Adarsh Gourav is an Indian actor, singer and songwriter. He played the role of Rizwan to a young Shah Rukh Khan in the hit Hindi film My Name is Khan (2010).
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Adarsh was born on Monday, July 11, 1994 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (age 26; as of 2020). His zodiac sign is Cancer. He studied at Lilavatibai Podar High School, Mumbai and Loyola High School, Jamshedpur. Later, he studied at Chauhan College of Science, Mumbai and Mithibhai College of Arts and Commerce. He graduated in Financial Management from NM College, Mumbai. Born in Jamshedpur, he moved to Mumbai with his family in 2007 when his father was transferred to Mumbai.
Childhood photos of Adarsh Gourav
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family and caste
Parents and siblings
His father Satishnarayan Bhagavatula is a former banker. His mother Padmavati Bhagavatula works for New India Insurance Company. He has a brother, Vasishth Bhagavatula, who works at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore.
Adarsh Gourav’s childhood photos with his family (holding his father’s hand)
Old photos of Adarsh Gourav with his parents
Adarsh Gourav and his family
Adarsh Gourav’s grandmother
interpersonal relationships
During the interview, he revealed that he was dating a girl he had been dating for many years.
Profession
He started his career as a child actor in the hit Hindi film My Name is Khan (2010), in which he played the role of young Rizwan. He has acted in several Hindi films such as Madly (2016), Rukh (2017) and Mom (2017).
Adarsh Gourav in Rukh
Graduated from Bombay Drama School and has appeared in many dramas by the famous Indian theater artist Raell Padamsee. He also directed several plays. He has appeared in Hindi web series including Die Trying (2018), Leila (2019) and Hostel Daze (2019).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n4G_zBr4mA
In 2020, he played the role of “Balram Halwai” in the Netflix film “The White Tiger”, which was adapted from Aravind Adiga’s 2008 novel of the same name. Other notable actors in the film include Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkumar Rao.
“White Tiger” stills
He has appeared in over 50 TV commercials including Airtel, Cadbury, Domino’s, Hotstar and Nescafe.
Awards
- In March 2021, he won the Rising Star Award at the Asian World Film Festival.
- In March 2021, he was nominated for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Actor category.
favorite thing
- Book: Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
- Song: “Dil Gira Dafatan” by Delhi 6 (2009)
- Movie: Forrest Gump (1994)
- Place: His grandfather’s place in Jamshedpur
- Actors: Joe Pesci, Anthony Hopkins, Javier Bardem
Facts/Trivia
- He has been trained in Hindustani classical music for over nine years. He received his singing training from Suresh Wadkar’s Ajivasan Music Academy. Later, he got the opportunity to be a backup singer in the films of famous Indian directors Subhash Ghai and Ilayaraja.
- In an interview, he shared his thoughts on becoming an actor, saying:
When I was in ninth grade, at a stage show (where I was singing), someone saw me and asked me if I was interested in acting. From there, I started auditioning for commercials and movies. “
- When he was in school he formed a band “Steepsky” and when he was in college he formed his own band “Oak Island” and one of his band’s compositions was featured on the TV show “MTV Indies – Never Hide Sounds”. “. Later, one of the band members went to Australia for further study, and the other band members stopped cooperating.
Adarsh Gourav sings in live concert
- In his second year of graduation, he participated in the filming of the feature film “Banana”.
- In an interview, he shared how he started working in Bollywood, he said,
In 2007, my family and I moved to Mumbai. My father was a banker and was later transferred here. Initially, I had no intention of pursuing an acting career. My parents thought I would pursue a career in music because I took music lessons at a young age. Once, while I was performing on stage, someone asked me if I wanted to pursue a career in acting. Yeah, it was a really unexpected moment, but I said yes because I was only 13 and I was excited to be on TV. “
- He discussed his strange habits in an interview, saying,
Despite being told not to touch your face, I found excuses to scratch my nose and rub my eyes. I have this weird habit. “
- He is an avid animal lover and owns a pet cat.
Adarsh Gourav and his pet cat
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