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Being a worldwide sensation before turning 10 is an uncommon experience; it doesn't happen often. One of the lucky ones was Darsheel Safary, who became well-known thanks to his debut movie Taare Zameen Par, which he co-starred in with Aamir Khan. Despite the fact that it would seem like a dream come true, the now 26-year-old confessed that he felt suffocated by the demands and even the overwhelming devotion from others.

 

In a recent conversation, Darsheel Safary said that he was under pressure from both internal and external sources to prove his ability. The actor admitted that he frequently worried about whether he could live up to everyone's high expectations of him. He told, “I was also juggling with studies and so was selective. I wanted to take the best step possible. After school was over, I decided to take a break and introspect about what I wanted from life.” 

 

The actor said that during this time, he experimented with theater and took a seven to eight-year break from acting in movies. He traveled, developed his acting chops, and concentrated on theater performances. He then started looking for scripts.

 

Darsheel said he initially didn't understand the affection and attention he received when the host inquired him how he handled it. He added that he was only ten years old and that it became somewhat overwhelming for him as others showed their appreciation by holding him. He told, “I would go home and cry every day. There were people of my parents, and grandparents’ age, who would come up to me and show so much love. Everything would get registered in my mind but I did not understand what was happening. What’s the hype about?”

 

When questioned if he believed Aamir Khan didn't actively market his career after his debut film Taare Zameen Par during the same interview, Darsheel reacted, “Not at all! I am very shy. I get awkward with these things. I can’t tell you how many times I have been told, ‘Are you in touch with Aamir uncle? Drop him a text, call him, this and that.’ But I feel shy doing this. I don’t know how to put it in words. It should always happen organically.”

 

Despite not working with Aamir Khan again, Darsheel said and revealed that the actor is aware of all of his ongoing projects. He told, “This concept of, ‘tumpe kisi ka haath hai‘, I have never understood that and I have never expected that as well. In fact, after Taare Zameen Par, almost every project that I have done, somewhere or the other, it has been communicated to Aamir that this is the project that I am doing. It’s mostly the case, just to get his blessings.”

 

Darsheel indicated his wish to appear in an Aamir Khan film, should the chance come along and a project be made. He revealed, “I want to be a part of that kind of process, not like, ‘Hi sir, I am here, I am looking to work with you again.’ Which I am very excited to, because it has been 15 years since the film, so I would love to share with him what I have learnt from that one experience. I want to show him what I have become, through his guidance.”

 

Darsheel added that he last interacted with Aamir when filming his 2022 movie Laal Singh Chaddha. He is anxiously awaiting the release of his forthcoming movie Hukus Bukus.