Adarsh Gourav Bhagavatula(born 1994) is an Indian actor known for his works inHindiand English-language films and television series. Gourav began acting with the drama filmMy Name Is Khan(2010). He gained international recognition for playing chauffeur Balram Halwai in the satirical filmThe White Tiger(2021), which garnered him nominations for theBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Roleand theIndependent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.[1][2]
Adarsh Gourav | |
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 Gourav at the2024 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | Adarsh Gourav Bhagavatula 1994 (age 30–31) Jamshedpur,Jharkhand,India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Adarsh has also starred in the teen comedy seriesHostel Daze(2019–2021), the comic thriller seriesGuns & Gulaabs,and the drama filmKho Gaye Hum Kahan(both 2023).
Early life and background
editAdarsh Gourav Bhagavatula was born into aTeluguspeaking family inJamshedpur,Jharkhand. His father Satishnarayana Bhagavatula is fromSrikakulam districtand his mother Padmavati Bhagavatula hails fromVizianagaraminAndhra Pradesh.Gourav was brought up in Jamshedpur and studied in Loyola School, Jamshedpur. He later moved toMumbaiand studied atNarsee Monjee College.[3]
In 2007, when Gourav's father, who was an employee of TheCentral Bank of India,got transferred to Mumbai, the family decided to relocate. He studied at theLilavatibai Podar High School.While singing in theKala Ghoda Arts Festival2007, he was spotted and asked if he wanted to try acting. He agreed only because he was excited to be on television. After a year of auditioning, he was cast as the young Shahrukh Khan in the filmMy Name is Khan.[4][5]He studied in The Drama School in Mumbai.[6]
Gourav learnt Hindustani classical music for nine years under different Gurus.[7]He started getting interested in Western music while in Junior college and sang for the college band "Steepsky". They recorded a single called "Good guys finish last". In college, he sang for a progressive rock band called "Oak Island" which was also featured inMTV Indies-Never Hide Sounds.[7][8]
Career
editHe was scouted to sing for Raell Padamsee's theatre company. He also sang for films like Black and White and Chal Chalein.[citation needed] Although his acting career began when he was 14, Adarsh seriously started pursuing acting when he was cast to play one of the primary characters in a film titled "Banana", produced byJohn AbrahamEntertainment and directed by Sajid Ali. While in his final year of college atNarsee Monjee College of Commerce,he worked withAnurag Kashyapin his anthology short film "Clean Shaven" withRadhika Apte.The next year he was cast as the lead inRukhalongsideManoj Bajpayee[4]and as one of the antagonists inSridevi'sMom.[8]To work on his craft, he took a break and went to The Drama School Mumbai in 2016. After finishing school, he worked in the Amazon production "Die Trying" and theTVFproductionHostel Daze.He also played Prince Tarquin in the NCPA production "Lucrece" directed by Paul Goodwin in 2017. In 2018, he worked with Academy nomineeDeepa Mehtaon her Netflix seriesLeila.[citation needed]
After a few months of not being able to find any acting work, he was called in for an audition ofThe White Tiger.[9]His portrayal of Balram Halwai in the Netflix film has been lauded by all as the "star of Ramin Bahrani's film",[10]with the Evening Standard saying, "Gourav is nuanced and utterly engaging as Balram Halwai, a bright peasant who morphs from lickspittle chauffeur into something more ruthless.[11]"and Variety calling it a" small marvel ".[12]The Telegraph said Gourav "gives the definition of a breakthrough performance"[13]The Entertainment Weekly called him "a largely unknown actor whose soulful combination of sheer will and vulnerability should, in a just world, win him the kind of accolades that helped make Slumdog's Dev Patel a star.[14]For his performance, Gourav was nominated for theFilm Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[15]and was also nominated for the BAFTA forBest Actor.[16]
In May 2023, he was a part of Audible's podcast series calledDesi Down Under,along withTaaruk RainaandPrajakta Koli.The story is set in Sydney about three 20 year olds from Mangalore who go to Australia to learn surf-lifesaving skills at Coogee Beach.[17][18]Following this, Gourav starred alongsideSiddhant ChaturvediandAnanya Pandayin the coming-of-age filmKho Gaye Hum Kahandirected by debutant Arjun Varain Singh.[19]Writing forNDTV,Saibal Chatterjee reviewed "Siddhant Chaturvedi has the meatiest role inKho Gaye Hum Kahanbut it is Adarsh Gourav who makes the biggest impact ".[20]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | My Name Is Khan | Young Rizwan Khan | |
| 2016 | Madly | Allwyn | Anthology segment: "Clean Shaven" |
| 2017 | Rukh | Dhruv | |
| Mom | Mohit "Bunty" Chadda | ||
| 2021 | The White Tiger | Balram Halwai | Nominated—AACTA International Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead |
| 2022 | Kiss | Sam | Short film[21] |
| 2023 | Kho Gaye Hum Kahan | Neil Pereira | |
| 2024 | Woh Bhi Din The | Joyjeet "Joy" Ganguly | |
| Superboys of Malegaon | TBA |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Die Trying | Jason | |
| 2019 | Leila | Naz Chaudhary | |
| 2019–2021 | Hostel Daze | Ankit Pandey | Nominated—Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series |
| 2023 | Extrapolations | Gaurav | |
| Guns & Gulaabs[22] | Jugnu/Chhotu Ganchi | ||
| 2025 | Alien: Earth | Slightly | [23] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Male) | Kho Gaye Hum Kahan | Nominated | [24] |
References
edit- ^"2021 films: new releases and what's coming out".The Week.15 January 2021.
