Darshan Kumar

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Darshan Kumar
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]

Early life

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Kumar born on 1 September 1985, comes from the Kishangarh Village of South West Delhi.[4] At the age of 24, he moved to Mumbai and worked with the Sahej Theatre Group for five years,[5] before joining Motley Productions, where he trained under actor Naseeruddin Shah for the next ten years.[6]

Career

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Kumar made his film debut with a supporting role in the film Tere Naam alongside Salman Khan;[7] however, his acting debut was in films with NH10, portraying the antagonist opposite Anushka Sharma,[8][9] In 2014, he achieved his breakthrough with the sports film Mary Kom, in which he portrayed the supportive husband of Priyanka Chopra’s character.[10][11]

Kumar appeared in the successful devotional television series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, playing Shukracharya, the guru of the demons.[12] He also played supporting roles in Chotti Bahu, Na Aana Is Des Laado, and Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo.[13]

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.[14]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Shows Role Ref.
2008 Chotti Bahu Purab [15]
2009 Na Aana Is Des Laado Constable Chandiram [16]
2010 Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo Mridang Lall [17]
2011 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Shukracharya [18]
2012 Havan [19]

Films

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Year Films Role Notes Ref.
2001 Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai Friend Guest appearance
2003 Tere Naam Kanak Sharma [20]
2014 Mary Kom Onler Kom Main role [21]
2015 NH10 Satbir Negative role [22]
2016 Sarbjit Awais Sheikh Supporting role [23]
2017 Mirza Juuliet Mirza Lead role [24]
A Gentleman Yakub Sabri Supporting role [25]
2018 Baaghi 2 Shekhar Salgaonkar [26]
2019 PM Narendra Modi Corrupt News Reporter [27]
2021 Toofaan Dharmesh Patil Special appearance [28]
2022 The Kashmir Files Krishna Pandit Main role [29]
Dhokha: Round D Corner ACP Harishchandra Malik Supporting role [30]
2024 Kaagaz 2 Uday Narayan Singh Main role [31]
2025 The Bengal Files Shiva Aloke Pandit [32]
TBA RMCS [33]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Parchhayee Leo [34]
2019 The Family Man Major Sameer [35]
2020 Avrodh the Siege Within Major Raunaq Gautam [36]
Aashram SI Ujagar Singh [37]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role NH10 Nominated
2016 IIFA Award Best Performance in a Negative Role Won
2023 Filmfare Award Best Supporting Actor Won [38]

References

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  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 Kumar". www.indianfilmhistory.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Darshan Kumar's on-screen dreams". The Hindu. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  6. ^ Subhash K Jha (8 September 2014). "Meet Priyanka Chopra's screen husband from 'Mary Kom' — Darshan Kumar". DNA India. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  7. ^ Shekhar, Mimansa (11 August 2021). "First of Many: Darshan Kumaar revisits Tere Naam". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "'Mary Kom' actor Darshan Kumar plays Anushka Sharma's love interest in 'NH10′". Indian Express. BollywoodHungama.com. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  10. ^ "'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.
  11. ^ "Darshan Kumar: winning an Oscar is my dream". Gulf News. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  12. ^ Apporva Shripathi (7 August 2014). "Meet Mary Kom's reel husband". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  13. ^ Shalini (23 January 2023). "10 Facts About Darshan Kumar Who Proved That Nothing Can Outshine Talent". Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  14. ^ "The Kashmir Files Star Darshan Kumar Speaks on Film Missing Oscars 2023 Nominations - Watch Exclusive Interview". www.india.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Choti Bahu to go off air". www.tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Bitter slice of life". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Devon Ke Dev Mahadev TV Show Episodes | STAR Player". www.startv.in. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  19. ^ "Hit, hic, hurray?". The Times of India. 20 March 2012. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  20. ^ "' Tere Naam is Salman's best act'". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  21. ^ "'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.
  22. ^ "Darshan Kumar plays a grey character in NH10". Indian Express. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  23. ^ "Randeep Hooda to play Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's brother in Sarabjit biopic". The Indian Express. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  24. ^ "Mirza Juuliet movie review: This is not a film, it is a travesty". The Indian Express. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  25. ^ "Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez start shooting for their action film". The Indian Express. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ "Darshan Kumaar joins 'Toofan' as antagonist". dailyexcelsior. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  29. ^ 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.
  30. ^ "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.
  31. ^ "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.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ "'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.
  34. ^ "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.
  35. ^ "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.
  36. ^ "Avrodh The Siege Within review: An interesting web series on 2016 surgical strike". The Indian Express. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  37. ^ Irani, Shaheen. "'Aashram' trailer unveiled: Bobby Deol-Prakash Jha shed light on politics in spiritual world". DNA India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  38. ^ "Nominations for 68th Filmfare Awards 2023". filmfare.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
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