Adarsh Gourav has burst upon the film scene with his burning bright role as Balram in The White Tiger now airing on Netflix. His co-stars are none other than Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao, but it is this 26-year-old newbie who is the undisputed lead actor of the film. He studied in Jamshedpur and Mumbai, but his roots are strongly Telugu. His father hails from Sangam Village near Srikakulam, and his mother from Vijayanagaram.
“I speak Telugu at home. My parents were insistent that I learn the language, and that is helping me today as an actor as I can speak several languages and can work in many industries,” says Adarsh. The family has a banking background, but Adarsh’s interests were different from the beginning.
He gravitated towards singing early in life, and was a member of two bands. In fact, it was while he was singing at Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda festival that he chanced to be spotted, and subsequently, he was called for an audition. “Someone from casting…