Darshan Jariwala

Some Lesser Known Facts About Darshan Jariwala

• When he was 15 years old, he was honoured with a cheque by the Government of Gujarat for the play ‘Androcles and The Lion.’

• While he was in college, he participated in various inter-college competitions and mono-acting competitions.

• He owns a theatre company named Leela Theatres under which he has produced plays like Salt & Pepper.

• He has performed in various Gujarati theatre plays like Hatheli Par Badbaki, Patra Mitro, Mulraj Mansion, and Andhalo Pato.

  

• He has also performed in theatre plays in a few other languages like ‘Uncle Samjha Karo’ (Hindi) and ‘Going Solo 2’ (English).

• Darshan has acted in many Hindi TV serials including ‘Kya Baat Hai’ (1997), ‘Saas Bina Sasural’ (2010), ‘Baa Bahoo Aur Baby’ (2006), and ‘Sargam Ki Sadhe Satii’ (2021).

  

• He has acted in various Hindi films like ‘Xcuse Me’ (2003), ‘Guru’ (2007), ‘Raajneeti’ (2010), ‘Kahaani’ (2012), and ‘Sector 36’ (2024).

  

• In 2010, he started working as a drama director at the Great Indian Nautanki Company theatre group. He has directed the famous musical play Zangoora.

• Darshan has appeared in a few Hindi short videos such as ‘Mumbai Varanasi Express’ (2016), ‘Queen of Hearts’ (2016), and ‘Half Ticket 2’ (2018).

  

• He has also appeared in a few Hindi web series like ‘Permanent Roommates Season 2’ (2016), ‘Akoori’ (2018), and ‘Modi’ (2020).

  

• In 2017, he acted in the English TV series ‘The Good Karma Hospital.’

  

• He has appeared in a few TV movies like ‘Good Luck’ (2018).

• He has also appeared in a few Gujarati films like ‘Oxygen’ (2018), ‘Shubh Yatra’ (2023), and ‘Kamthaan’ (2024).

  

• Some of his TV miniseries are ‘Modi: Journey of A Common Man’ (2019), ‘Butterflies’ (2020), and ‘The Serpent’ (2021).

  

• He acted in the 2021 English short film ‘Paradox of Life.’

• He once shared that the Indian film director Feroz Abbas Khan offered him the role of ‘Gandhi’ in the theatre play Mahatma vs. Gandhi. However, he could not accept the offer due to his busy schedule.

• He is an avid animal lover and owns two pet cats including Rocher.

  

• In his leisure time, he enjoys, reading books and travelling.