Darsheel Safari is flying high these days. First it was his incredible acting in the blockbuster movie “Taare Zameen Par“, then a series of endorsements (including one with Sonali Bendre on Tata Sky Channel Guide) and now chance to work with one of the finest directors in India, Priyadarshan. As per reports, Darsheel will be working on a remake of highly acclaimed Academy Award Nominated(foreign film category) Iranian Movie “Children of Heaven” directed by Majid Majidi. The movie is shot in Tehran and deals a little brother and sister and their adventures over a lost pair of shoes. It was said that filming of the movie was kept secret so that the camera could capture the city, Tehran as it was. More on this movie, you can read at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Heaven

Darsheel played a pivotal role in the move Taare Zameen Par directed by Aamir Khan. An Amol Gupte story, which deals an eight year old child and his problems with regards to studies (basically dyslexic) and how a teacher (Aamir Khan) helps him overcome that problem. While Aamir khan, the perfectionist, was there as his director, guru and guide, it will be interesting to see how Priyadarshan deals and puts the character into Darsheel. The movie title is yet to be decided and the movie production might towards the end of this year.

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