Darshan Doshi (born 16 January 1986) is an Indian drummer and composer, who is currently touring with

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and

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. He has played drums for several Bollywood films such as ''Rock On'', ''Black'', ''Dhoom 2'', ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'', ''Queen'', ''Secret Superstar'', ''Fitoor'', and ''Dear Zindagi''. Based in Mumbai, Darshan started performing at the age of 2 and has established his name in the Limca Books of Records as the youngest drummer of India in 1997. He also was part of the kids group "Little Wonders" by Kalyanji Anandji. He has performed with all leading composers in India such as

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, and

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. He is also an integral part of Coke Studio India and

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. He currently endorses Pearl Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Vicfirth sticks, and AKG Mics.

Early life and training

Born to Shailesh and Surbhi Doshi in Mumbai, his father was his first

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. Later, Darshan was trained in the drums by

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Ranjit Barot Ranjit Barot is an Indian film score composer, music director and arranger, drummer, and singer based in Mumbai, India. He is a long-time associate of A. R. Rahman. John McLaughlin has described him as one of the "leading edges" in drumming. ...

. His younger brother, Umang Doshi, plays keyboards with

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and

Career

In 1997, his name was entered in the

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as the youngest drummer of India. Darshan has played drum set for the movie '

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'. He played percussion and drums for '' Paheli'', and

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's '' Sarkar'', as well as for ''

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'', '' Tere Sang'', ''

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'', '' Johnny Gaddar'', and ''

Rock On!! ''Rock On!!'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written and directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Farhan Akhtar, and with music by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. The film marks the Bollywood debut of Akhtar and Prachi Desai. A ...

''. Over the years he has worked with music directors like

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, N M Kareem,

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, Vishal & Shekhar,

and Raghav Sachar. Most notably he was original drummer for the film ''

'' (2008). He has also performed on

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's live music performance series, '' Coke Studio''
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'' Darshan has also been associated with bands including “Fuzonica", "Aakruti", "Defying Gravity", "Tapasya", and "Nakshatra". Currently, he is working with music trio Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy as a rhythmist. In December 2011, he was part of their 12-piece band which toured Middle-East and performed at

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Filmography

* ''

(Haan Maine Chukar -

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)'' (2005) * '' Paheli'' (2005) * '' Sarkar'' (2005) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Johnny Gaddar'' (2007) * ''

'' (2008) * '' Luck by Chance'' (2009) * '' Sikandar'' (2009) * ''

'' (2009) * ''

Teree Sang ''Teree Sang'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming of age romantic film directed by Satish Kaushik, starring Ruslaan Mumtaz and Sheena Shahabadi in her first role. ''Teree Sang'' explores the issue of teen pregnancy. Plot Maahi Puri is a 15-ye ...

'' (2009) * ''

My Name Is Khan ''My Name Is Khan'' is a 2010 social action drama film directed by Karan Johar and co-written by Shibani Bathija and Niranjan Iyengar. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles, and is a co-production between India, the United St ...

'' (2010) * ''

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, written by lyricist Prasoon Joshi, and produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures in association with Rajiv Tandon and e ...

'' (2013) * ‘’

Fitoor ''Fitoor'' (''Madness, Obsession, Passion'') is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, and written by Kapoor and Supratik Sen based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel ''G ...

’’ 2018 * ‘m

Dear Zindagi ''Dear Zindagi'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Gauri Shinde. Produced by Gauri Khan, Karan Johar, and Shinde under the banners Red Chillies Entertainment, Dharma Productions, and H ...

2016 * Notebook * Saandh ki Aankh * Kabir Singh * M.S.Dhoni

Live performances

Darshan Doshi is currently performing live shows with: *

* Hariharan * Raghav Sachar *

* Ashwin Srinivasan & The Bombay Project * "Mumbai Stamp" with

Taufiq Qureshi Ustad Taufiq Qureshi (born 1962) is an Indian classical musician. He is a percussionist and composer. Early life Born in Mumbai to the tabla player Alla Rakha. His eldest brother was a legendary tabla player, Zakir Hussain. He received guidanc ...

* "Sitar Funk" with Niladri Kumar * Lesle Lewis *

References

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIS4KJ4x_p-JqYCKllDySIA

External links

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