded his studies as well as his educational expenses Before starring Darsheel was a part of Shiamak Davars dance troupe During one of the classes he saw a poster that read Hunting for a naughty kid If youre selected you will get a chance to act with Aamir Khan He thought that it would be great if he was able to act in the film During the same class Amole Gupte spotted him and asked him to go for an audition Eventually he got selected Darsheel also got an Xbox 360 as a birthday gift from Aamir Khan on 9th March 2007 his tenth birthday Following the films release he became the youngest nominee for Filmfare Award for the Best Actor He couldnt make it because it was won by Shahrukh Khan for Chak de India