After Taare Zameen Par hit the marquee, Darsheel Safary became the most sought after child actor in Bollywood. He has also started endorsing many products, making him a ‘star’ kid. But it seems he is facing some stiff competition from one of his contemporary, Purab Bhandare, famously known as Tahaan. Though his debut film, Tahaan, didn’t do well in terms of revenues, Purab’s talent has been noticed by many. Now, he has bagged another project that too a Hollywood one!

Steve Barron of Teenage Mutan Ninja Turtles fame has offered him a role in his next flick. Talking about the matter, director of Tahaan, Santosh Sivan says, “Steve came looking for a boy of a particular age and personality. He knew about my work with kids. I recommended another child but Steve didn’t like him. Instead, he immediately took to Purav when they met.”

The Steve Barron film is to be shot in Bangalore later this year. Purav, a bright boy in school who stood 18th in the Maths Olympiad, likes all the attention but misses the cast and crew he worked with on his read more on .com