Darshan Raval

{{short description|Indian singer, composer, actor, and songwriter}}

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| birth_place = Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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| occupation = {{Hlist | Singer|composer|songwriter}}

| years_active = 2014–present

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| years_active = 2008–present

| genre = Music

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| subscribers = 4.14 million

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Darshan Raval (born 18 October 1994){{cite news|title=I don't create songs to meet expectations |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/i-don-t-create-songs-to-meet-expectations-darshan-raval-101667645785302.html|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2023-06-29}} 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.{{Cite news |date=1 December 2014 |title=India's Raw Star: Rituraj Mohanty beats Darshan Raval to be the winner |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/rituraj-mohanty-darshan-raval-india-raw-star-gauahar-khan-himmesh-reshammiya-honey-singh-mohit-gaur-229265-2014-12-01 |access-date=1 December 2014 |work=www.indiatoday.in |pages=1}}

Early life

Darshan Raval was born on 18 October 1994 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat into a Gujarati Hindu family.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-07 |title=Darshan Raval Girlfriend: The Singer's Career & Personal Life - OtakuKart |url=https://otakukart.com/darshan-raval-girlfriend-the-singers-career-personal-life/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=otakukart.com |language=en-US}} His father Rajendra Raval is a freelance writer. His mother Rajal Raval was a housemaker.

Raval was expelled from college due to poor academic performance.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/darshan-rawal-i-was-thrown-out-of-college-for-not-being-a-good-student/articleshow/63046358.cms |title=Darshan Rawal: I was thrown out of college for not being a good student |work=The Times of India |access-date=12 November 2018}}

Career

In 2014, Raval began his career by participating in the reality show "India's Raw Star," where he was the first runner-up.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/indias-raw-stars-contestants-shining-with-each-passing-day/articleshow/46847001.cms |title=India's Raw Star's contestants shining with each passing day!

|date=8 April 2015|work= The Times of India|access-date=24 September 2023}} Raval has mentioned the support of Himesh Reshammiya as an important factor in his initial success in Bollywood.{{Cite web |date=2016-02-03 |title=Teraa Suroor song Bekhudi: Darshan Raval breathes life into Himesh Reshammiya's sob story |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/teraa-suroor-song-bekhudi-darshan-raval-breathes-life-into-himesh-reshammiyas-sob-story-916388/ |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=India.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2014-10-18 |title=Himesh to record songs with India's Raw Star contestants |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/himesh-to-record-songs-with-india-s-raw-star-contestants/story-662nAn8k0eTgausrW8rUcO.html |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Arpita |date=2019-02-19 |title=Dealing with fame was complicated, says Darshan Raval |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-dealing-with-fame-was-complicated-says-darshan-raval-505237 |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=India TV |language=en}}

Media

Raval was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 45 in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Here are the other winners of The Times 50 Most Desirable Men 2017 - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/here-are-the-other-winners-of-the-times-50-most-desirable-men-2017/articleshow/64017683.cms |access-date=6 August 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} He won awards for Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage Award for Best Male Singer.{{Cite web |title=The True-Blue Boy — Darshan Raval |url=https://weddingaffair.co.in/the-true-blue-boy-darshan-raval/#:~:text=The%20talented%20singer%20won%20awards,named%20'Dip%20Zip%20Band'}}

Personal life

He married his best friend and long time girlfriend, Dharal Surelia who is the founder and principal architect at Butter Concepts. The couple tied the knot on 18 January 2025.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-22 |title=Singer Darshan Raval's regal sherwani and Dharal Surelia's vibrant pink saree look from wedding festivities goes viral |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/celeb-style/singer-darshan-ravals-regal-sherwani-and-dharal-surelias-vibrant-pink-saree-look-from-wedding-festivities-goes-viral/articleshow/117443949.cms |access-date=2025-01-31 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

Discography

= Film songs =

== Hindi ==

class="wikitable sortable"

style="background:#cccccf; text-align: center;"

!Year

!Film

!Song

!Music

!Lyrics

!Co-singers

!Note

2015

|Prem Ratan Dhan Payo

|"Jab Tum Chaho"

| rowspan="4" |Himesh Reshammiya

|Irshad Kamil

|Mohammed Irfan, Palak Muchhal

rowspan="3"|2016

| rowspan="2" |Teraa Surroor

|"Main Woh Chaand"

"Bekhudi"

Sanam Teri Kasam

|Neeti Mohan, Akasa Singh

rowspan="5" |2018

|Dost Taru Sapnu

|"Khwahish Mein Teri"

|Amit Sharad Trivedi

|Nadeem Ahmad

|Gujarati film; Hindi soundtrack version

rowspan="2" |Loveyatri

|"Chogada"

| rowspan="3" |Lijo George-DJ Chetas

| rowspan="2" |Himself, Shabbir Ahmed

|Asees Kaur

"Chogada (Unplugged)"

| rowspan="2" |

rowspan="2" |Mitron

|"Kamariya"

|Kumaar

"Sanedo"

|Tanishk Bagchi, Vayu

|Vayu

|Raja Hasan

rowspan="3" |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

rowspan="3" |2020

| rowspan="2" |Love Aaj Kal

|"Mehrama"

| rowspan="3" |Pritam

| rowspan="2" |Irshad Kamil

| rowspan="2" |Antara Mitra

"Mehrama" (Extended)

