It
was
a
decade
ago
that
Darsheel
Safary
won
people's
hearts
with
his
endearing
performance
in
Taare
Zameen
Par
and
the
actor
says
he
considers
Aamir
Khan
his
"guru" and
looks
up
to
him
for
career
advice.
The
film,
which
was
the
directorial
debut
of
Aamir
who
also
acted
in
it,
explored
the
life
and
imagination
of
Ishaan,
an
8-year-old
dyslexic
child.
The
2007
film,
penned
by
Amole
Gupte,
went
on
to
bag
a
National
Award.
When
asked
if
he
is
still
in
touch
with
both
Gupte
and
Aamir,
Darsheel
told
PTI,
"I
recently
met
Amole
Gupte
ji
on
a
TV
show
and
was
so
happy
to
see
him.
As
usual
he
was
surprised
at
the
fact
I've
grown
up.
It
was
a
happy
reunion.
"My
dad
is
in
touch
with
Aamir
uncle.
There's
always
an
occasional
text
here
and
there.
Also
that
we've
taken
advice
from
him
regarding
the
projects
I
choose,
as
I
consider
him
to
be
my
guru."
Darsheel,
whose
performance
as
a
struggling
dyslexic
child
was
praised
by
film
critics,
says
when
he
looks
back
at
his
work,
he
feels
it
was
not
easy
to
do
it.
"Looking
back
now,
it
would
be
one
of
the
toughest
roles
ever,
but
probably
because
I
was
young
and
there
were
a
lot
of
similarities
between
Ishaan
and
Darsheel,
it
was
easier...
The
fact
that
I
had
Aamir
uncle
and
Amole
uncle
around
helped
me
even
more," the
20-year-old
actor
says.
Recalling
the
first
shot
he
gave
for
the
film,
he
says,
"My
first
scene
was
the
one
where
I'm
walking
through
the
hallway
of
my
school.
It
really
didn't
feel
like
Aamir
uncle
was
directing
for
the
first
time.
I
remember
it
because
I've
never
had
more
fun
walking
around
the
hallway
so
many
times!"
But
wasn't
there
nervousness,
especially
for
a
nine-year-old
child
to
be
working
in
a
Bollywood
film?
"The
thing
is
that
he's
such
a
calm
person
that
he
never
let
me
feel
the
pressure
or
stress.
The
first
time
I
met
him
was
in
his
office
when
he
came
in
shorts
and
a
cap.
I
realised
that
it's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
fun
shooting
for
the
movie
with
him!"
Taare
Zameen
Par
was
initially
said
to
be
directed
by
Amol
Gupte
but
reportedly
Aamir
took
over
and
re-shot
the
film.
When
asked
if
he
remembers
having
issues
adjusting
to
a
new
director
and
his
voice,
Darsheel
said,
"Wow,
this
has
become
stuff
of
legend.
Yes,
that
did
happen
and
honestly
speaking
I
was
nine
then,
and
I
didn't
know
what
was
really
going
on.
"So
I
decided
to
focus
on
my
rubik
cube
and
have
fun.
I
can
tell
you
one
thing
for
sure
that
there
was
superb
teamwork
between
Aamir
uncle
and
Amole
Gupte
as
he
had
written
the
film
and
Aamir
wanted
to
figure
if
he
was
working
according
to
it."PTI