Who is Adarsh Gourav, the actor playing Balram Halwai in The White Tiger?

Adarsh Gourav will be seen playing the lead role in Ramin Bahrani's The White Tiger. The film also stars Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao.

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Who is Adarsh Gourav, the actor playing Balram Halwai in The White Tiger?
Adarsh Gourav will be seen as Balram Halwai in The White Tiger.

Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao's The White Tiger will premiere on Netflix on January 22. The film is based on Aravind Adiga's book of the same name. It stars Adarsh Gourav in the lead role of Balram Halwai, who has a thrilling journey from a driver to a successful entrepreneur. While Priyanka and Rajkummar have been working in the industry for a long time and a lot has been written about them, Adarsh Gourav is relatively new and not much is known about him.

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Ahead of the release of Ramin Bahrani's The White Tiger, we tell you everything about this powerhouse of performance, Adarsh Gourav.

WHO IS ADARSH GOURAV?

Adarsh Gaurav is an Indian actor, singer and song-writer. He not only attended The Drama School in Mumbai, but also is trained in Hindustani classical music for nine years.

ADARSH GOURAV'S BIRTH AND GROWING UP

Adarsh Gourav was born in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. However, he has spent his formative years in Mumbai. He graduated from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics and also attended The Drama School, Mumbai.

ADARSH GOURAV'S MUSIC CAREER

Adarsh Gourav is a true musician and dedicated years to the art. During his school and college days, he was a frontman for metal and rock bands Steepsky and Oak Island. His band Oak Island was featured on the show MTV Indies Never Hide Sounds, for its EP titled Aliens Cant Jump. The multi-talented actor has also done playback singing for music veterans like Illayaraja (Chal Chalein) and Sukhwinder Singh (Black and White).

ADARSH GOURAV'S ACTING CAREER

Even though he is just 26, Adarsh Gourav has a long list of acting projects he has been part of. He started his acting career in his teens and has over a decade long career in the industry. He has been part of more than 50 TV and digital ad campaigns. He was first seen in Karan Johar's My Name is Khan, starring Shahrukh Khan. After that, he acted in Anurag Kashyap's Madly, critically acclaimed Rukh alongside Manoj Bajpayee and Sridevi's Mom.

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Adarsh has also been part of popular web-series like Laila, Die Trying and Hostel Daze. Netflix's The White Tiger is Adarsh's maiden Hollywood cross-over.

Watch the trailer of The White Tiger here:

We cannot wait to see him in The White Tiger.

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