Darsheel Safary

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Darsheel Safary

Darsheel Safary on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs International (2007).
Born Darsheel Safary
March 9, 1996
India
Occupation Film actor
Years active 2007-present

Darsheel Safary (born March 9, 1996) is an award winning Indian film actor working in Hindi Bollywood films. He is best known for his highly critically acclaimed portrayal of a dyslexic child in the 2007 film Taare Zameen Par.[1] At age eleven, Safary became the youngest person to win and get nominated at the Filmfare Award ceremony, earning a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. He is also the youngest actor and the first child actor to receive a Best Leading Actor nomination at the Filmfare.

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[edit] Discovery as an actor

Darsheel Safary was discovered by script writer and creative director, Amol Gupte during late 2006 when he was looking for a male lead for his film, Taare Zameen Par. After going through hundreds of kids who auditioned for the role, Gupte came to discover Safary during a search which took place in the Shiamak Davar School for Dance Academy, of which Safary is a student. After Safary auditioned for the male lead, Ishan Awasti, Gupte immediately decided that he was the right choice for the role. Aamir Khan, who was then only producing the film, readily agreed to Gupte's choice and went after convincing the staff members of Safary's school (who were initially very reluctant to permit Safary to go act leaving school). After much persuausion, Safary was able to act in the film. It is reported that Khan even paid for all of Safary's home school and public school education fees to have him in his film.

[edit] Career

In 2007, Safary made his acting debut in Aamir Khan's directorial debut, Taare Zameen Par, playing the film's protagonist Ishaan Awasthi. The film became one of Bollywood's biggest critical and commercial successes of the year.[2] His performance as a struggling dyslexic child in the film was unanimously praised.[1][3] He won several awards for his performance, including the coveted Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance and the Star Screen Award Special Jury Award. Safary is the youngest person to win both a Filmfare Award and Star Screen Award, of which he has won two awards during the same night. He is the second recipient of the Star Screen Award for Best Child Artist after child actress, Ayesha Kapoor. Many prominent film critics have praised Safary for his performance including, Taran Adarsh from indiaFM who 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. A performance that moves you and makes you reflect on your growing years. A performance that merits a special award!"[4]

[edit] Awards

[edit] Filmfare Awards

Winner

Nominated

[edit] Star Screen Awards

Winner

[edit] Zee Cine Awards

Winner

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Shahryar, Faridoon (December 27, 2007). "Darsheel deserves National Award for Best Actor". IndiaFM. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
  2. ^ Box Office 2007. BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved on 2007-01-10.
  3. ^ Kelkar, Reshma (January 12, 2008). Darsheel Safary is best newcomer of the year!. The Times of India. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  4. ^ Adarsh Taran (December 21, 2007). Taare Zameen Par review. IndiaFM. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  5. ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (February 23, 2008). Winners of 53rd Fair One Filmfare Awards. IndiaFM. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
  6. ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (February 6, 2008). Nominees - 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards. IndiaFM. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  7. ^ a b Bollywood Hungama News Network (April 27, 2008). Winners of the Zee Cine Awards 2008. IndiaFM. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.

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