At present, Sitaare Zameen Par, the religious sequel to the 2007 movie Taare Zameen Par (TZP), is operating in theatres. In actual life, Darsheel Safary, who led the latter as a toddler actor, is gearing up for the sequel to his personal profession. He describes it as his second innings, awaiting the discharge of his upcoming sequence, Gamerlog. “What I’ve achieved within the present is fairly uncooked. I might say this could be step one in my second innings,” he smiles.
Since his return to the films, Safary has starred in Kutch Categorical (2023) and Phule (2025), nevertheless it’s Gamerlog that feels essentially the most private to him. “It seems like a spy has pried on my life and written a narrative as a result of I’ve been a gamer all my life. I’ve wasted too many hours in gaming parlours, gotten crushed up and scolded by my dad and mom for it,” he laughs. Directed by debutante Aarya Deo, the MX Participant sequence revolves round a gaggle of younger players.
Aamir Khan with younger Darsheel Safary on the set of Taare Zameen Par
Constructing his profession as an grownup, Safary can’t assist however replicate on his beginnings as a toddler actor that made him a family title. The actor says the break he took from performing after TZP was wanted to know the deeper which means of performing. “I used to be 9 when TZP launched. The success didn’t mess with me as a result of I used to be a brat, who solely valued enjoyable. Being unaware of the gravity of my success really helped me, however there’s all the time a plateau in life. So a couple of years later, when every little thing calmed down, I began to understand what errors I made throughout and after TZP. So, at 15, I took a break,” shares the actor, who claims that he was not accustomed to the phrases of performing then. “Appearing is about bringing true emotion from inside, and I couldn’t get that as a result of I used to be not educated formally.”
Safary shares that theatre reworked him as an actor and an individual. “Since then, all the way in which till the pandemic, I did reveals throughout India and out of doors, assembly all kinds of audiences. Theatre is much faraway from the noise of the films. It’s a grounding expertise. It’s to awaken the actor inside you. Theatre crushes you. However if you happen to survive that, you’ll someplace make it as an actor.” Nevertheless it wasn’t a linear journey for the actor, who admits he doubted his sabbatical a number of occasions. As theatre struggled post-pandemic, he felt it was time to return to movies — however the “old skool means” of auditioning.
Darsheel Safary (left) in a nonetheless from Gamerlog
“No matter work I’ve achieved after the pandemic has been via zero contacts. Auditions and display screen checks permit me to know whether or not I’m in a position to do [a role] and in addition assist producers and administrators perceive if I match it. Individuals get upset that I don’t ask Aamir for work. However I really feel too shy to do this. He’s not my brother so I can name him and say, ‘Please get me a script.’ My chosen path has been to [only] ship him greatest needs, like a textual content on his birthday. It’s simply how I most popular it.”
Why watch SZP?
Darsheel Safary shares his views on Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par, which hit theatres this week. “My coronary heart feels fuller, softer, and happier. The movie holds up a mirror with humour, grace, and coronary heart. No pity, no preaching. Simply presence, pleasure, and energy. You must watch this in theatres! It received’t stream. It’s not meant to. Some tales ask for silence, a display screen, and your full coronary heart. You’ll stroll in curious and stroll out somewhat extra human,” wrote the actor on social media.