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Taare Zameen Par Star Darsheel Safary Talks About Being Bullied In School For His Teeth And Height

Darsheel described himself as a very sensitive kid who was easily hurt by anything.

New Delhi: The role of Darsheel Safary in Aamir Khan's ‘Taare Zameen Par’ catapulted him to stardom. The actor has been away from the film business since then, focusing on his schooling and theatre training. It's been 15 years since the release of the hugely successful film ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and Darsheel has subsequently appeared in many television series, music videos, and short films.

In a recent interview, Darsheel said that he had been bullied for both his height and his teeth in school. Ironically, it was his teeth that ultimately led to his breakthrough in the Bollywood business.

Darsheel discusses the film, the insults he received in real life, and more in an interview with Hindustan Times. He said, "In my personal life, away from acting too, I have had these things. I’ve been made fun of for my height, for my teeth and everything. My teeth were like 1 kilometre out. It all happens for a reason. All that happened and then I got the film because of those teeth."

Even at the tender age of 10, he had to deal with public criticism, he said. He described himself as a very sensitive kid who was easily hurt by anything. Darsheel said, "When you become an actor, you have to mute out the noise but not all of it. You need to know what is real or not. If they say ‘Darsheel is being lazy’, that is true and I have to work on it. But if they say ‘Darsheel doesn’t like acting’, that’s untrue.”

Without a doubt, Darsheel Safary was only remembered for his first film, and not much. He continues on the same topic by saying, “Half the reason why people are not willing to accept that I am 25 is because it’s so fresh in their heads. I’m always grateful that I was part of such a project. I don’t think about the age thing. My sole intent is to keep doing films because I love acting.” 

Darsheel portrayed a romantic interest in his latest short film, Capital A, Small A, which premiered on Amazon Mini TV on November 17.

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