After making an impression in both Hindi and English cinema, Adarsh Gourav is set to make his Telugu debut with a yet-untitled film.

Talking about the project that he is currently shooting for, he tells us, “Telugu is my mother tongue, so this had been long due.”

While he admits that he “didn’t know how to start” his Telugu career, Adarsh says actor Samantha took him under her wing.

“Actually, I should thank Samantha for this. I was at the after party for [web show] Citadel: Honey Bunny and I was telling her that I wanted to start working in Telugu films. She said, ‘Why don’t you go take some meetings? I’ll help you see them through’,” he explains.

The 30-year-old further reveals that Samantha’s business partner and manager helped him meet several people in the industry, including the makers of his current project.

While he might be a stranger to the industry, Adarsh feels proud that he has remained connected to the language: “It’s strange, because I have never had Telugu friends growing up, but I’m already so comfortable. There’s something magical about working with people who speak the same language as you do. Even though you don’t know them, you feel like they understand you and you understand them,” he ends.