10 Facts About Darshan Kumar Who Proved That Nothing Can Outshine Talent

A leading actor in Hindi films, Darshan Gandas is also known by his stage name Darshan Kumar. With the film Mary Kom (2014), he made his debut as a male lead opposite Priyanka Chopra. Furthermore, he acted as a friend of Radhe in Salman Khan’s movie Tere Naam starring Salman Khan in 2003.

1. Darshan Kumaar was born in New Delhi.

He was born on 8^th August 1986. Darshan Kumar age is 36 years old as of 2022.

2. Darshan Kumar family hails from Kishangarh Village in South Delhi

Darshan was named Hemanth before he changed it. He has an elder sister named Divya.

3. Before becoming an actor he worked as Light boy

Before featuring in sandalwood Darshan worked under cameraman B C Gowrishankar.

4. His first acting job was with the Sahej theatre group in Mumbai

He was just 24 when he joined the theatre group where he worked for five years.

5. He worked under the guidance of Naseeruddin Shah

He then worked with Motley Productions where he learned under the guidance of legend, Naseeruddin Shah for 10 years.

6. He made his debut as a lead in 2014 with the Bollywood film, Marry Kom, the biopic

The casting director of Mary Kom asked Kumar to audition for the film which led him to do Onler Kom in the film which was his first release. His first movie was NH10 with Anushka Sharma, but it was Mary Kom with Priyanka Chopra that was released first. He shared the screen with Priyanka Chopra.

Before this, he featured in a small role in the 2001 film Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai. Later in 2003, Darshan Kumaar also played the character of Radhe’s friend, Kanak Sharma in the movie, Tere Naam starring Salman Khan.

7. His TV work starts from Devon Ke Dev Mahadev, where Darshan portrayed Shukracharya, the guru of the demons

Darshan Kumar had been a known face in the Indian television scene for a very long time. Here are some of Darshan Kumar TV shows. He was seen as Purab in Chotti Bahu (2008-2010), Mridang Lall in Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo (2010-2012), Shukracharya in Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev (2011-2014).

8. Darshan Kumar played a lot of small roles in movies which had a tremendous influence on the audience

He has done the role of Mirza in Mirza Juuliet and Yakub Sabri in A Gentleman, both released in 2017. He had done the role of Shekhar Salgaonkar in Baaghi 2 (2018) and a minor role of a news reporter in PM Narendra Modi (2019). He has also been named among the cast of Toofan set to release in 2021. He also made a mark in The Kashmir Files, and Dhokha: Round D Corner in 2022.

9. Compared to the platforms, Darshan Kumar is a bit new to the web series scene

He has been debuted in the year 2019 with the character of Leo in Parchhayee which was released by ZEE5. Since then he is going on a streak. He is currently doing a very important character in the Amazon prime hit The Family Man for the past two seasons since 2019.

In 2020, he has done a series with Sonyliv called  Avrodh the Siege Within where he played Major Raunaq Gautam. Darshan Kumar web series also includes the MX Player original Aashram as SI Ujagar Singh.

 

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10. Darshan Kumaar awards

He was awarded the IIFA for the best performance in a negative role in the film “NH10”. He also received Dada saheb Phalke icon films international award as the Best Actor for The Kashmir Files.

 

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