Dhamaka

He brought tears to the eyes of many cinegoers and filmmakers with his moving portrayal of a dyslexic child in ‘Taare Zameen Par’ who has to undergo the turmoil of loss of his carefree childhood under constant clamour of parents and teachers for good academic grades.

Darsheel Safary, the eight-year old who played the role of the  dyslexic child in ‘Taare Zameen Par’, has been nominated in the Best  Actor category at the 53rd Filmfare awards, a first in the  history of Indian cinema.

Darsheel will be vying for the Best Actor’s trophy at the Filmfare awards, considered the Indian counterpart of the Oscars, along with superstars like Shahrukh Khan (nominated for ‘Chak De India’ and ‘Om Shanti Om’), Akshay Kumar (‘Namastay London’) and teenage heartthrobs like Abhishek Bachchan (‘Guru’) and Shahid Kapoor (‘Jab We met’).

The Filmfare nomination for the Best Actor for the eight-year-old  comes close on heels of his bagging the jury award for the Best Actor at the recently held Star Screen awards where he also won the Best Child Actor award.

This year too, there are a number of talented performers nominated in various categories. Darsheel Safary, the little boy who made us cry and laugh in   Taare Zameen Par   , has been nominated for the Best Actor Award, the first time a child has been nominated in this category.

Darsheel wowed the audience with his performance as a dyslexic child in Aamir Khan’s directorial debut. Competing for the award is superstar Shah Rukh Khan who has been nominated for Chak De India . Aamir himself has been nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Taare Zameen Par .