Ludo

|"Dil Julaha"

|Swanand Kirkire

|Netflix film

rowspan="4" |2021

|Shershaah

|"Kabhi Tumhe"

|Javed-Mohsin

|Rashmi Virag

|Amazon Prime Video film

Bell Bottom

|"Khair Mangde (Male Version)"

|Shantanu Dutta

|Seema Saini

rowspan=2|Tadap

|"Tere Siva Jag mein"

| rowspan="4" |Pritam

|rowspan=2|Irshad Kamil, Sholke Lal, Charan

|Shilpa Rao, Charan

"Tere Siva Jag Mein (Cafe Mix)"

rowspan = "3"|2023

|Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

|"Dhindora Baje Re"

|rowspan=2|Amitabh Bhattacharya

|Bhoomi Trivedi

The Great Indian Family

|"Sahibaa"

|Antara Mitra

Aankh Micholi

|"Kaleja Kad Ke"

rowspan=4|2024

|"Na Door Hai Na Paas Hai"

|Pritam

|Kausar Munir

rowspan=2|Ishq Vishk Rebound

|"Soni Soni"

|rowspan=2|Rochak Kohli

|Gurpreet Saini

|Jonita Gandhi

"Jaavi Na"

|Kumaar

|Jasleen Royal

The Miranda Brothers

|"Be My Mehbooba"

|Amaal Mallik

|Kumaar

|Neeti Mohan

== Gujarati ==

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Film

!Song

!Music

!Lyrics

!Co-Singer(s)

!Notes

2013

|Koi Ne Kehsho Nahi

|"Chakad Chu Chi Chi"

| rowspan="2" |Samir-Mana

| rowspan="2" |Dave Jigar

|Rucha Rawal, Jigar Dan Ghavi

2014

|Whisky Is Risky

|"It's Time to Party"

rowspan="3" |2015

| rowspan="3" |Romance Complicated

|"Pehla Varsad"

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Himself

"Pehla Varsad (Sad Version)"

"Tu Ne Hoon"

rowspan="3" |2016

| rowspan="2" |Tuu to Gayo

|"Aa Konu Maara Baap Nu"

| rowspan="2" |Rahul Munjariya, Himself

|Himself, Niren Bhatt

"Kevo Thayo Pagal Hoon"

|Himself

|Akasa Singh

Khaatti Meethi Setting

|"Maro Glass Kyaan Chhe"

|Rishi-Siddharth

| rowspan="2" |Niren Bhatt

|Jahnvi Shrimankar, Rishi-Siddharth

rowspan="2" |2017

|Chor Bani Thangaat Kare

|"Bhuli Javu Che (Remix Version)"

|Sachin–Jigar

Vitamin She

|"Maachhalio Ude"

|Mehul Surti

|Raeesh Maniar

rowspan="2" |2018

| rowspan="2" |Aavuj Rehshe

|"Prem Rog"

| rowspan="2" |Rahul Munjariya, Himself

| rowspan="2" |Nitin Jani

"Aavuj Rehshe"

== Telugu ==

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Film

!Song

!Music

!Lyrics

!Co-singer(s)

!Notes

2019

|Jersey

|"Needa Padadhani"

|Anirudh Ravichander

|Krishna Kanth

= Non-film songs =

== Hindi ==

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Album/Single

!Song

!Music

!Lyrics

!Co-singer(s)

!Notes

2013

|Mera Dil Dil Dil

|"Mera Dil Dil Dil"

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Himself

| rowspan="3" |

2014

|Pehli Mohabbat

|"Pehli Mohabbat"

rowspan="4" |2015

|Ishq Chadha Hai

|"Ishq Chadha Hai"

Aasma

|"Aasma"

| colspan="3" |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)"

| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Himself

|on StarPlus (Hotstar for later episodes)

rowspan="4" |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

rowspan="7" |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"

| rowspan="6" |Himself

|Manhar Udhas (Gujarati Ghazal), A. M. Turaz (Hindi)

Tera Zikr

|"Tera Zikr"

| rowspan="3" |A. M. Turaz

Tera Zikr (Reprise)

|"Tera Zikr (Reprise)"

Ye Baarish

|"Ye Baarish"

Saari Ki Saari

|"Saari Ki Saari"

|Himself

rowspan="6" |2018

|Shab Tum Ho

|"Shab Tum Ho"

|Sayeed Quadri

Baarish Lete Aana

|"Baarish Lete Aana"

| rowspan="2" |Sundeep Gosswami

| rowspan="2" |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

rowspan="10" |2019

|Four More Shots Please!

