Darshan Raval (born 18 October 1994)[2] is an Indian singer, composer, and songwriter. He is known for his work in Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi and Bengali. He was runner-up in the 2014 StarPlus reality music show India's Raw Star.[3]
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| Born | 18 October 1994 Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2008–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Music | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 4.14 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 839.05 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 27 November 2024 | ||||||||||
Early life
editDarshan Raval was born on 18 October 1994 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat into a Gujarati Hindu family.[4] His father Rajendra Raval is a freelance writer. His mother Rajal Raval is a housemaker.
Raval was expelled from college due to poor academic performance.[5]
Career
editIn 2014, Raval began his career by participating in the reality show "India's Raw Star," where he was the first runner-up.[6][3] Raval has mentioned the support of Himesh Reshammiya as an important factor in his initial success in Bollywood.[7][8]
As of 2023, he has released several popular songs in different languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, and Telugu. Some of his notable works include "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga" from the film with the same name," "Chogada" in the film Loveyatri, "Kabhi Tumhe" in Shershaah and "Kheech Meri Photo" in Sanam Teri Kasam.[9]
Media
editRaval was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 45 in 2017.[10] He won awards for Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage Award for Best Male Singer.[11]
Discography
editFilm songs
editHindi
edit| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singers | Note |
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| 2015 | Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | "Jab Tum Chaho" | Himesh Reshammiya | Irshad Kamil | Mohammed Irfan, Palak Muchhal | |
| 2016 | Teraa Surroor | "Main Woh Chaand" | Sameer | |||
| "Bekhudi" | Shabbir Ahmed | Aditi Singh Sharma | ||||
| Sanam Teri Kasam | "Kheech Meri Photo" | Sameer | Neeti Mohan, Akasa Singh | |||
| 2018 | Dost Taru Sapnu | "Khwahish Mein Teri" | Amit Sharad Trivedi | Nadeem Ahmad | Gujarati film; Hindi soundtrack version | |
| Loveyatri | "Chogada" | Lijo George-DJ Chetas | Himself, Shabbir Ahmed | Asees Kaur | ||
| "Chogada (Unplugged)" | ||||||
| Mitron | "Kamariya" | Kumaar | ||||
| "Sanedo" | Tanishk Bagchi, Vayu | Vayu | Raja Hasan | |||
| 2019 | Petta | "Nazar Sarsari" | Anirudh Ravichander | Raqueeb Alam | Tamil film; Hindi soundtrack version | |
| Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga" | R. D. Burman
(recreated by Rochak Kohli) |
Javed Akhtar
(rewritten by Gurpreet Saini) |
Rochak Kohli | ||
| Made in China | "Odhani" | Sachin–Jigar | Niren Bhatt, Jigar Saraiya | Neha Kakkar | ||
| 2020 | Love Aaj Kal | "Mehrama" | Pritam | Irshad Kamil | Antara Mitra | |
| "Mehrama" (Extended) | ||||||
| Ludo | "Dil Julaha" | Swanand Kirkire | Netflix film | |||
| 2021 | Shershaah | "Kabhi Tumhe" | Javed-Mohsin | Rashmi Virag | Amazon Prime Video film | |
| Bell Bottom | "Khair Mangde (Male Version)" | Shantanu Dutta | Seema Saini | |||
