Moving from a small town to a mega city like Mumbai was challenging but Adarsh Gourav believes it honed him as an actor by giving him a chance to connect with people from different walks of life.
Moving from a small town to a mega city like Mumbai was challenging but Adarsh Gourav believes it honed him as an actor by giving him a chance to connect with people from different walks of life.
Moving from a small town to a mega city like Mumbai was challenging but Adarsh Gourav believes it honed him as an actor by giving him a chance to connect with people from different walks of life.
The Jamshedpur-born actor made his acting debut as a child star in "My Name Is Khan" and went on to feature in Sridevi-starrer "Mom" before finding international fame with his lead role in "The White Tiger".
He currently stars in "Kho Gaye Hum Kahan", a story of three friends navigating life and romance in the age of social media.
바카라I had a fairly simple life. Then I was overnight forced to move to Mumbai, which was never planned. I had to adapt to a completely new city, to take in its culture, to take its way of life. I feel that it gave me a wide perspective of life in general, like what it is to come from a small town and experience big city life,바카라 Gourav told PTI in an interview.
The actor, who has also starred in TVF바카라s teen comedy series, 바카라Hostel Daze바카라 and Netflix show 바카라Guns and Gulaabs바카라, looks back at his journey from small town India to a big city to international territories with fondness.
"I feel fortunate to meet people from different walks of life and I feel I바카라m naturally an empathetic person. So, I can relate to a wide spectrum of people. Like, if I바카라m playing an Indian-American in 바카라Alien바카라, or playing Balram in 바카라A White Tiger바카라 or Neil Pereira from Bandra in 바카라Kho Gaye Hum Kahan바카라, they are all different from me but I can relate to all of these characters. It doesn바카라t feel like impossibility,바카라 he said.
Also starring Ananya Panday and Siddhant Chaturvedi,"Kho Gaye Hum Kahan" is streaming on Netflix.
Gourav plays the role of callisthenics instructor in the film, which is produced by Excel Entertainment바카라s Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar and Tiger Baby바카라s Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar, and directed by debutant director Arjun Varain Singh.
The actor, 29, said it was fun working with people of similar age.
"My biggest motivation (to do the film) was that I got to work on my body, which I never had, and it felt really good. I felt really sexy and I got to work with Tiger Baby , Arjun, who was super clear about his vision and how he wanted to execute it. Apart from 바카라Hostel Daze바카라 I바카라ve never worked with people who are my age and are my contemporaries,바카라 Gourav said.
In the film, his character of Neil Pereira is a social media influencer who connects with his fans and followers through his fitness journey.
Asked how important social media is for young actors, Gourav said it can be a tool to market oneself in the beginning.
"When you are starting out, and when people don바카라t know and nobody knows where you come from, you need to market yourself to some extent.
"That바카라s (social media) the only way you can market yourself, like to be on Instagram and Twitter and tell the world, 바카라Hey, this is who I바카라m, this is what I do, these are the things that I바카라m interested in바카라.바카라
Gourav's next project is the 바카라Alien바카라 prequel series, which is produced by veteran Hollywood filmmaker Ridley Scott. The Indian actor stars alongside Sydney Chandler, Kit Young, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin and Essie Davis.
"I바카라m going to start filming in January. I바카라m going to be in Bangkok for six months. It바카라s an exciting project, it's sci-fi. I feel very fortunate (to get good roles over there),바카라 he added.
In India, Gourav will be seen in Reema Kagti's comedy-drama 바카라Superman of Malegaon바카라, which sheds light on the underrated world of Bollywood spoofs.