Freddy Daruwala Explained

Freddy Daruwala
Birth Date:1984 5, df=y
Birth Place:Surat, Gujarat, India
Spouse:Crystal Variava
Height:1.83m
Years Active:2013–present

Freddy Daruwala (born 12 May 1984) is an Indian model and actor based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, predominantly known for his roles as the Sleeper Cell's Head opposite Akshay Kumar in the Bollywood film Holiday. He has starred in over 12 films across various languages, including Telugu, Gujarati and Hindi. He has been titled as the Most Desirable Man by Ahmedabad Times in 2018[1] and 2020.[2] He last appeared in ZEE5's action crime thriller series Poison in 2019 that starred Arbaaz Khan and Riya Sen. He has been signed to play a lead in The Incomplete Man.[3]

Personal life

Born into a middle-class family in Surat, Gujarat,[4] Freddy is half Parsi and half Gujarati.[5] He holds a Master of Business Administration. He is married to Crystal Variava, a doctor[6] and they have 2 sons.[7]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014HolidaySleeper cell's head[8] [9]
2016Force 2RAW Agent HarishCameo[10] [11]
2017Commando 2ACP Bakhtawar Khan[12]
UmeedLawyer[13]
Rachna No DabboDabbuGujarati Film
2018Touch Chesi Chudu Irfan LalaTelugu Film
Race 3Rana Vijay
SuryanshKaran RanaGujarati Film
2020Sher post-production
Prateek Gehlotpre-production
Miss match Indiapre-production
Khel Khel Meinpre-production
2021The Incomplete ManASP Saurabh Sachan
2023ChatrapathiBhairav

Web series

!Year!Title!Role!Platform!Notes
2019PoisonDSP VikramZEE5[14] [15]
2022Dharavi BankMaheshMX Player
2022–presentCrackdownTerrorist Abu Khalil/MateenJio Cinema
2023Inspector AvinashHome Minister

Music videos

!Year!Title!Artist(s)!Ref.
2023Sadi Gali 2.0Zaara Yesmin[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Freddy Daruwala is Ahmedabad Times Most Desirable Man of 2018 - Times of India. 15 July 2021. The Times of India. 30 January 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: Ahmedabad Times Most Desirable Men 2020. 15 July 2021. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. en.
  3. Web site: 13 April 2021. Freddy Daruwala: The web space is something that we cannot avoid now. 15 July 2021. Hindustan Times. en.
  4. Y. Sunita Chowdhary (31 January 2018), "Positive about his negative roles", The Hindu. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. Rachit Gupta (1 July 2018), "Freddy Daruwala: ‘If you haven’t eaten at Juhu beach, you’ve not lived in Mumbai", Times of India. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. News: Freddy Daruwala: I'm not comfortable talking about my wife and family. Mukherjee. Shreya. Hindustan Times. 4 July 2017. 16 August 2020.
  7. News: EXCLUSIVE! Freddy Daruwala becomes father for the second time - Times of India. 15 July 2021. The Times of India. 17 September 2020 . en.
  8. Web site: Freddy Daruwala – the new villain in Akshay Kumar's career. GlamSham.com. Joginder Tuteja. 15 February 2014.
  9. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Farhad-debuts-with-a-negative-role/articleshow/35895101.cms Farhad debuts with a negative role
  10. News: Freddy Daruwala and John Abraham share a lot in common - Times of India. 15 July 2021. The Times of India. 29 January 2017 . en.
  11. News: Freddy Daruwala to have a special cameo in 'Force 2' - Times of India. 15 July 2021. The Times of India. 29 January 2017 . en.
  12. Web site: 16 May 2016. Freddy Daruwala and Esha Gupta are the villains of Commando 2 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama. 15 July 2021. Bollywood Hungama. en.
  13. Web site: 10 September 2016. Holiday actor Freddy Daruwala to play a lawyer. 15 July 2021. Hindustan Times. en.
  14. Web site: ZEE5 unveils its latest original series 'Poison'. 5 April 2019. TelevisionPost. en-US. 18 June 2019. 18 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190618085111/https://www.televisionpost.com/zee5-unveils-its-latest-original-series-poison/. dead.
  15. Web site: Arbaaz Khan returns as the baddie with ZEE5 original 'Poison'. 18 April 2019. DNA India. en. 18 June 2019.
  16. Web site: 11 January 2019 . Freddy Daruwala and Zaara Yesmin's T-Series music video Sadi Gali 2.0 is the wedding anthem of the year! . 29 June 2023 . m.peepingmoon.com/ . en.

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