Darshan Raval (born 18 October 1994) 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.
Early life
Darshan Raval was born on 18 October 1994 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat into a Gujarati Hindu family. 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.
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Personal life
He married his best friend and long time girlfriend, Dharal Surelia who is an architect and the founder of Butter Concepts. The couple tied the knot on 18 January 2025.
Darshan Raval Height Age Wife Family Biography
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Actor |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 183 cm in meters– 1.83 m in feet inches– 6’ |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Debut | TV (Contestant): India’s Raw Star (2014) Composer: Pehli Mohabbat (2014)  Gujarati Film (Singer): “It’s Time to Party” of film ‘Whisky Is Risky’ (2014)  Bollywood Film (Singer): “Jab Tum Chaho” of film ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ (2015)  Hindi TV (Singer): Mere Nishaan of TV serial ‘Phir Bhi Na Maane…Badtameez Dil’ (2015)  |
| Award | 2015 Transmedia Gujarati Screen & Stage Award for Best Male Singer |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 18 October 1994 (Tuesday) |
| Age (as of 2025) | 31 Years |
| Birthplace | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| School | Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul, Ahmedabad |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Playing Guitar, Travelling |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | January 2025 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Dharal Surelia (Architect, Design Entrepreneur, Colourist) |
| Parents | Father– Rajendra Raval (Writer) Mother– Rajal Raval (Homemaker)  |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Cuisines | Gujarati |
| Favourite Actor | Salman Khan |
| Favourite Actress | Katrina Kaif |
| Favourite Singer(s) | A. R. Rahman, Himesh Reshammiya |
| Favourite Colour(s) | Black, Grey, Royal Blue |
Career
In 2014, Raval began his career by participating in the reality show “India’s Raw Star,” where he was the first runner-up. Raval has mentioned the support of Himesh Reshammiya as an important factor in his initial success in Bollywood.
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.
Media
Raval was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 45 in 2017. He won awards for Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage Award for Best Male Singer.
Discography
Film songs
Hindi
Gujarati
| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-Singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jersey | “Needa Padadhani” | Anirudh Ravichander | Krishna Kanth |
Non-film songs
Hindi
| Year | Album/Single | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Baarishion Mein | “Baarishion Mein” | Himself | ft. Malvika Sharma | |||
| 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 | ||
| “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 | ||||
| “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 | |||||
| 2025 | Sajna | “Sajna” | Himself | Himself | ft. Aditya Gadhvi, Hansika Pareek; Released shortly after Darshan’s wedding with Dharal | |
Gujarati
| 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
| 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” |
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