Darshan Kumar

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, NH10 (2015), and The Kashmir Files (2022).

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, before joining Motley Productions, where he trained under actor Naseeruddin Shah for the next ten years.

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

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

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.

Filmography

Film Year Films Role NotesRef.2001 Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai Friend2003 Tere Naam Kanak Sharma 2014 Mary Kom Onler Kom 2015 NH10 Satbir 2016 Sarbjit Awais Sheikh 2017 Mirza Juuliet Mirza A Gentleman Yakub Sabri 2018 Baaghi 2 Shekhar Salgaonkar 2019 PM Narendra Modi Corrupt News Reporter 2021 Toofaan Dharmesh Patil Special appearance 2022 The Kashmir Files Krishna Pandit Dhokha: Round D Corner ACP Harishchandra Malik 2024 Kaagaz 2 Uday Narayan Singh 2025 The Bengal Files Shiva Aloke Pandit

Television Year Shows Role 2008 Chotti Bahu Purab 2009 Na Aana Is Des Laado Constable Chandiram 2010 Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo Mridang Lall 2011 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Shukracharya 2012Havan

Web series Year Title Role 2019 Parchhayee Leo 2019The Family ManMajor Sameer 2020 Avrodh the Siege Within Major Raunaq Gautam Aashram SI Ujagar Singh

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2015 Producers Guild Film AwardsBest Actor in a Negative RoleNH10201617th IIFA AwardsBest Performance in a Negative Role 202368th Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor The Kashmir Files