Darsheel Safary (born 9 March 1997) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi, Gujarati films and television.

Born into a Gujarati Jain family, Safary made his acting debut in Taare Zameen Par (2007),[2] playing the film's protagonist Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi.

Safary was discovered by script writer and creative director, Amol Gupte in late 2006 when he was looking for a male lead for Taare Zameen Par.

In choosing Safary, Gupte had a number of boys audition for a scene in which they would informally describe how they would "bunk" school after being given a few scenarios.

Taran Adarsh from indiaFM called Safary a "Master" and stated his performance merited a special award.