| Tadap | "Tere Siva Jag mein" | Pritam | Irshad Kamil, Sholke Lal, Charan | Shilpa Rao, Charan | ||
| "Tere Siva Jag Mein (Cafe Mix)" | ||||||
| 2023 | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | "Dhindora Baje Re" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Bhoomi Trivedi | ||
| The Great Indian Family | "Sahibaa" | Antara Mitra | ||||
| Aankh Micholi | "Kaleja Kad Ke" | Sachin-Jigar | Jigar Saraiya | Asees Kaur | ||
| 2024 | Chandu Champion | "Na Door Hai Na Paas Hai" | Pritam | Kausar Munir | ||
| Ishq Vishk Rebound | "Soni Soni" | Rochak Kohli | Gurpreet Saini | Jonita Gandhi | ||
| "Jaavi Na" | Kumaar | Jasleen Royal | ||||
| The Miranda Brothers | "Be My Mehbooba" | Amaal Mallik | Kumaar | Neeti Mohan |
Gujarati
edit| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-Singer(s) | Notes |
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| 2013 | Koi Ne Kehsho Nahi | "Chakad Chu Chi Chi" | Samir-Mana | Dave Jigar | Rucha Rawal, Jigar Dan Ghavi | |
| 2014 | Whisky Is Risky | "It's Time to Party" | ||||
| 2015 | Romance Complicated | "Pehla Varsad" | Himself | |||
| "Pehla Varsad (Sad Version)" | ||||||
| "Tu Ne Hoon" | ||||||
| 2016 | Tuu to Gayo | "Aa Konu Maara Baap Nu" | Rahul Munjariya, Himself | Himself, Niren Bhatt | ||
| "Kevo Thayo Pagal Hoon" | Himself | Akasa Singh | ||||
| Khaatti Meethi Setting | "Maro Glass Kyaan Chhe" | Rishi-Siddharth | Niren Bhatt | Jahnvi Shrimankar, Rishi-Siddharth | ||
| 2017 | Chor Bani Thangaat Kare | "Bhuli Javu Che (Remix Version)" | Sachin–Jigar | |||
| Vitamin She | "Maachhalio Ude" | Mehul Surti | Raeesh Maniar | |||
| 2018 | Aavuj Rehshe | "Prem Rog" | Rahul Munjariya, Himself | Nitin Jani | ||
| "Aavuj Rehshe" | ||||||
Telugu
edit| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
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| 2019 | Jersey | "Needa Padadhani" | Anirudh Ravichander | Krishna Kanth |
Non-film songs
editHindi
edit| Year | Album/Single | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
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| 2013 | Mera Dil Dil Dil | "Mera Dil Dil Dil" | Himself | |||
| 2014 | Pehli Mohabbat | "Pehli Mohabbat" | ||||
| 2015 | Ishq Chadha Hai | "Ishq Chadha Hai" | ||||
| Aasma | "Aasma" | Lokesh Bakshi | ||||
| Sunny Sunny - The Workout Song | "Sunny Sunny - The Workout Song" | Achu Rajamani | Rahul Seth | Rimi Nique, Rahul Seth | ft. Sunny Leone | |
| Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil | All songs except "Yaadein Teri (Jeene Ke Duaa)" | Himself | on StarPlus (Hotstar for later episodes) | |||
| 2016 | Ab Phirse Jab Baarish | "Ab Phirse Jab Baarish" | ||||
| Tu Dua Hai | "Tu Dua Hai" | |||||
| Tuu | "Tuu" | |||||
| Tere Siva | "Tere Siva" | Rishi & Siddharth | Siddhart Amit Bhavsar | |||
| 2017 | U, Me Aur Ghar | "Tu Hi Tha" | Nishant Pandey | Himself | Web film | |
| Jahan Bhi Yaad Teri | "Jahan Bhi Yaad Teri" | Sachin Gupta | Sachin Gupta & Sameer | Sachin Gupta | ||
| Nayan Ne Bandh Rakhine | "Nayan Ne Bandh Rakhine" | Himself | Manhar Udhas (Gujarati Ghazal), A. M. Turaz (Hindi) | |||
| Tera Zikr | "Tera Zikr" | A. M. Turaz | ||||
| Tera Zikr (Reprise) | "Tera Zikr (Reprise)" | |||||
| Ye Baarish | "Ye Baarish" | |||||
| Saari Ki Saari | "Saari Ki Saari" | Himself | ||||
| 2018 | Shab Tum Ho | "Shab Tum Ho" | Sayeed Quadri | |||
| Baarish Lete Aana | "Baarish Lete Aana" | Sundeep Gosswami | Naveen Tyagi | |||
