Meet Darsheel Safary: Taare Zameen Par’s child actor is now all grown up

The child star of the 2007 hit Taare Zameen Par, Darsheel Safary, gained a lot of love and fame after his act in the Aamir Khan film.

After the film, Darsheel Safary worked on a few projects, but then took a break to focus on college.

The actor is in the headlines as he is currently seen on Amazon miniTV's romantic drama, titled, Capital A small a. (Photo: Darsheel Safary/Instagram)

Darsheel shared that for him, school had passed by "very quickly" and he wanted to "enjoy college life", so the only option was to move away from screen and take some time off. (Photo: Darsheel Safary/Instagram)

In a recent interview with indianexpress.com, Darsheel shared about the film that made him a star overnight. (Photo: Darsheel Safary/Instagram)

In an interview with indianexpress.com, Darsheel said the film Taare Zameen Par had made everyone around him cry– an emotion he wasn’t particularly fond of as a child. (Photo: Darsheel Safary/Instagram)

"I remember seeing it (Taare Zameen Par) seven times when it released, all screenings, out of which I will be honest I slept the last two-three times, because I was young. I was a shameless child, a ruckus! After that I didn’t see it, I was like, ‘Ok enough now, relax," shared the actor recalling the old days. (Photo: Darsheel Safary/Instagram)

The star added, "I am also a person who runs away from emotional films, because people around you are just crying. I remember sleeping in one premiere and when I woke up in the middle of the film, everyone around me was crying! It was the gloomiest atmosphere possible. I quietly went back to sleep!" (Photo: Darsheel Safary/Instagram)

Darsheel Safary shared that as a 25-year-old when he revisited the film he finally understood what made Taare Zameen Par such a tear-jerker. (Photo: Darsheel Safary/Instagram)

"When I saw the film, I found the reason why people connected so well to it. I have also learnt so much over the years so to watch it again was a different experience. The first frame got a tear to my eye and I was like, ‘Ok, I am not watching it!’ But then I saw it and I do know why people love it so much," shared Darsheel. (Photo: Darsheel Safary/Instagram)

Sharing about his life after the film, the actor shared, "I loved the attention! Who doesn’t like it when people are loving you out of the blue? Some stranger comes and says, ‘Yaar you were great’ without him knowing you. There was a lot of genuine love, I remember meeting people the age of grandparents meeting me, blessing me. These were pure heartfelt moments." (Photo: Darsheel Safary/Instagram)

Darsheel also credited Aamir Khan for helping him become the actor that he is today. "After the film got over, he came home. We had invited him for lunch, and I remember seeing him so invested. I am a Jain, so we were showing him our culture, explaining stuff, we also showed him some videos of mine when I was younger and he was so invested, observant and grasping. Not like a façade or fake interest. He was actually taking in stuff." (Photo: Darsheel Safary/Instagram)

Darsheel is currently seen in Amazon miniTV’s romantic-drama Capital A small a. In the short film, Darsheel stars alongside actor Revathi Pillai. (Photo: Darsheel Safary/Instagram)