Freddy Daruwala

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Freddy Daruwala
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Daruwala promoting Holiday (2014) at an event in 2014 [1]
Born (1984-05-12) 12 May 1984 (age 40)
Surat, Gujarat, India
Occupations
Years active2013–present
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SpouseCrystal Variava

Freddy Daruwala (born 12 May 1984) is an Indian model and actor who works in Hindi films.

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Personal life

Freddy Daruwala was born on 12 May 1984 in Surat, Gujarat. He is of Parsi and Gujarati descent. [2]

He holds a Master of Business Administration.

Daruwala is married to Crystal Variava, a doctor [3] and together they have 2 sons. [4]

Career

He made his film debut in 2014 in the film Holiday. [5] [6]

In 2019, he starred in ZEE's thriller series Poison alongside Arbaaz Khan and Riya Sen. [7]

Public image

In 2018 and 2020, he was named as Gujarat's "Most Desirable Man" by The Times of India. [8] [9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014 Holiday Sleeper cell's head [6]
2016 Force 2 HarishCameo appearance [10] [11]
2017 Commando 2 ACP Bakhtawar Khan [12]
Rachna No DabboDabbuGujarati film
2018 Touch Chesi Chudu Irfan LalaTelugu film
Race 3 Rana Vijay
SuryanshKaran RanaGujarati film
2023 Chatrapathi Bhairav

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2019 Poison DSP Vikram ZEE5 [13] [7]
2022 Dharavi Bank Mahesh MX Player
2022–present Crackdown Terrorist Abu Khalil/Mateen Jio Cinema
2023 Inspector Avinash Home Minister

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)Ref.
2023Sadi Gali 2.0Zaara Yesmin [14]

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References

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  14. "Freddy Daruwala and Zaara Yesmin's T-Series music video Sadi Gali 2.0 is the wedding anthem of the year!". m.peepingmoon.com/. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2023.