Darsheel Safary is an award winning Indian film actor (child) who shot to fame with the 2007 film Taare Zameen Par. He was discovered by script writer Amol Gupte in 2006 while they were looking for a child artist to perform the role of Ishaan in the film Taare Zameen Par. He was one of the boys who auditioned from the Shiamak Davar Dance Institute.

He plays the role of a dyslexic child in the film Taare Zameen Par, which also stars Aamir Khan. For this performance he received Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Star Screen Special Jury Award and Zee Cine Best Actor Award (Critics).