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Adarsh Gourav Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 3, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth11 July 1994

Age26 Years

BirthplaceJamshedpur, Jharkhand

ProfessionActor, Singer, and Songwriter

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Satishnarayan Bhagavatula; Mother - Padmavati Bhagavatula; Brother - Vasishth Bhagavatula

Adarsh Gourav Biography

Adarsh Gourav is an Indian actor, singer and songwriter from Jamshedpur who trained in classical music before moving into acting. He has appeared in films,

Early life and background

Adarsh Gourav was born on 11 July 1994 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. He spent his early years there before moving to Mumbai in 2007 following his father's job transfer. Raised in a family with a banking background, his father worked as a banker and his mother was employed with an insurance company. He also has a brother who works in banking abroad.

Gourav attended schools in both Jamshedpur and Mumbai, studying at Loyola High School in Jamshedpur and Lilavatibai Podar High School in Mumbai. For higher education he studied in Mumbai colleges including Chauhan College of Science, Mithibai College of Arts and Commerce, and NM College. He completed a graduation in financial management.

Career

Music was Adarsh Gourav's first creative pursuit. He trained in Hindi classical music for nearly a decade at Suresh Wadkar’s Ajivasan academy and participated in singing competitions when he was young. During his school and college years he started bands—Steepsky in school and Oak Island in college—and his music work was at one point featured on a television music show. He also worked as a playback singer early in his career.

Acting entered his life after a chance moment on stage when he was a teenager. He learned acting at The Drama School in Mumbai and gained practical theatre experience performing in plays directed by Raell Padamsee; he also served as a director at the drama school. His first on-screen work came as a child actor, with an appearance in the 2010 film My Name Is Khan playing the younger version of the protagonist.

As a young adult he continued to build a screen résumé with roles in independent and mainstream projects. He appeared in short and feature films such as Madly (2016) and Rukh (2017), and had a part in the Bollywood film Mom (2017). He featured in web series and digital projects including Die Trying (2018), Leila (2019), and Hostel Daze (2019).

Gourav reached a wider international audience with his lead role in the 2020 Netflix adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s novel, The White Tiger, appearing alongside established actors in that production. His performance in that film brought recognition on the festival and awards circuit: in March 2021 he received the Rising Star Award from the Asian World Film Festival and earned a leading actor nomination at the BAFTAs.

Alongside film and streaming work he has remained active in commercials, having appeared in more than fifty television advertisements for brands including Airtel, Cadbury, Domino’s, Hotstar, and Nescafe.

Public profile

Gourav is known for his combined background in music and acting. Interview comments indicate he began auditioning for advertisements and small roles after being spotted during a school stage performance, and that he worked on a feature film titled Banana while still in college. He has spoken in interviews about moving to Mumbai with his family as a teenager and about the early expectation that he might pursue music professionally.

He lists literary and cinematic favourites that include A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry and the film Forrest Gump, and has cited actors such as Joe Pesci, Anthony Hopkins and Javier Bardem among those he admires. He is an animal lover and shares images of pets on his social media.

Latest updates

In 2020 Gourav’s profile rose internationally with his central role in The White Tiger. The following year he received the Asian World Film Festival’s Rising Star Award and a BAFTA nomination in the leading actor category, marking a notable phase in his career trajectory.

Personal life

Adarsh Gourav is unmarried. In interviews he has indicated that he is in a relationship. He maintains an interest in music alongside acting and has talked about minor personal habits and anecdotes from his upbringing in public conversations.
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Recent Work

The White Tiger

Lead role in the 2020 Netflix film adapted from Aravind Adiga’s novel

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Career Highlights

  1. Debuted on film as a child actor in My Name Is Khan (2010)
  2. Appeared in films Madly (2016), Rukh (2017) and Mom (2017)
  3. Appeared in web series Die Trying (2018), Leila (2019), and Hostel Daze (2019)
  4. Lead role in Netflix’s The White Tiger (2020)
  5. Received the Asian World Film Festival Rising Star Award (March 2021)
  6. Nominated for a leading actor BAFTA (March 2021)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Adarsh Gourav born?

11 July 1994

What is Adarsh Gourav known for?

Actor, Singer, and Songwriter

What is Adarsh Gourav’s marital status?

Unmarried