Darshan Kumar: After The Kashmir Files and Aashram, producers who didn't want to invest in my projects want to cast me as lead in films -Exclusive!

Darshan Kumar has slowly and steadily seen a rise in stardom, having persisted for many years with supporting roles and good reviews. Of late, his career has recieved a major boost after the success of The Kashmir Files and Aashram. As the third season of Bobby Deol and Prakash Jha's Aashram gears up for a release, ETimes caught up the actor, who revealed his change in fortunes.
Darshansaid, "Earlier on, the same people who didn't want to invest in my projects are now casting me as a lead in films.I am in the process of starting a new film as the lead on June 3." Revealing more about this change in perception, Darshan said, "The directors were always keen on working with me, but the producers were not ready to commit. But everything has changed after the release of The Kashmir Files."

At the trailer launch and media interactions for Aashram Season 3, Darshan spoke to the media about his involvement in the popular MX Player show and said, "Every where I go, whether I'm promoting a film or making a casual appearance, people have always asked when is the third season of Aashram coming out. Even on my social media posts, people first comment with that question. So that level of expectation from the fans had put an incredible responsibility on our shoulders to put in 3 times our normal effort and ensure that this new season is bigger, better and more entertaining. Come June, I hope people will enjoy this new season as much as they have the two ones before."