Freddy_Daruwala

Freddy Daruwala

Freddy Daruwala

Indian model and actor

Freddy Daruwala (born 12 May 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]

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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

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References

  1. [1]
    Farhad Daruwala: Everyone wants to be the hero. Times of India. 17 May 2014.
  2. [2]
    Mukherjee, Shreya (4 July 2017). "Freddy Daruwala: I'm not comfortable talking about my wife and family". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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    Y. Sunita Chowdhary (31 January 2018), "Positive about his negative roles", The Hindu. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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    Farhad debuts with a negative role. Times of India. 2 June 2014.
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    "Freddy Daruwala is Ahmedabad Times Most Desirable Man of 2018 - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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    "Ahmedabad Times Most Desirable Men 2020". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Arbaaz Khan returns as the baddie with ZEE5 original 'Poison'". DNA India. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Freddy Daruwala: The web space is something that we cannot avoid now". Hindustan Times. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. [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. [10]
    "EXCLUSIVE! Freddy Daruwala becomes father for the second time - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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    "Freddy Daruwala – the new villain in Akshay Kumar's career". Joginder Tuteja. GlamSham.com. 15 February 2014.
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    "Freddy Daruwala and John Abraham share a lot in common - Times of India". The Times of India. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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    "Freddy Daruwala to have a special cameo in 'Force 2' - Times of India". The Times of India. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  14. [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. [15]
    "Holiday actor Freddy Daruwala to play a lawyer". Hindustan Times. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  16. [16]
    "ZEE5 unveils its latest original series 'Poison'". TelevisionPost. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  17. [17]
    "Freddy Daruwala and Zaara Yesmin's T-Series music video Sadi Gali 2.0 is the wedding anthem of the year!". m.peepingmoon.com/. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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