Darshan Kumar

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Kumar at the 61st Filmfare Awards
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Darshan Gandas

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Darshan Kumar Gandas (born 1 September 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He is known for his roles in Mary Kom (2014), NH10 (2015), and The Kashmir Files (2022).[1][2][3]

Early life

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

Career

Kumar made his film debut with a supporting role in the film Tere Naam in 2003 alongside Salman Khan;[6] however, he made his debut in a leading role in NH10, portraying the antagonist opposite Anushka Sharma,[7][8] In 2014, he achieved his breakthrough with the sports film Mary Kom, in which he portrayed the supportive husband of Priyanka Chopra’s character.[9][10]

Kumar appeared in the successful devotional television series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, playing Shukracharya, the guru of the demons.[11] He also played supporting roles in Chotti Bahu, Na Aana Is Des Laado, and Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo.[12]

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.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Films Role Notes Ref.
2001 Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai Friend
2003 Tere Naam Kanak Sharma [14]
2014 Mary Kom Onler Kom [15]
2015 NH10 Satbir [16]
2016 Sarbjit Awais Sheikh [17]
2017 Mirza Juuliet Mirza [18]
A Gentleman Yakub Sabri [19]
2018 Baaghi 2 Shekhar Salgaonkar [20]
2019 PM Narendra Modi Corrupt News Reporter [21]
2021 Toofaan Dharmesh Patil Special appearance [22]
2022 The Kashmir Files Krishna Pandit [23]
Dhokha: Round D Corner ACP Harishchandra Malik [24]
2024 Kaagaz 2 Uday Narayan Singh [25]
2025 The Bengal Files Shiva Aloke Pandit [26]
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Television

Year Shows Role Ref.
2008 Chotti Bahu Purab [28]
2009 Na Aana Is Des Laado Constable Chandiram [29]
2010 Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo Mridang Lall [30]
2011 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Shukracharya [31]
2012 Havan [32]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Parchhayee Leo [33]
2019 The Family Man Major Sameer [34]
2020 Avrodh the Siege Within Major Raunaq Gautam [35]
Aashram SI Ujagar Singh [36]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role NH10 Nominated
2016 17th IIFA Awards Best Performance in a Negative Role Won [37]
2023 68th Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor The Kashmir Files Nominated [38]

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