Published 13:37 IST, February 5th 2021
The White Tiger fame Adarsh Gourav felt intimidated around 'buff men with great bodies'
The White Tiger actor Adarsh Gourav, in a recent interview, revealed that he felt insecure when he was surrounded by buff men while auditioning. Read more
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Actor arsh Gourav’s popularity has sky-rocketed ever since release of Netflix film White Tiger. w actor has been minated for Film Independent Spirit Awards in Best Actor Category alongside famous personalities like Chwick Boseman. However, ro to success wasn’t an easy one for actor. In an Instagram post released by Netflix, arsh Gourav candidly detailed about time he felt ‘intimidated’ being surrounded by muscular men while auditioning.
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arsh Gourav said that he was wowed by m as y really looked like ‘heroes’. However, at same time, he was ‘intimidated’ as he was skinny at time and still is. But this did t stop him from moving towards his goal. In interaction, arsh ded that he directed all his energies towards performing. It wasn’t long ago when actor realised that ‘rejections’ are a bigger part of an actor’s life than acceptance.
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Even after facing several rejections in life, arsh did t budge a bit. “It was something I just loved doing – I loved to go and tell a story in some way. Of course, result matters, but initially, I was just happy doing that”, said he. While speaking about rejection, actor also shed light on phase of his career where he h work. Before White Tiger, re was a brief period when actor was seeking work and those moments of disappointed affected him mentally.
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“re was a time in 2015 when I wanted to quit acting and t do it anymore,” he confides. Back in 2019 as well, he h work for months and he was desperately trying to make his ends meet. From calling acquaintances for work to enquiring about upcoming opportunities, arsh did it all. n came 2020, amidst lockdown he was left without work for almost 7-9 months. According to actor, he used time to ‘develop his skills’. He opines that one has to constantly keep ‘evolving’, orwise y will become ‘stagnant’ as an actor. White Tiger is an American drama film starring Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao alongside arsh.
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13:37 IST, February 5th 2021