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 (2014), NH10 (2015), and The Kashmir Files (2022).

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.

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.

• Darshan Kumar at IMDb