Darshan Jariwala Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Darshan Jariwalla
Profession(s)	Actor, Theatre Artist
Famous Role	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Gandhi, My Father (2007)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
Debut	Film (Hindi): Style (2001) as principal Sardesai Film (Tamil): Paiyaa (2010) as Charulatha's uncle Film (Marathi): Swarajya (2011) as MLA Kapadia Film (Gujarati): Bey Yaar (2014) as Jeetubhai Bhatt
Award	2008: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Gandhi, My Father
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 September 1958 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	66 Years
Birthplace	Bombay, Bombay State (now Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
College/University	• University of Mumbai, Mumbai • Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Commerce (1975-1979) • CA (1980-1984)
Ethnicity	Gujarati
Controversy	Accused of Forcefully Impregnating a Journalist In 2024, a journalist accused him of forcefully impregnating her. Later, Darshan's lawyer filed a defamation case against the journalist and said that Darshan was not medically fit to become a father. The lawyer claimed that the child was not of Darshan. Later, Darshan resigned from his positions of Vice President, General Secretary of the trust and the Executive Committee member of CINTAA (Cine And TV Artistes’ Association). [1]Times Now
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Separated
Affairs/Girlfriends	Anahita Jahanbaksh (actress; dating since 2010)
Marriage Date	Year, 1980
Family
Wife/Spouse	Apara Mehta (actor; separated in September 2003)
Children	Daughter- Khushali Mehta
Parents	Father- Vidyasagar Jariwala Mother- Leela Jariwal (Gujarati actress, died in 1995)

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.
  

  Darshan Jariwala in a theatre play

• 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).
  

  Saas Bina Sasural

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

  Sector 36

• 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).
  

  Mumbai Varanasi Express

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

  Akoori

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

  Darshan Jariwala in 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).
  

  Kamthaan

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

  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.
  

  Darshan Jariwala’s Instagram post about his cat

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