| Baarish Lete Aana (Unplugged) | "Baarish Lete Aana (Unplugged)" | |||||
| Do Din | "Do Din" | Himself, Danny Thakrar | Kunaal Vermaa | |||
| Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop | "Rishta Tha" | Sangram Jassu | TBA | |||
| Subway India Theme - Make It What You Want | "Make It What You Want" | Shor Police | Puneet Krishna, Bianca Gomes | Bianca Gomes, Clinton Cerejo | Subway India Theme | |
| 2019 | Four More Shots Please! | "Yaara Teri Yaari" | Himself | Naveen Tyagi | Web series; Amazon Prime Video | |
| Bhula Diya | "Bhula Diya" | Anurag Saikia | A. M. Turaz | |||
| Kaash Aisa Hota | "Kaash Aisa Hota" | Himself | Himself | |||
| Kaash Aisa Hota (Remix) | "Kaash Aisa Hota" (Remix) | Himself, Lijo George-DJ Chetas | ||||
| Jammin - Season 2 | "Kaash Tum Mere Hote" | Salim–Sulaiman | Pankaj L Pandya | Sukriti Kakar | ||
| Hawa Banke | "Hawa Banke" | Nirmaan | Inspired by Hadiqa Kiani's "Boohe Bariyan" | |||
| Dil Mera Blast | "Dil Mera Blast" | Javed–Mohsin | Danish Sabri | |||
| Yaari Ka Circle | "Yaari Ka Circle" | Tanishk Bagchi | Jonita Gandhi | |||
| Tu Mileya | "Tu Mileya" | Himself | Gupreet Saini, Gautam G Sharma | |||
| Aa Jaana | "Aa Jaana" | Lijo George-DJ Chetas | Kumaar | Prakriti Kakar | ||
| 2020 | Asal Mein | "Asal Mein" | Himself | Gupreet Saini, Gautam G Sharma | ||
| Asal Mein (Remix) | "Asal Mein (Remix)" | Himself, Lijo George-DJ Chetas | ||||
| Bhula Dunga | "Bhula Dunga" | Himself | ft. Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill | |||
| Saari Ki Saari 2.0 | "Saari Ki Saari 2.0" | Himself, Lijo George | Himself | Asees Kaur | ||
| Tere Naal | "Tere Naal" | Himself | Gupreet Saini, Gautam G Sharma | Tulsi Kumar | ||
| Ek Tarfa | "Ek Tarfa" | Youngveer | ||||
| Ek Tarfa (Reprise) | "Ek Tarfa (Reprise)" | |||||
| Teri Aankhon Mein | "Teri Aankhon Mein" | Manan Bhardwaj | Kumaar | Neha Kakkar | ft. Divya Khosla Kumar, Pearl V Puri and Rohit Suchanti | |
| Judaiyaan | "Judaiyaan" | Himself | Rashmi Virag | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| "Mujhe Peene Do" | Gupreet Saini, Gautam G Sharma | |||||
| "Barsaat" | Rashmi Virag | |||||
| "Main Kisi Aur Ka" | Siddharth Amit Bhavsar | Gupreet Saini, Gautam G Sharma | ||||
| "Maa" | Himself | Himself | ||||
| "Judaiyaan (Reprise)" | Rashmi Virag | |||||
| 2021 | Rabba Mehar Kari | "Rabba Mehar Kari" | Youngveer | ft. Darshan Raval and Diksha Singh | ||
| Vilayati Sharaab | "Vilayati Sharaab" | Lijo George-DJ Chetas | Kumaar | Neeti Mohan | ft. Allu Sirish and Heli Daruwala | |
| Is Qadar | "Is Qadar" | Sachet–Parampara | Sayeed Quadri | Tulsi Kumar | ||
| Dil Hai Deewana | "Dil Hai Deewana" | Tanishk Bagchi | Shabbir Ahmed | Zara Khan | ft. Arjun Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh | |
| Jannat Ve | "Jannat Ve" | Himself | Nirmaan | |||
| Tera Naam | "Tera Naam" | Manan Bhardwaj | Tulsi Kumar | |||
| Duniya Chhor Doon | "Duniya Chhor Doon" | Aditya Dev | Youngveer | |||
| 2022 | Goriye | "Goriye" | Gurpreet Saini | Gurpreet Saini and Gautam G Sharma | ft. Malvika Raaj[12] | |
| Baarishion Mein | "Baarishion Mein" | Himself | ft. Malvika Sharma[13] | |||
| Tum Mere | "Tum Mere" | |||||
| Dhol Bajaa | "Dhol Bajaa" | Javed-Mohsin | Danish Sabri | Prakriti Giri | ft. Warina Hussain | |
| Mann Mohini | "Mann Mohini" | Anmol Daniel | Gurpeet Saini | 1 Min Music | ||
