Fans
of
Kannada
superstar
Darshan
are
gearing
up
to
celebrate
his
birthday,
which
falls
on
February
16
(Wednesday).
Ahead
of
the
occasion,
a
special
CDP
(Common
Display
Picture)
will
be
unveiled
to
kick-start
the
celebration,
a
viral
trend
among
south
film
actors'
fans.
Given
his
enviable
fan
following,
the
celebration
is
going
to
be
massive.
Well,
days
before
his
birthday,
Darshan
took
to
his
social
media
handles
to
announce
that
he
has
decided
to
skip
celebrations
with
fans
this
year.
Citing
Puneeth
Rajkumar's
demise
and
the
pandemic
situation
as
reasons
for
the
same,
the
actor
said
in
Kannada
that
translates
to,
"Just
like
the
last
year,
I
think
it
is
better
to
avoid
any
sort
of
celebration
this
time
too
because
of
the
ongoing
pandemic
and
due
to
the
demise
of
Puneeth
Rajkumar.
I
feel
the
situation
is
inappropriate.
My
sincere
apologies
to
everyone.
I
promise
I
will
definitely
celebrate
my
birthday
next
year
with
you
all
and
also
hope
to
meet
all
of
you
as
soon
as
possible"
In
the
video,
he
also
requested
fans
to
not
visit
his
residence
on
his
birthday,
as
he
will
be
out
of
station.
Darshan
also
shared
about
his
upcoming
releases
in
the
2-minute-29-second
video.
He
revealed
that
an
update
of
his
upcoming
film
Kranti
will
be
announced
on
his
birthday.
Apart
from
that,
a
glimpse
of
his
another
film
helmed
by
Tharun
will
be
out
to
mark
his
special
day.
Further,
he
talked
about
the
re-release
of
his
blockbuster
film
Majestic.
The
2002
Sandalwood
film
marked
his
debut
as
a
lead
actor.
Written
and
directed
by
PN
Satya,
the
film
will
release
on
February
18
across
Karnataka.