Darshan Kumar Explained

Darshan Kumaar
Birth Name:Darshan Gandas
Birth Place:Kishangarh, South Delhi, Delhi, India
Occupation:Actor
Nationality:Indian
Other Names:Darshan Kumaar
Darshan Gandas
Years Active:2003 - present

Darshan Gandas, known by his stage name Darshan Kumar, is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Hindi films. He made his debut with the film Mary Kom (2014), opposite Priyanka Chopra, as a male lead.[1] [2] He is best known for the 2022 film, The Kashmir Files, in which he starred as a young student from a Kashmiri Pandit family.

Biography

Kumar comes from a Hindu Jat family[3] at Kishangarh Village Mehrauli in South Delhi.[4] At the age of 24, he moved to Mumbai and worked with Sahej theatre group for five years.[5] [6]

Career

Kumar was asked to audition for the film Mary Kom by the casting director of the film.

Also, he worked in TV series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, playing Shukracharya, the guru of the demons.[7] [8] Kumar's first movie was NH10, with Anushka Sharma but, it was Mary Kom, with Priyanka Chopra that was released first.[9] [10]

Filmography

Television

Year Shows Role
2008–2010 Chotti Bahu Purab
2009 Na Aana Is Des Laado constable Chandiram
2010–2012 Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo Mridang Lall
2011–2014 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev [11]
2012Havan

Films

Year Films Role Notes
2001 Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai Friend
2003 Tere Naam Kanak Sharma
2014 Mary Kom Onler Kom [12]
2015 NH10Satbir Nominated—Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
Won—IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role[13]
2016 Sarbjit Awais Sheikh
2017 Mirza Juuliet Mirza
A Gentleman Yakub Sabri
2018 Baaghi 2 Shekhar Salgaonkar
2019 PM Narendra Modi Corrupt News Reporter
2021 Toofaan Dharmesh PatilAmazon Prime Video film
Special appearance[14]
2022 The Kashmir Files Krishna PanditNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
ACP Harishchandra Malik
2024 Kaagaz 2 Uday Narayan Singh
2025 RMCS (film)[15]

Web series

Year Title Role
2019 Parchhayee Leo [16]
2019- 2021The Family ManMajor Sameer[17]
2020 Avrodh the Siege Within Major Raunaq Gautam
Aashram SI Ujagar Singh

Notes and References

  1. News: IndiaWest.Com . 16 October 2014 . Does Darshan Kumar Look Like Johnny Depp? . . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214170455/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/Does-Darshan-Kumar-Look-Like-Johnny-Depp/2014/10/16/article2480536.ece . dead . 14 December 2014 . 10 December 2014.
  2. News: Darshan Kumar: Won't be overshadowed by Priyanka Chopra in 'Mary Kom'. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821095322/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/darshan-kumar-wont-be-overshadowed-by-priyanka-chopra-in-mary-kom/492650-8-66.html. dead. 21 August 2014. 10 December 2014. IBN Live. 17 August 2014.
  3. Web site: 2014-09-05 . Darshan Kumar says he is the hero of 'Mary Kom' India Insight . 2022-05-18 . 5 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140905223124/http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2014/09/04/darshan-kumar-says-he-is-the-hero-of-mary-kom/ . dead .
  4. News: Chouhan . Shashank . 4 September 2014 . Darshan Kumar says he is the hero of 'Mary Kom' . India Insight. Reuters Blog . dead . 9 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140905223124/http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2014/09/04/darshan-kumar-says-he-is-the-hero-of-mary-kom/ . 5 September 2014.
  5. News: Darshan Kumar's on-screen dreams. 10 December 2014. The Hindu. 8 September 2014.
  6. News: Subhash K Jha. Meet Priyanka Chopra's screen husband from 'Mary Kom' — Darshan Kumar. 10 December 2014. DNA India. 8 September 2014.
  7. News: Apporva Shripathi. Meet Mary Kom's reel husband. 10 December 2014. The Hindu. 7 August 2014.
  8. News: 12 August 2014 . 'Mary Kom' Debut is Dream Come True: Darshan Kumar . IndiaWest.com . dead . 10 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190531151512/https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/mary-kom-debut-is-dream-come-true-darshan-kumar/article_6e9aae24-2271-11e4-86b3-001a4bcf887a.html . 31 May 2019.
  9. News: After Priyanka, Darshan Kumar plays Anushka's love interest! . 10 December 2014 . . 14 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722134904/http://www.freepressjournal.in/after-priyanka-darshan-kumar-plays-anushkas-love-interest/ . 22 July 2015 . dmy .
  10. News: 13 August 2014 . 'Mary Kom' actor Darshan Kumar plays Anushka Sharma's love interest in 'NH10′ . . BollywoodHungama.com . 10 December 2014.
  11. Web site: Devon Ke Dev Mahadev at Star TV . 12 February 2015 . 8 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008030858/http://www.startv.in/show/devon-ke-dev-mahadev/352 . dead .
  12. News: 'Mary Kom' star Darshan Kumar seen as the 'ideal' husband, says it feels good. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924031105/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mary-kom-star-darshan-kumar-seen-as-the-ideal-husband-says-it-feels-good/501161-8-66.html. dead. 24 September 2014. 10 December 2014. IBN Live. 23 September 2014.
  13. News: Darshan Kumar plays a grey character in NH10. 10 December 2014. Indian Express. 5 December 2014.
  14. News: Darshan Kumaar joins 'Toofan' as antagonist . 16 September 2019. dailyexcelsior. 16 September 2019.
  15. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/darshan-kumaar-goes-grey/articleshow/111599150.cms.
  16. Web site: Darshan Kumaar Roped In For ZEE5 Original Web Series Parchhayee. 2019-06-04. Zee Tv. en-IN. 2019-10-02. 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002053849/https://zeetv.zee5.com/darshan-kumaar-roped-in-for-zee5-original-web-series-parchhayee/amp/. dead.
  17. Web site: The Family Man Cast: Who plays whom in Manoj Bajpayee's upcoming Amazon Prime original series. 2019-09-11. GQ India. en-IN. 2019-12-06.

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