Breakout star of Netflix's 'The White Tiger', Adarsh Gourav may be the talk of the town at the moment, but he is no stranger to rejections. In a recent interview, Gourav revealed he felt intimidated at auditions where he had to compete with muscular men. The actor had no work for months before he bagged the role in Rahim Bahrani's recent. In an Instagram post from Netflix India, Adarsh said that he competed with “really big, buff men with great bodies” at auditions.
He said, “I looked at them and thought, 'Wow man, these guys really look like heroes.' I was intimidated because I was a skinny kid and I still am.” However, he chose to focus on his skills. “I realised rejections are a bigger part of an actor's life than acceptance.” Gourav had made his Bollywood debut with Karan Johar's 'My Name Is Khan' as a child artiste, and has been out of work for a long time. In fact, he had almost given up.
Gourav said, “There was a time in 2015 when I wanted to quit acting and not do it anymore. Even in 2019, before I got 'The White Tiger', I had no work for months. I was literally trying to make money any way possible.” 'The White Tiger' features Gourav alongside Rajkummar Rao and Priyanka Chopra. The actor plays the role of an ambitious driver who rises above his circumstances to become an entrepreneur.
