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| birth_date = 8 August 1986

'''Darshan Kumar''' is an Indian actor who appears primarily in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] films. He made his debut with the film ''[[Mary Kom (film)|Mary Kom]]'' (2014), opposite [[Priyanka Chopra]], as a male lead.<ref>{{cite news|title=Does Darshan Kumar Look Like Johnny Depp?|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/Does-Darshan-Kumar-Look-Like-Johnny-Depp/2014/10/16/article2480536.ece|access-date=10 December 2014|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=16 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Darshan Kumar: Won't be overshadowed by Priyanka Chopra in 'Mary Kom'|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/darshan-kumar-wont-be-overshadowed-by-priyanka-chopra-in-mary-kom/492650-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821095322/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/darshan-kumar-wont-be-overshadowed-by-priyanka-chopra-in-mary-kom/492650-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 August 2014|access-date=10 December 2014|work=IBN Live|date=17 August 2014}}</ref> He also appeared in the 2003 [[Salman Khan]] starrer movie ''[[Tere Naam]]'' as one of the friends of Radhe.

Kumar's belongs to a [[Jat]] family which was based in a small village kishan Garh of South Delhi.<ref>[http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2014/09/04/darshan-kumar-says-he-is-the-hero-of-mary-kom/ Reuturs.com]</ref> At the age of 24, he moved to Mumbai and worked with Sahej theatre group for five years,<ref>{{cite news|title=Darshan Kumar's on-screen dreams|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/darshan-kumars-onscreen-dreams/article6388470.ece|access-date=10 December 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 September 2014}}</ref> and later with Motley Productions where he met and learned from [[Naseeruddin Shah]] for the next ten years.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Subhash K Jha|title=Meet Priyanka Chopra's screen husband from 'Mary Kom' — Darshan Kumar|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-meet-priyanka-chopra-s-screen-husband-from-mary-kom-darshan-kumar-2016947|access-date=10 December 2014|work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA India]]|date=8 September 2014}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Apporva Shripathi|title=Meet Mary Kom's reel husband|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mary-kom-darshan-kumar/article6291542.ece|access-date=10 December 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Mary Kom' Debut is Dream Come True: Darshan Kumar|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/mary-kom-debut-is-dream-come-true-darshan-kumar/article_6e9aae24-2271-11e4-86b3-001a4bcf887a.html|access-date=10 December 2014|date=12 August 2014}}</ref> Kumar's first movie was ''[[NH10 (film)|NH10]]'', with [[Anushka Sharma]] but, it was ''[[Mary Kom (film)|Mary Kom]]'', with [[Priyanka Chopra]] that was released first.<ref>{{cite news|title=After Priyanka, Darshan Kumar plays Anushka's love interest! |url=http://freepressjournal.in/after-priyanka-darshan-kumar-plays-anushkas-love-interest/ |access-date=10 December 2014 |work=[[The Free Press Journal]] |date=14 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722134904/http://www.freepressjournal.in/after-priyanka-darshan-kumar-plays-anushkas-love-interest/ |archive-date=22 July 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Mary Kom' actor Darshan Kumar plays Anushka Sharma's love interest in 'NH10′|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mary-kom-actor-darshan-kumar-plays-anushka-sharmas-love-interest-in-nh10./|access-date=10 December 2014|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=13 August 2014}}</ref>

!Year ||Movies ||Role ||{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

||2014 ||''[[Mary Kom (film)|Mary Kom]]'' ||Onler Kom ||<ref>{{cite news|title='Mary Kom' star Darshan Kumar seen as the 'ideal' husband, says it feels good|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mary-kom-star-darshan-kumar-seen-as-the-ideal-husband-says-it-feels-good/501161-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924031105/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mary-kom-star-darshan-kumar-seen-as-the-ideal-husband-says-it-feels-good/501161-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2014|access-date=10 December 2014|work=[[IBN Live]]|date=23 September 2014}}</ref>

||2015 ||''[[NH10 (film)|NH10]]''|| Satbir ||<ref>{{cite news|title=Darshan Kumar plays a grey character in NH10|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/darshan-kumar-plays-a-grey-character-in-nh10/|access-date=10 December 2014|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=5 December 2014}}</ref>  

||2016 ||''[[Sarbjit (film)|Sarbjit]]'' ||Awais Sheikh ||

||2021 || ! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[Toofan (2020 film)|Toofan]]'' {{dagger|alt=Productions that have not yet been released}} ||Raj Mehra||<ref>{{cite news|title=Darshan Kumaar joins 'Toofan' as antagonist  |url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/darshan-kumaar-joins-toofan-as-antagonist/ |access-date=16 September 2019|work=dailyexcelsior|date=16 September 2019}}</ref>

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