Freddy Daruwala

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Freddy Daruwala
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Daruwala promoting Holiday at an event
Born
Freddy Daruwala[1]

1983/1984 (age 37–38)
Surat, India
Other namesFreddy
OccupationActor
Model
Spouse(s)Crystal Variava

Freddy Daruwala (born 1983/1984)[2] is an Indian model and actor based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, predominantly known for his roles as the Sleeper Cell's Head opposite Akshay Kumar in the Bollywood film Holiday.[3][4] He has starred in over 12 films across various languages, including Telugu, Gujarati and Hindi. He has been titled as the Most Desirable Man by Ahmedabad Times in 2018[5] and 2020.[6][5] He last appeared in ZEE5's action crime thriller series Poison in 2019 that starred Arbaaz Khan and Riya Sen.[7] He has been signed to play a lead in The Incomplete Man.[8]

Personal life[]

Born into a middle-class family in Surat, Gujarat,[3] Freddy is half Parsi and half Gujarati.[9] He holds a Master of Business Administration. He is married to Crystal Variava, a doctor[2] and they have 2 sons.[10]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Notes
2014 Holiday Sleeper cell's head [11][4]
2016 Force 2 RAW Agent Harish Cameo[12][13]
2017 Commando 2 ACP Bakhtawar Khan [14]
Umeed Lawyer [15]
Dabbu Gujarati Film
2018 Touch Chesi Chudu Irfan Lala Telugu Film
Race 3 Rana Vijay
Suryansh Karan Rana Gujarati Film
2020 post-production
Prateek Gehlot pre-production
pre-production
Khel Khel Mein pre-production
2021 ASP Saurabh Sachan

Web Series[]

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2019 Poison DSP Vikram ZEE5 [16][7]

References[]

  1. ^ Farhad Daruwala: Everyone wants to be the hero. Times of India. 17 May 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Mukherjee, Shreya (4 July 2017). "Freddy Daruwala: I'm not comfortable talking about my wife and family". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Y. Sunita Chowdhary (31 January 2018), "Positive about his negative roles", The Hindu. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Farhad debuts with a negative role. Times of India. 2 June 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Freddy Daruwala is Ahmedabad Times Most Desirable Man of 2018 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Ahmedabad Times Most Desirable Men 2020". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Arbaaz Khan returns as the baddie with ZEE5 original 'Poison'". DNA India. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Freddy Daruwala: The web space is something that we cannot avoid now". Hindustan Times. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. ^ Rachit Gupta (1 July 2018), "Freddy Daruwala: ‘If you haven’t eaten at Juhu beach, you’ve not lived in Mumbai", Times of India. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  10. ^ "EXCLUSIVE! Freddy Daruwala becomes father for the second time - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Freddy Daruwala – the new villain in Akshay Kumar's career". Joginder Tuteja. GlamSham.com. 15 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Freddy Daruwala and John Abraham share a lot in common - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Freddy Daruwala to have a special cameo in 'Force 2' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Freddy Daruwala and Esha Gupta are the villains of Commando 2 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Holiday actor Freddy Daruwala to play a lawyer". Hindustan Times. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  16. ^ "ZEE5 unveils its latest original series 'Poison' - TelevisionPost: Latest News, India's Television, Cable, DTH, TRAI". TelevisionPost: Latest News, India’s Television, Cable, DTH, TRAI. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

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