Durgesh Kumar.
With the release of ‘Panchayat Season 3’, not only ‘Phulera village’ but also the residents of Phulera village have come into the limelight. Due to this, ‘Banarakas’ is garnering the most headlines, who keeps interfering in everything. This character has been played by Durgesh Kumar, who has mastered the theatre stage. Durgesh is known for his many characters. People know him for his small but hard-hitting roles in ‘Highway’, ‘Sultan’, ‘Sanju’, ‘Bhakshak’. Recently, he was seen in the role of an assistant policeman in ‘Laapta Ladies’. This role was also liked a lot. People liked Durgesh’s work in the ‘Panchayat’ series so much that he became as popular as the lead actor. Not only this, Durgesh also dominates social media. Memes of him keep getting made every day.
came to Delhi from Bihar
Durgesh Kumar is a resident of Darbhanga district of Bihar. In an interview, Durgesh had revealed that he came to Delhi in the year 2001. He had a dream in his mind which he came to Delhi with the desire to fulfill. Actually, Durgesh Kumar did not want to become an actor but an engineer. Like every Bihari, he had come to the big city to give wings to his dreams. After coming to Delhi, Durgesh continued to prepare for engineering. He gave entrance tests two-three times, but could not pass and his name did not appear in the counseling of any college. In such a situation, he was disappointed, but during this time his brother supported him. The actor’s brother advised him to join theater.
become an actor like this
In such a situation, Durgesh accepted his brother’s advice and started going to the theatre every day, but he did not give up his dream of becoming an engineer. His preparation continued along with theatre. After preparing all day, Durgesh used to go to the theatre every evening. When he did not succeed in becoming an engineer, he did a course from Shriram Acting Centre and then chose the path of NSD. The same drama school from where many great actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Irrfan Khan have emerged. His family supported him. His brother kept encouraging him continuously. Along with getting a diploma from the National School of Drama, he worked in more than 35 plays.
Durgesh will be seen in this film
Durgesh Kumar made his debut on the big screen with ‘Highway’. Now Durgesh, along with working in films, runs his own theatre company, where he also trains the youth. The name of his company is ‘The Poor Theatre Company’. He considers actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui as his role model. After ‘Laapta Ladies’ and ‘Panchayat 3’, now Durgesh Kumar will be seen in ‘Maharaj’ with Aamir Khan’s son Junaid. This film is Junaid’s debut film. It will be released on Netflix on June 14
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