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 Davar's 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 film's 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 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." 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 Darsheel's studies wouldn't be hampered with. Aamir arranged for personal tuition for Darsheel all through the academic year so that he wouldn't miss his exams. He also funded his studies as well as his educational expenses. Before starring, Darsheel was a part of Shiamak Davar's dance troupe. During one of the classes, he saw a poster that read, "Hunting for a naughty kid. If you're 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 film's release, he became the youngest nominee for Filmfare Award for the Best Actor. He couldn't make it because it was won by Shahrukh Khan for Chak de! India.

Darsheel Safary（1997 年 3 月 9 日出生）是一位印度儿童电影演员，主要致力于主演印地语宝莱坞电影。他最出名的是他在 2007 年的电影《像地球上的星星一样》中对一个阅读障碍儿童的广受赞誉的刻画，这是一部关于老师 Ram Shankar Nikumbh （Aamir Khan） 和一个有学习障碍的男孩 （Darsheel Safary） 有着特殊纽带的剧情片。

Darsheel 于 1997 年 3 月 9 日出生于印度马哈拉施特拉邦孟买。他的父亲 Mitesh Safary 是一名珠宝商，母亲是 Sheetal Safary。在Taare Zameen Par之前，他没有表演经验，在孟买长大，他就读于Shiamak Davar的舞蹈学院。他从没想过这么年轻就成为一名电影演员。他的父母希望他成为一名商人、高管或珠宝设计师。他有一个妹妹，住在孟买的家乡。

2007 年，Safary 在 Taare Zameen Par 中首次亮相，饰演电影主角 Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi。2006 年秋天，编剧兼创意总监 Amol Gupte 发现了 Safary，当时他正在为他的电影 Taare Zameen Par 寻找男主角。在经历了数百次试镜后，Gupte 在 Shiamak Davar 的舞蹈学校“Summer Funk”找到了 Safary。在选择萨法里时，古普特让许多男孩试镜了一个场景，在场景中，他们会非正式地描述在得到几个场景后他们将如何“上下铺”学校。他回忆说：“这是一个艰难的决定。但 Darsheel 眼中的恶作剧是 Ishaan。每个人都自然而然地被他吸引。Taare Zameen par 于 2006 年秋季拍摄至 2007 年春季。此时的达希尔只有九岁，身高只有4英尺左右。这部电影的童星，在入围这部电影时，不得不面对学校的很多反对。他不得不在这么长的一段时间内缺课，这一事实在学校当局中并不受欢迎。然而，阿米尔汗坚持只有达希尔扮演这个角色，所以他想出了一个解决问题的方法。他亲自向学校当局保证，Darsheel的学业不会受到阻碍。阿米尔在整个学年都为达希尔安排了个人补习，这样他就不会错过考试。他还资助了他的学习和教育费用。在出演之前，Darsheel 是 Shiamak Davar 舞蹈团的一员。在一堂课上，他看到一张海报，上面写着：“寻找一个顽皮的孩子。如果你被选中，你将有机会与阿米尔汗一起行动。他想，如果他能出演这部电影，那就太好了。在同一堂课上，阿莫尔·古普特（Amole Gupte）发现了他，并邀请他去试镜。最终，他被选中了。2007 年 3 月 9 日，Darsheel 还收到了 Aamir Khan 的 Xbox 360 作为生日礼物，这是他的十岁生日。电影上映后，他成为 Filmfare 奖最佳男主角最年轻的提名者。他没能成功，因为它是沙鲁克汗为查克德赢得的！