| 2023 | Piya Re | "Piya Re" | Himself | Gurpreet Saini and Gautam G Sharma | ||
| [1]"Dard" | "Ho Nai Sakda" | Youngveer and Mohsin Shaikh | ||||
| "Mahiye Jinna Sohna" | Youngveer | |||||
| "Lo Aayi Barsaat" | ||||||
| "Haaye Dard" | ||||||
| "Jaane De" | ||||||
| "Faasla" | Shirley Setia | |||||
| "Mannat" | Prakriti Kakar | |||||
| "Saahiba" | Youngveer and Himself | |||||
| "Mahiye Jinna Sohna (Unplugged)" | ||||||
| Saajan Ve | "Saajan Ve" | Gurpreet Saini | ||||
| 2024 | Tu Hai | "Tu Hai" | Prakriti Giri | ft. Neha Sharma | ||
| Out of Control | "Jeeja" | ft. Chandni B. | ||||
| "Kinni Soni" | ft. Shruti Sharma | |||||
| "O Beliya" | Himself | ft. Ahsaas Channa[14] | ||||
| "Taarifein" | Album audio released on 18 October 2024 (Raval's 30th birthday) | |||||
| "Ik Tara" | ||||||
| "Batao Zara" | ||||||
| "Tera Ho Gaya" | ||||||
| "Yaar Mere" | ||||||
| "Out of Control" | Panther | |||||
Gujarati
edit| Year | Album/Single | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | NoteS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Aavi Navratri | "Aavi Navratri" | Rahul Munjariya, Himself | Himself, Folk lyrics | ||
| 2017 | Nayan Ne Bandh Rakhine | "Nayan Ne Bandh Rakhine" | Himself | Manhar Udhas (Gujarati Ghazal), A. M. Turaz (Hindi) | ||
| Taari Vaato (Tera Zikr) | "Taari Vaato (Tera Zikr)" | Niren Bhatt | Gujrati version of "Tera Zikr" |
Bengali
edit| Year | Album/Single | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tor Kotha (Tera Zikr) | "Tor Kotha (Tera Zikr)" | Himself | Ambarish Majmudar | Bengali version of "Tera Zikr" |
References
edit- ^ a b "About DarshanRavalDZ". YouTube.
- ^ "I don't create songs to meet expectations". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b "India's Raw Star: Rituraj Mohanty beats Darshan Raval to be the winner". www.indiatoday.in. 1 December 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Darshan Raval Girlfriend: The Singer's Career & Personal Life - OtakuKart". otakukart.com. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Darshan Rawal: I was thrown out of college for not being a good student". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "India's Raw Star's contestants shining with each passing day!". The Times of India. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Teraa Suroor song Bekhudi: Darshan Raval breathes life into Himesh Reshammiya's sob story". India.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Himesh to record songs with India's Raw Star contestants". Hindustan Times. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Singh, Arpita (19 February 2019). "Dealing with fame was complicated, says Darshan Raval". India TV. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Here are the other winners of The Times 50 Most Desirable Men 2017 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "The True-Blue Boy — Darshan Raval".
- ^ "होली से पहले धूम मचा रहा है दर्शन रावल का नया गाना 'गोरिये'". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Watch Latest Hindi Video Song 'Baarishon Mein' Sung By Darshan Raval". Times of India (in Hindi). 12 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Ahsaas Channa ticks off a dream from her bucket list with Darshan Raval's 'O Beliya'". Indulgexpress.com. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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