Irinaequalliat at 06:25, 6 February 2026

2026-02-06T06:25:31Z

New page

{{Short description|Indian Film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox director
| name = Darshan Ashwin Trivedi
| image = Darshan-Trivedi.jpg
| alt = Darshan Ashwin Trivedi
| native_name = દર્શન ત્રિવેદી
| native_name_lang = gu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|08|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]]
| citizenship =
| education = PhD
| alma_mater = [[Gujarat University]] <br /> [[Gujarat National Law University]]
| occupation = Film director <br />[[academician]]
| organization = [[MICA (institute)]]
| notable_works = [[Mrugtrushna]] <br />[[Mara Pappa Superhero]]
| website = {{URL|https://darshanashwintrivedi.com|Official Website}}
}}

'''Darshan Ashwin Trivedi''' is an Indian film director and academician best known for his contribution for [[Gujarati cinema]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Filmmaker Dr. Darshan Ashwin Trivedi: It is fascinating to know that a Gujarati film is welcomed in abroad countries|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/filmmaker-dr-darshan-ashwin-trivedi-it-is-fascinating-to-know-that-a-gujarati-film-is-welcomed-in-abroad-countries/articleshow/87278218.cms |access-date=2022-09-11 |newspaper=The Times of India |language=en | first=Vaishali | last=Rathod | date=26 October 2021}}</ref> He is known for his movies ''[[Mrugtrushna]]'', ''[[Mara Pappa Superhero]]'', [[Lakiro]] and ''Keri''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photo: Shraddha Dangar gives a sneak peek into the character for her next film 'Mara Pappa Superhero' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/photo-shraddha-dangar-gives-a-sneak-peek-into-the-character-for-her-next-film-mara-pappa-superhero/articleshow/74470788.cms |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=28 October 2020 |title=Gujarat based filmmaker's Gujarati film Mrugtrushna bags an international award |url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2020/10/28/gujarat-based-filmmakers-gujarati-film-mrugtrushna-bags-an-international-award/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=DeshGujarat |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web |title=Darshan Ashwin Trivedi on completing 'Lakiro': We have shot the film with a very interesting color palette |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/darshan-ashwin-trivedi-on-completing-lakiro-we-have-shot-the-film-with-a-very-interesting-color-palette/articleshow/88707798.cms |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=Darshan Ashwin Trivedi's 'Keri' goes on floors today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/darshan-ashwin-trivedis-keri-goes-on-floors-today/articleshow/90639276.cms |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> He is Adjunct faculty at [[MICA (institute)|MICA]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2020 |title=MICA faculty's directorial debut film wins international acclaim |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/mica-faculty-s-directorial-debut-film-wins-international-acclaim/articleshow/79489090.cms |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Darshan Ashwin Trivedi was born on 4 August 1977 in [[Ahmedabad]], India. He has done Master in Development Communications from [[Gujarat University]] and PhD from [[Gujarat National Law University]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=MICA is also happy to announce the appointment of Prof. |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/node/%202339312 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> During his career he has worked with brands like [[Zoom (Indian TV channel)]], [[Reliance Broadcast Network]],<ref name=":2" /> Moving Pixels, [[Neela Tele Films]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=12 February 2019 |title=Neela Telefilms welcomes Darshan Ashwin Trivedi as COO |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/production-house/film-production/neela-telefilms-welcomes-darshan-ashwin-trivedi-as-coo-190212 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Indian Television Dot Com |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
He started working with radio and television networks in the early years of his career. Darshan has worked with [[Sony Entertainment Television]], [[Radio Mirchi]], [[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom]], [[Reliance Broadcast Network]],<ref name=":2" /> Moving Pixels, [[Neela Tele Films]].<ref name=":3" /> Darshan is the former founder of Gujarati film fraternity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2017 |title=Gujarati film industry gets its first umbrella body |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/darshan-jariwala-hetal-thakkar-gujarati-film-industry-gets-its-first-umbrella-body/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Darshan started teaching in MICA in 2007. He teaches Media & Entertainment management. He works as an adjunct faculty with MICA.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=MICA prof to debut as Gujarati filmmaker |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/mica-prof-to-debut-as-gujarati-filmmaker/65916236.html |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en}}</ref> Darshan is the editor of the Indian OTT Platforms Report published by MICA.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Parth Shastri|date=11 March 2021 |title='Comedy was OTT remedy for Covid blues' {{!}} Ahmedabad News – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/comedy-remedy-for-covid-blues-ott-platform-survey-reveals-fav-genre-during-lockdown/articleshow/81440605.cms |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

