Darshan Kumar

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Darshan Kumar
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Kumar at the 61st Filmfare Awards function
Born
Darshan Gandas

(1986-09-01) 1 September 1986 (age 39)
Kishangarh, Delhi, India
Other namesDarshan Kumaar
Darshan Gandas
OccupationActor
Years active2003~

Darshan Kumar Gandas (born 1 September 1986) is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Hindi films. He is known for his roles in Mary Kom , NH10 and The Kashmir Files . [1] [2] [3] In 2022, He received a Dadasaheb Phalke award for 'Best Actor' for his role in The Kashmir Files . [4]

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Early life

Kumar born on 1 September 1985, comes from the Kishangarh Village of South West Delhi. [5] At the age of 24, he moved to Mumbai and worked with the Sahej Theatre Group for five years, [6] before joining Motley Productions, where he trained under actor Naseeruddin Shah for the next ten years. [7]

Career

Kumar made his film debut with a supporting role in the film Tere Naam alongside Salman Khan; [8] however, his acting debut was in films with NH10 , portraying the antagonist opposite Anushka Sharma, [9] [10] In 2014, he achieved his breakthrough with the sports film Mary Kom , in which he portrayed the supportive husband of Priyanka Chopra’s character. [11] [12]

Kumar appeared in the successful devotional television series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev , playing Shukracharya, the guru of the demons. [13] He also played supporting roles in Chotti Bahu , Na Aana Is Des Laado , and Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo . [14]

In 2022, Kumar received further recognition when he starred in the critically acclaimed film, The Kashmir Files, directed by Vivek Agnihotri, in which he played a young student from a Kashmiri Pandit family. [15]

Filmography

Television

YearShowsRoleRef.
2008 Chotti Bahu Purab [16]
2009 Na Aana Is Des Laado Constable Chandiram [17]
2010 Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo Mridang Lall [18]
2011 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Shukracharya [19]
2012 Havan [20]

Films

YearFilmsRoleNotesRef.
2001 Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai FriendGuest appearance
2003 Tere Naam Kanak Sharma [21]
2014 Mary Kom Onler KomMain role [22]
2015 NH10 SatbirNegative role [23]
2016 Sarbjit Awais SheikhSupporting role [24]
2017 Mirza Juuliet MirzaLead role [25]
A Gentleman Yakub SabriSupporting role [26]
2018 Baaghi 2 Shekhar Salgaonkar [27]
2019 PM Narendra Modi Corrupt News Reporter [28]
2021 Toofaan Dharmesh PatilSpecial appearance [29]
2022 The Kashmir Files Krishna PanditMain role [30]
Dhokha: Round D Corner ACP Harishchandra MalikSupporting role [31]
2024 Kaagaz 2 Uday Narayan SinghMain role [32]
2025 The Bengal Files Shiva Aloke Pandit [33]
TBA RMCS [34]

Web series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2019ParchhayeeLeo [35]
2019 The Family Man Major Sameer [36]
2020 Avrodh the Siege Within Major Raunaq Gautam [37]
Aashram SI Ujagar Singh [38]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2015 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role NH10Nominated
2016 IIFA Award Best Performance in a Negative Role Won
2022 Dadasaheb Phalke Award Best ActorThe Kashmir FilesWon [39]
2023 Filmfare Award Best Supporting Actor Won [40]

