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Darshan Kumaar

Acting Born Sep 1, 1986 19 credits

Biography

Kumar belongs to a Jaat family which was based in a small village Kishan Garh of South Delhi. At the age of 24, he moved to Mumbai and worked with Sahej theatre group for five years, and later with Motley Productions where he met and learned from Naseeruddin Shah for the next ten years. Kumar was asked to audition for the film Mary Kom by the casting director of the film. Also, he worked in TV series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, playing Shukracharya the guru of the demon. Kumar's first movie was NH10, with Anushka Sharma but, it was Mary Kom, with Priyanka Chopra that was released first.

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Known for

The Family Man

as Major Sameer

Full filmography

  • The Kapil Sharma Show (2016) as Self
  • The Family Man (2019) as Major Sameer
  • Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (2011) as Shukracharya
  • Aashram (2020) as Inspector Ujagar Singh
  • The Kashmir Files (2022) as Krishna Pandit
  • Baaghi 2 (2018) as Shekar
  • The Bengal Files (2025) as Shiva Pandit
  • Parchhayee: Ghost Stories By Ruskin Bond (2019) as Leo
  • Tere Naam (2003) as Kanak
  • Avrodh: The Siege Within (2020) as Major Raunaq Gautam
  • NH10 (2015) as Satbir
  • Toofaan (2021) as Dharmesh Patil
  • A Gentleman (2017) as Yakub
  • Dhokha: Round D Corner (2022)
  • Sarbjit (2016) as Awais Sheikh
  • PM Narendra Modi (2019) as Corrupt News Reporter
  • Mary Kom (2014) as Onler Kom
  • Kaagaz 2 (2024) as Uday
  • Mirza Juuliet (2017)