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Darsheel Safary, popularly known as Ishaan is a popular young Bollywood actor who touched the hearts of most people in his movie dubbed ‘Like Stars on Earth”. Ishaan was born on March 9, 1997 in Mumbai, India.

He is an Indian movie actor primarily working on starring in Hindi Bollywood films. He is best known for his much-admired 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.

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In 2007, Safary made his acting debut in Taare Zameen Par, 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.

Safary’s performance as a struggling dyslexic child was praised by film critics. He won several awards for his performance. Taran Adarsh from indiaFM wrote, “Taare Zameen Par belongs to Master Darsheel Safary. A performance that makes the best of performances pale in comparison.

A performance that deserves brownie points. A performance that’ll always come first on your mind the moment someone mentions Taare Zameen Par. A performance that’s impeccable, flawless and astounding.

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A performance that moves you and makes you reflect on your growing years. A performance that merits a special award!” 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”. Other reviewers called Safary the “real star of the film” and his performance as “brilliant”.

In a 2007 interview, Safary stated that his career plans may include singing, dancing, becoming a businessman or jewellery designer.

His second film Bumm Bumm Bole came in 2010 and according to some sources he was paid ₹ 3 lakh, highest amount paid to any child actor.[10] After that he did two more films, Disney India’s superhero film Zokkomon (2011) and Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children (2012).

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.[13] In 2016, he played the role of Abhay in anthology series Yeh Hai Aashiqui.

Darsheel Safary has grown tall and looks more handsome with his sparkling beauty. See pictures of him below.

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