- ^"The White Tiger's Adarsh Gourav Wins AWFF 'Rising Star' Award".Quint.24 March 2021.
- ^Ramachandran, S. (31 January 2021)."Telugu boy earns his stripes".Deccan Chronicle.Retrieved24 July2021.
- ^abJhunjhunwala, Udita (20 January 2021)."The White Tiger's Adarsh Gourav on discovering the 'invisibility' of Balram, and learnings from his co-actors".First Post.
- ^Kanetkar, Riddhima (30 October 2020)."Who is Adarsh Gourav? All you need to know about Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao's 'The White Tiger' co-star".
- ^Shekhar, Mimansa (21 January 2021)."Who is Adarsh Gourav, the actor from The White Tiger?".Indian Express.
- ^abChakraborty, Rimi (29 October 2021)."Who is Adarsh Gourav? The man who stole the show in the trailer of Priyanka Chopra Jonas's The White Tiger".GQ India.
- ^abArora, Simran (20 January 2021)."Adarsh Gourav From 'The White Tiger' Has A Boy Next Door Look Which Is As Unique As His Acting".Mens XP.
- ^"Adarsh Gourav says mainstream Bollywood movies never attracted him".Hindustan Times.1 February 2021.
- ^"The White Tiger first reviews: Critics call it roaring success, 'more realistic' Slumdog Millionaire that'll make Adarsh Gaurav a star".Hindustan Times. 14 January 2021.
- ^O'Sullivan, Charlotte (21 January 2021)."Netflix's The White Tiger review: this tale of two Indias is as angry, smart and dark as Parasite".
- ^Gleiberman, Owen (5 January 2021)."'The White Tiger' Review: Ramin Bahrani's Absorbing Tale of an Indian Servant on the Rise Is Like 'Slumdog Millionaire' With More Reality ".
- ^Collins, Robbie (20 January 2021)."The White Tiger, review: the punchy, propulsive tale of a grubby ascent to the top".
- ^Greenblatt, Leah (5 January 2021)."The White Tiger brings exhilarating big-screen storytelling to Netflix".Entertainment Weekly.
- ^"2021 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced!".Film Independent.26 January 2021.Retrieved5 February2021.
- ^"BAFTA 2021: The White Tiger Stars Priyanka Chopra And Adarsh Gourav Feature On Longlist".NDTV.Retrieved5 February2021.
- ^"All about Audible India's latest original offering is Desi Downunder".telegraphindia.Retrieved15 June2023.
- ^"Adarsh Gourav talks about his new Audible series Desi Down Under, and why he never wants to feel 'settled' as an artist".Hindustan Times.13 May 2023.Retrieved15 June2023.
- ^"Siddhant Chaturvedi announces the start of 'Kho Gaye Hum Kahan' shoot; co-stars Ananya Panday and Adarsh Gourav share their excitement - Times of India".The Times of India.8 March 2022.Retrieved10 March2022.
- ^"Kho Gaye Hum Kahan Review: Moderately Entertaining And Occasionally Perceptive".NDTV.Retrieved26 December2023.
- ^"Varun Grover's short film 'Kiss' heading to Beijing Queer Film Festival".The Economic Times.14 November 2022.ISSN0013-0389.Retrieved5 July2023.
- ^PTI (9 April 2022)."Raj and DK wrap up shoot of Netflix series 'Guns & Gulaabs'".ThePrint.Retrieved29 August2022.
- ^Shackleton, Liz; Andreeva, Nellie (20 July 2023)."'Alien': Alex Lawther & Samuel Blenkin Among Quartet Cast As FX Series Starts Production With No SAG-AFTRA Actors Amid Strike ".Deadline Hollywood.Retrieved21 July2023.
- ^"Filmfare OTT Awards 2024 Nominations".Filmfare.Retrieved17 October2024.
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