|"Yaara Teri Yaari"

|Himself

|Naveen Tyagi

| rowspan="4" |

|Web series; Amazon Prime Video

Bhula Diya

|"Bhula Diya"

|Anurag Saikia

|A. M. Turaz

Kaash Aisa Hota

|"Kaash Aisa Hota"

|Himself

| rowspan="2" |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"

| colspan="2" |Nirmaan

| rowspan="2" |

|Inspired by Hadiqa Kiani's "Boohe Bariyan"

Dil Mera Blast

|"Dil Mera Blast"

|Javed–Mohsin

|Danish Sabri

Yaari Ka Circle

|"Yaari Ka Circle"

| colspan="2" |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

rowspan="14" |2020

|Asal Mein

|"Asal Mein"

|Himself

| rowspan="3" |Gupreet Saini, Gautam G Sharma

| rowspan="3" |

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"

| rowspan="3" |Himself

|Gupreet Saini, Gautam G Sharma

|Tulsi Kumar

Ek Tarfa

|"Ek Tarfa"

| rowspan="2" |Youngveer

| rowspan="2" |

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

rowspan="6" |Judaiyaan

|"Judaiyaan"

| rowspan="3" |Himself

|Rashmi Virag

|Shreya Ghoshal

"Mujhe Peene Do"

|Gupreet Saini, Gautam G Sharma

| rowspan="6" |

"Barsaat"

|Rashmi Virag

"Main Kisi Aur Ka"

|Siddharth Amit Bhavsar

|Gupreet Saini, Gautam G Sharma

"Maa"

| rowspan="3" |Himself

|Himself

"Judaiyaan (Reprise)"

|Rashmi Virag

rowspan="7" |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"

| colspan="2" |Manan Bhardwaj

|Tulsi Kumar

Duniya Chhor Doon

|"Duniya Chhor Doon"

|Aditya Dev

|Youngveer

rowspan="5" |2022

|Goriye

|"Goriye"

|Gurpreet Saini

|rowspan=3 |Gurpreet Saini and Gautam G Sharma

|ft. Malvika Raaj{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-03-11 |title=होली से पहले धूम मचा रहा है दर्शन रावल का नया गाना 'गोरिये' |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/ott/darshan-raval-latest-song-goriye-watch-here-first-time-singer-danced-in-the-music-video-breaking-the-internet-now-1109443.html |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=TV9 Bharatvarsh |language=hi}}

Baarishion Mein

| "Baarishion Mein"

| rowspan=2 |Himself

|ft. Malvika Sharma{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-12 |title=Watch Latest Hindi Video Song 'Baarishon Mein' Sung By Darshan Raval|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/watch-latest-hindi-video-song-baarishon-mein-sung-by-darshan-raval/videoshow/92804774.cms|access-date=2022-07-17 |website=Times of India| language=hi}}

Tum Mere

| "Tum Mere"

Dhol Bajaa

|"Dhol Bajaa"

|Javed-Mohsin

| colspan="1" |Danish Sabri

|Prakriti Giri

|ft. Warina Hussain

Mann Mohini

|"Mann Mohini"

|Anmol Daniel

|Gurpeet Saini

|1 Min Music

rowspan="11" |2023

|Piya Re

|"Piya Re"

| rowspan="14" |Himself

|Gurpreet Saini and Gautam G Sharma

rowspan="9" |[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n-UmcfMxq4gZc1HCjsw9POewHSbfHMw4g&feature=shared]"Dard"

|"Ho Nai Sakda"

|Youngveer and Mohsin Shaikh

"Mahiye Jinna Sohna"

| rowspan="6" |Youngveer

"Lo Aayi Barsaat"

"Haaye Dard"

"Jaane De"

"Faasla"

|Shirley Setia

"Mannat"

|Prakriti Kakar

"Saahiba"

| rowspan="2" |Youngveer and Himself

"Mahiye Jinna Sohna (Unplugged)"

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gxdTDk6WV4 Saajan Ve]

|"Saajan Ve"

| rowspan="4" |Gurpreet Saini

rowspan="10" |2024

|Tu Hai

|"Tu Hai"

|Prakriti Giri

|ft. Neha Sharma

rowspan="9" |Out of Control

|"Jeeja"

|ft. Chandni B.

"Kinni Soni"

|ft. Shruti Sharma

"O Beliya"

| rowspan="7" |Himself

|ft. Ahsaas Channa{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-10-15 |title=Ahsaas Channa ticks off a dream from her bucket list with Darshan Raval's 'O Beliya' |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/celebs/2024/Oct/15/ahsaas-channa-ticks-off-a-dream-from-her-bucket-list-with-darshan-ravals-o-beliya |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Indulgexpress.com |language=en}}

"Taarifein"

| rowspan="6" |Album audio released on 18 October 2024 (Raval's 30th birthday)

"Ik Tara"

"Batao Zara"

"Tera Ho Gaya"

"Yaar Mere"

"Out of Control"

|Panther

rowspan="1" |2025

|Sajna

|"Sajna"

|Himself