Adarsh Gourav has beaten the star kids to grab one of the leads in Alien: Earth, an American science fiction horror television series created by Noah Hawley. It is the first television series in the Alien franchise and Adarsh’s performance is being praised by critics all over the world.
Adarsh Gourav on his globally feted role in Alien: Earth, “It was so cool to just be working with people from all over the world”
How did you bag a pivotal role in Alien: Earth?
How did this happen? Just a lot of persistence, a lot of failure and then that making your resolve stronger I guess and I was just lucky (that) one of my bigger auditions during the last three years materialized. I kept trying, kept auditioning with both my American and my London agents and then Alien was the first audition that I eventually cracked.
How did you get into your character’s mind?
Well, a lot of observation of children, a couple of channels on YouTube; one of them being HiHo Kids, who were very instrumental in me understanding the physicality of children. Also a lot of live observation, observing my cousins just go out to the park in the evening to work out and then just sit on the bench and watch children play you know, how they would be with their parents, etc.
You got to work with quite an interesting eclectic cast – Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay and Timothy Olyphant?
Working with my co-actors was actually a complete treat. It was so cool to just be working with people from all over the world and then learning about their stories and their cultures and why they act and how they found acting and just how they even lead their lives… I had a co-actor who’s from Tasmania, somebody else who’s from Ivory Coast but lives in Denmark and just to understand how different their lives are and how different all our lives are was really something else. Also all of them are extremely extremely good actors, very very present, very trained actors. (They) have practiced their craft for a lot of years, so it’s just a lot of fun to be working with people who are so devoted to their craft.
What was the most fun part of the shooting?
For me, it was the two-week schedule in Krabi because we finally went from shooting in studios in Bangkok for six months to shooting outdoors in Krabi and outdoors were beautiful; very very lush with monsoon, actually same time around this year. Last year was when we were shooting in Krabi.
After highly acclaimed performances in The White Tiger, Superboys Of Malegaon and Alien: Earth. What are you looking for in your career?
I’m just looking at building a career, Sir. I don’t have to box myself or restrict myself. I want to be able to work in any part of the world and just be part of good stories, that’s it. Work with good directors and be part of good stories
Do you feel disadvantaged vis-à-vis the star kids?
Do I find myself at a disadvantage vis-a-vis the star kids? No, not really. I feel everybody has their advantages and their disadvantages. My advantage is that life has given me a lot to experience and to understand, which I guess gives me a lot of perspective. I know even though I’m just 31, I feel like I’ve seen a lot in my life; some voluntarily, some involuntarily. But it has enriched me as a person and has helped me grow a lot as a person, which helps me in my craft.
What next?
I’m currently shooting for Tu Ya Main with Bejoy Nambiar who’s directing it. Anand L Rai is producing it. Shanaya Kapoor and me are doing the film. It’s a creature feature. It’s very exciting. It’s a genre film. Very very excited about it.
Also Read: Adarsh Gourav’s Alien: Earth sets August 12 premiere, first look revealed!
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