Darasing Khurana

Darasing Khurana (born 12 January 1992) is an Indian, Actor, Model, Radio Jockey, and male pageant titleholder who won Mister International India 2017 and represented India at Mister International 2018 which was held in Yangon, Myanmar.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]He is also the Brand Ambassador for DATRI, an India-based blood stem cell donors registry.[8]

Darasing Khurana
Born
Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
Alma materNarsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai
H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
Symbiosis College of Commerce and Economics, Pune
Queen's School, Parbhani
Occupation
Years active2013–present
Height6 ft (183 cm)
TitleMister International India 2017
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Mister International India 2017
(Winner)

Early life and background

Darasing Khurana was born on January 12th, 1992 in the town of Parbhani, Maharashtra.[9] His family is Punjabi.[10] He attended Queen's School, Parbhani and Symbiosis College of Commerce and Economics, Pune and H.R. College of Commerce and Economics,[11] Mumbai, before receiving a master’s degree in Business Management from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS).[12]

Career

He started performing theatre at a tender age of 4. At the age of 14, he participated in Mr. Parbhani competition, a local pageant in his hometown.[2] Initially he was rejected because he wa too young, but was later allowed as he kept requesting the organizers and also looked matured for his age, he then won the competition. He later came to Mumbai, and graduated from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics there.[10]

While he was studying, he became a part time model and walked the runway at numerous Indian and International fashion shows, including the Lakme Fashion Week, Bangalore Style Week, India International Style Week, India Luxury Style Week, as well as other fashion events.

In 2017,he won the Mr. International India title.[9]

Post being titled as Mr. International India, he is seen walking the ramp as a show stopper for leading shows. He closed the prestigious, first ever show hosted by the Royal family of Baroda at Lakshmi Vilas Palace [13] [14]he also walked as a show stopper along with former Miss Universe Lara Dutta Bhupati at the page3 Awards[15]

Darasing is the Brand Ambassador of DATRI, an India-based blood stem cell donors registry.[16] and Goodwill Ambassador of Kunwar Global School[17] He is also associated with the social cause ‘Daughters are precious’ in Rajasthan.[9]

He is the founder of Pause.Breath.Talk Foundation, under this initiative he has made expensive therapy affordable (INR 250 per session) and accessible for people suffering from mental health problems [18]

He is often seen Promoting Fitness, and has flagged off multiple marathons including Juhu Half Marathon with actor Kunal Kapoor and Vatsal Sheth, Sketchers Green Run Marathon and IIT Bombay Mood Indigo Half Marathon.[19][20][21]

Awards and recognition
  • 2017: Awarded the Most Promising Face of the year at WOW Icon Personality Awards.[22][23]
  • 2018: Received the ‘Style Icon of the year 2018’ at Rajasthan Style awards[24]
  • 2018: Honored with Wow Starlite Excellence Awards in Pune[25]
  • 2019: Honored with The Indian Achiever’s Award[26]

See also

References
  1. Safoora (23 April 2018). "Acting fascinates me: Mr India 2017 winner Darasing Khurana". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. Verma, Urvashi (28 August 2017). "जयपुर से मॉडल दारा सिंह ने मिस्टर इंडिया 2017 का खिताब जीता". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. Soni, Rahul (1 September 2017). "मिस्टर इंडिया इंटरनेशनल का खिताब जीतने वाले दारा सिंह खुराना ने कभी फेस किया था रिजेक्शन". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. "Acting fascinates me: Mr India 2017". Business Standard. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. "Mister International Contestants 2018". Mister International. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. "Dara Singh Khurana". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  7. "Former Mr India International Darasing Khurana turns RJ". Zee News. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  8. "Former Mr India International Darasing Khurana stars in video for environmental conservation - Watch". Zee News. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  9. Simon (28 August 2017). "Meet Darasing Khurana, the new Rubaru Mr India International 2017". Indian and World Pageant. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  10. Daman Bhasin (4 October 2017), "Darasing Khurana: Everything will fall in place only after Mr International 2018", The Statesman. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  11. "Darasing Khurana: Everything will fall in place only after Mr International 2018". The Statesman. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  12. Deshpande, Praveen (26 August 2017). "परभणीचा दारासिंह खुराणा मिस्टर इंडिया इंटरनॅशनलमध्ये, 6 वर्षांच्या मेहनतीला मिळाले यश". Dainik Bhaskar (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  13. Correspondent, Planet Bollywood Special (2019-10-04). "Darasing Khurana closes the couture show for Mehraab, hosted by the Royal family of Baroda". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  14. gossipgirltales (2019-10-05). "Darasing Khurana closes the couture show for Mehraab, hosted by the Royal family of Baroda". Gossip Girl Tales. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  15. "Lara Dutta walks the ramp with Mr. India International Darasing Khurana". The Statesman. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  16. "Celebrating a transformative experience". The Hindu. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  17. "Darasing Khurana Honoured For Social Work". in.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  18. "Darasing Khurana launches foundation to offer affordable mental health services". The Statesman. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  19. "मूड इंडिगो 2017: हाफ मैराथन में 3000 रनर्स ने लिया हिस्सा, स्टेमसेल कैंप की तारीफ". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  20. "Zeal Of Participants Was Infectious, Says Darasing Khurana". in.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  21. "Over 4000 Mumbaikars run at the Juhu Half Marathon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  22. "WOW Icon' Most Promising Face Icon of the year!". Dailyhunt. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  23. "Wanted The World To Know What Indian Culture Is All About: Darasing Khurana". Yahoo.
  24. "Darasing Khurana wins Style Icon of the year award". Lokmat. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  25. "Darasing Khurana Honoured For Social Work". Yahoo! News. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  26. "Mr India International Darasing Khurana Gets Honoured For His Major Contribution Towards Social Causes". in.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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