Darshan started his filmmaking career in 2018.<ref name=":4" /> His debut feature film [[Mrugtrushna]] is the first part of the trilogy.<ref>{{Cite web |title='મૃગતૃષ્ણા'માં એવું તે શું છે? |url=https://www.gujaratsamachar.com/news/chitralok/what-is-it-like-in-mrigatrishna |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=www.gujaratsamachar.com}}</ref> His second film [[Mara Pappa Superhero]] is written by Sahita Academy awarded writer [[Raam Mori]]. His third film Lakiro explores Jazz music for the first time in Gujarati cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gujarati: Darshan Trivedi on his next film 'Lakiro': The film will explore jazz music in Gujarati cinema {{!}} Gujarati movie news |url=https://medfordjazz.org/gujarati-darshan-trivedi-on-his-next-film-lakiro-the-film-will-explore-jazz-music-in-gujarati-cinema-gujarati-movie-news/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Medford Jazz |language=en-US}}</ref> His fourth film Keri stars [[Bollywood]] Actor [[Rohit Roy]] and Ahmedabad based Radio Jockey Devaki.<ref>{{Cite web |title={{!}} Indian Film History |url=https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/news-articles/its-finally-coming-to-life-rj-devaki-on-working-in-darshan-%20trivedis-new-film-keri |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=www.indianfilmhistory.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Director
!Producer
!Writer
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2021
|[[Mara Pappa Superhero]]
|Yes
|Tejasvi Vidyut Buch, Milapsinh Jadeja, U.T. Rao
|[[Raam Mori]]
|Gujarati
|The film premiered at London Indian Film Festival in June 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2021 |title=Mara Pappa Superhero |url=https://londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk/mara-pappa-superhero/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=London Indian Film Festival |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[Mrugtrushna]]''
|Yes
|
|Yes
|Gujarati
|bagged Golden Butterfly and Diploma of Honor for Best Screenplay<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2023
|''Keri''
|Yes
|
|Yes
|Gujarati
|on floor<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|-
|2022
|[[Lakiro]]
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Gujarati
|released on 6 January 2023 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Lakiro review: An experiment gone right |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2023/01/07/lakiro-review-an-experiment-gone-right.html |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|
|Aaj Jaaneki Zidd Na Karo
|Yes
|
|
|Hindi
|The film will go on floor in May 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-25 |title=I am still offered TV shows, but either the budget doesn't click or the content's not creative enough for me: Ronit Bose Roy |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/i-am-still-offered-tv-shows-but-either-the-budget-doesnt-click-or-the-contents-not-creative-enough-for-me-ronit-bose-roy/articleshow/99739638.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-05-10 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|Ek Ruka Hua Faisla
|Yes
|
|
|[[Hindi]]
|The film will go on floor in Dec 2023 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Basu Chatterjee's 'Ek Ruka Hua Faisla' remake to go on floors in December |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/basu-chatterjee-ek-ruka-hua-faisla-remake-on-floors-in-december-2458836-2023-11-06 |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2023-11-06 |title=Remake of Basu Chatterjee's cult classic 'Ek Ruka Hua Faisla' in the works |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/remake-of-basu-chatterjees-cult-classic-ek-ruka-hua-faisla-in-the-works/article67503580.ece |access-date=2023-11-09 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|Bicycle Thief
|Yes
|
|
|[[Hindi]]
|The film's production was completed in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2024-08-29 |title=EXCLUSIVE: “Bicycle Thief to see Scam 1992 star Hemant Kher and Samvedna Suwalka in double roles,” reveals director Dr. Darshan Ashwin Trivedi : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-bicycle-thief-see-scam-1992-star-hemant-kher-samvedna-suwalka-double-roles-reveals-director-dr-darshan-ashwin-trivedi/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and recognition ==
* Golden Butterfly Award, 33rd International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Iran, Best Screenplay, Mrugtrushna, 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=33rd ICFF Award Winners Announced – International Film Festival for Children and Youth |url=https://en.icff.ir/954/33rd-icff-award-winners-announced/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 20th Annual Tiburon International Film Festival, Best Children's Film, Mara Pappa Superhero, 2021<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |title=Dr. Darshan Ashwin Trivedi's film 'Mara Pappa Superhero' honored at Tiburon International Film Festival in California- Exclusive! – Times of India |language=en |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/dr-darshan-ashwin-trivedis-film-mara-pappa-superhero-honored-at-tiburon-international-film-festival-in-california-exclusive/articleshow/88050071.cms |access-date=2022-08-11}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|2390065}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trivedi, Darshan Ashwin}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language film directors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian screenwriters]]
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]
[[Category:Artists from Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]
[[Category:Film directors from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Film producers from Gujarat]]

{{India-film-director-stub}}

Darshan Ashwin Trivedi - Revision history

Irinaequalliat at 06:25, 6 February 2026