Darshan Aulakh

"Darshan Aulakh was born in Abohar, Punjab, India. His first debut on Punjabi Television was in Mubarak an. He also debuted in Punjabi Films with the movie Mirza Jatt in 1992. Following that he has worked in a number of Hindi Punjabi and English movies. He has done a number of small roles in Punjabi movies like Baghi Soormay, Dhee Jatt Di, Khoon Da Daaj, Shaheed e Mohabbat Boota Singh, Dil Apna Punjabi, Mitti wajaan Mardi, Mera Pind: My home, Ajj de Ranjhe and more. Aulakh, apart from working in Punjabi films, has also worked in a number of popular Hindi films like Sultan where he played the role of the engine driver.

He has played the role of the station master in Pakistan in the film Bajrangi Bhaijaan and has played the role of a Punjabi policeman in the movie Highway. Besides working in the movies that were just mentioned, he has also worked in movies like Salaam Namaste and Veer Zaara. He has worked as an actor and producer of well known Hindi movies like Jab we met, Namastey London, Heroes, Singh is King, Rab ne Bana di Jodi, Bachna ae Haseeno, Besharam, etc. He has also got recognition as a supporting actor by working in the Oscar Award Winning Film Zero Dark Thirty.

He is pretty well known as a producer and has his own production house named Darshan Aulakh Production. He has worked with some of the biggest production houses of the industry including Yash Raj Films, Nadiadwala Films, India Take One Productions. He has won a number of national and film awards. Darshan Aulakh, besides his acting, is also well known for his skills as a writer. He has written for movies like Khoon Da Daaj and Ishq Na poochie Jaat. He has also written the additional screenplay for the movie Laali. "