Darshan Doshi

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|01|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mumbai, India
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| genre = Alt Rock
| occupation = Drummer, percussionist
| instrument = Drums, [[Drum set]]
| years_active = 1997 – present
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| associated_acts = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]<br />[[Salim-Sulaiman]] <br /> [[Raghav Sachar]] <br /> [[Hariharan (singer)]] <br /> [[Farhan Akhtar]]
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'''Darshan Doshi''' (born 16 January 1986) is an Indian drummer and composer, who is currently touring with Salim-Sulaiman, Farhan Akhtar, [[Adnan Sami]], Diljit Dosanjh and Amit Trivedi. 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 AR Rahman, Amit trivedi, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Pritam, and Vishal Shekhar.

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

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

==Early life and training==
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Born to Shailesh and Surbhi Doshi in Mumbai, his father was his first [[guru]]. Later, Darshan was trained in the drums by [[Pankaj Sharma]] and [[Ranjit Barot]]. His younger brother, Umang Doshi, plays keyboards with [[Arijit Singh]] and [[Farhan Akhtar]].

==Career==
In 1997, his name was entered in the [[Limca Book of Records]] as the youngest drummer of India.<ref name=coke/><ref name="mtvun">{{cite web|url=http://mtv.in.com/unplugged/artists.php?tp=houseband&id=31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011083314/http://mtv.in.com/unplugged/artists.php?tp=houseband&id=31|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2011|title=Select Artiste:Darshan Doshi Profile|date=|publisher=[[MTV India]]|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref>

Darshan has played drum set for the movie '[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'. He played percussion and drums for ''[[Paheli]]'', and [[Ram Gopal Varma]]'s ''[[Sarkar (2005 film)|Sarkar]]'', as well as for ''[[London Dreams]]'', ''[[Tere Sang]]'', ''[[Dhoom 2]]'', ''[[Johnny Gaddar]]'', and ''[[Rock On!!]]''. Over the years he has worked with music directors like [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], [[Anu Malik]], N M Kareem, Sandesh Sandhaliya, Salim Suleiman, Pritam, Vishal & Shekhar, and [[Raghav Sachar]].<ref name=coke/><ref>{{cite web |title=Raghav Sachar enlivens live concert in his eighth album|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/raghav-sachar-enlivens-live-concert-his-eighth-album |date=19 August 2011 |website=Radioandmusic.com|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref> Most notably he was original drummer for the film ''[[Rock On!!]]'' (2008).<ref name=mtvun/>

He has also performed on [[MTV India]]'s live music performance series, ''[[Coke Studio (India)|Coke Studio]]''<ref name=coke>[http://www.mtvindia.com/cokestudio/guestmusic.php?id=2]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> & ''[[MTV Unplugged]]''

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 [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref name="khatimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/citytimes/2011/December/citytimes_December178.xml&section=citytimes&col=|title=SEL triumphant|date=18 December 2011|access-date=29 October 2017|publisher=[[Khaleej Times]]}}</ref>

==Filmography==

* ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]] (Haan Maine Chukar - [[Monty Sharma]])'' (2005)
* ''[[Paheli]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Sarkar (2005 film)|Sarkar]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Johnny Gaddar]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Rock On!!]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Luck by Chance]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Sikandar (2009 film)|Sikandar]]'' (2009)
* ''[[London Dreams]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Teree Sang]]'' (2009)
* ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]'' (2013)
* ‘’ [[Fitoor]]’’ 2018
* ‘m [[Dear Zindagi]] 2016

==Live performances==
Darshan Doshi is currently performing live shows with:
* [[Farhan Akhtar]]
* [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
* [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
* [[Raghav Sachar]]
* [[Salim-Sulaiman]]
* [[Adnan Sami]]
* [[Vishal-Shekhar]]
* Ashwin Srinivasan & The Bombay Project
* "Mumbai Stamp" with [[Taufiq Qureshi]]
* "Sitar Funk" with [[Niladri Kumar]]
* [[Lesle Lewis (composer)|Lesle Lewis]]
* [[Amit Trivedi]]

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

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/DarshanDoshiOfficial/|title=Meet Darshan Doshi on Facebook|website=Facebook.com}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/shankar-ehsaan-loy-announces-first-ever-australian-tour|title=Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy announces first ever Australian tour|website=Radioandmusic.com|access-date=29 October 2017}}
*{{cite web|url=http://allevents.in/Atlanta/Salim-Sulaiman-Live-in-Concert/257143987666229|title=Salim-Sulaiman Live in Concert|website=Allevents.in|access-date=29 October 2017}}

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[[Category:Indian percussionists]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Musicians from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian drummers]]
[[Category:Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
[[Category:Rock drummers]]
[[Category:Indian rock musicians]]
[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:21st-century drummers]]

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