Entertainment · Indian Cinema · 3 hrs ago
Parzaan Dastur moved from child acting to writing and producing
Parzaan Dastur became known as a child actor after playing a Sikh boy in the 1998 Hindi film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
He was six when he filmed the scene in which his character asks Kajol’s character, Anjali, not to leave.
He went on to act in several Hindi films, including Mohabbatein, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Parzania.
After studying business management, he moved into work behind the camera, including as an assistant director on Student of the Year and Fitoor.
His last on-screen appearance was in Pocket Mummy in 2017, where he also worked as a writer.
Dastur now works across film and advertising projects through his own production house and hosts a podcast about filmmaking.
He has said he still wonders why he did not find greater success as an actor in mainstream cinema.
Parzaan Dastur, who played the young Sikh boy in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, later moved from acting into writing, direction and production.
He was six when he appeared in the 1998 film alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
As a child actor, he appeared in films including Mohabbatein, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Parzania.
After studying business management, he worked as an assistant director on films including Student of the Year and Fitoor.
His last on-screen appearance was in Pocket Mummy in 2017, where he also contributed as a writer.
- Who
- Parzaan Dastur, a former child actor who now works in writing, direction and production.
- What
- He moved from acting into behind-the-camera work and established a production house.
- When
- He appeared in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998; his last on-screen appearance was in 2017.
- Where
- In the Hindi film industry.
- Why
- He explored work beyond acting after finding that his recognition as a child actor did not continue.
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Dastur appeared in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai at the age of six.
He played a boy who goes missing during the 2002 Gujarat riots in Parzania.
He played the lead role in Sikandar.
He worked as an assistant director on Student of the Year.
His last on-screen appearance was in Pocket Mummy, where he also contributed as a writer.
- Age in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- Six
- Film release
- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, 1998
- Notable assistant-director credit
- Student of the Year (2012)
- Last on-screen appearance
- Pocket Mummy (2017)
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I am working really hard as a writer, director, producer. I don't know why I didn't find success in mainstream cinema, I keep asking myself that question.
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