References

  1. ↑ IndiaWest.Com (16 October 2014). "Does Darshan Kumar Look Like Johnny Depp?". Indian Express . Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Darshan Kumar: Won't be overshadowed by Priyanka Chopra in 'Mary Kom'". IBN Live. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Darshan Kumaar: Winning an Oscar is My Dream". NDTV. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Darshan Kumaar wins Dadasaheb Phalke award for best actor in The Kashmir Files". www.newsbharati.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Darshan Kumar". www.indianfilmhistory.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Darshan Kumar's on-screen dreams". The Hindu . 8 September 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Subhash K Jha (8 September 2014). "Meet Priyanka Chopra's screen husband from 'Mary Kom' — Darshan Kumar". DNA India . Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Shekhar, Mimansa (11 August 2021). "First of Many: Darshan Kumaar revisits Tere Naam". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "After Priyanka, Darshan Kumar plays Anushka's love interest!". The Free Press Journal . 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "'Mary Kom' actor Darshan Kumar plays Anushka Sharma's love interest in 'NH10′". Indian Express . BollywoodHungama.com. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "'Mary Kom' Debut is Dream Come True: Darshan Kumar". IndiaWest.com. 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Darshan Kumar: winning an Oscar is my dream". Gulf News. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  13. ↑ Apporva Shripathi (7 August 2014). "Meet Mary Kom's reel husband". The Hindu . Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  14. ↑ Shalini (23 January 2023). "10 Facts About Darshan Kumar Who Proved That Nothing Can Outshine Talent" . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "The Kashmir Files Star Darshan Kumar Speaks on Film Missing Oscars 2023 Nominations - Watch Exclusive Interview". www.india.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "Choti Bahu to go off air". www.tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  17. ↑ "जो बोया वो अब काटेंगी 'अम्मा जी','वीरपुर की मर्दानी' बन कर वापिस आ रही है 'लाडो'!". Jansatta (in Hindi). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "Bitter slice of life". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "Devon Ke Dev Mahadev TV Show Episodes | STAR Player". www.startv.in. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  20. ↑ "Hit, hic, hurray?". The Times of India. 20 March 2012. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  21. ↑ "' Tere Naam is Salman's best act'". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  22. ↑ "'Mary Kom' star Darshan Kumar seen as the 'ideal' husband, says it feels good". IBN Live . 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  23. ↑ "Darshan Kumar plays a grey character in NH10". Indian Express . 5 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  24. ↑ "Randeep Hooda to play Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's brother in Sarabjit biopic". The Indian Express. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  25. ↑ "Mirza Juuliet movie review: This is not a film, it is a travesty". The Indian Express. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  26. ↑ "Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez start shooting for their action film". The Indian Express. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  27. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (4 January 2018). "Tiger Shroff – Disha Patani starrer Baaghi 2 to release on March 30 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama" . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  28. ↑ Ramnath, Nandini. "What the 'PM Narendra Modi' trailer tells us about Bollywood, politics and propaganda". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  29. ↑ "Darshan Kumaar joins 'Toofan' as antagonist". dailyexcelsior. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  30. ↑ Nast, Condé (21 March 2022). "The Kashmir Files: Here's how many crores the movie made in 10 days". GQ India. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  31. ↑ "R Madhavan's Dhokha: Round D Corner to Season 2 of Netflix's Indian Predator: New trailers and teasers". Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  32. ↑ "Kaagaz 2 movie review: Satish Kaushik delivers an impeccable performance in his last film, Anupam Kher & Darshan Kumaar shine". Firstpost. 1 March 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  33. ↑ PTI (10 June 2025). "Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri renames new film 'The Delhi Files' to 'The Bengal Files'". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  34. ↑ "'The Kashmir Files' Fame Darshan Kumaar To Be Seen In Grey Shade In The Film 'RMCS'". ABP Live. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  35. ↑ "Darshan Kumaar Roped In For ZEE5 Original Web Series Parchhayee". Zee Tv. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  36. ↑ "The Family Man Cast: Who plays whom in Manoj Bajpayee's upcoming Amazon Prime original series". GQ India. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  37. ↑ "Avrodh The Siege Within review: An interesting web series on 2016 surgical strike". The Indian Express. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  38. ↑ Irani, Shaheen. "'Aashram' trailer unveiled: Bobby Deol-Prakash Jha shed light on politics in spiritual world". DNA India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  39. ↑ "Best Film Award goes to 'Kashmir Files' at Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival 2023, View complete Winners List here". Jagranjosh.com. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  40. ↑ "Nominations for 68th Filmfare Awards 2023". filmfare.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.


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