Adarsh Gourav is a hungry actor, who is always on the lookout for interesting roles to play. While he has wrapped up Kho Gaye Hum Kahan and is busy shooting for Raj and DK’s Guns and Gulaabs, the actor decided to sneak in a light-hearted project in between. The actor has recently lent his voice to Audible’s audio series, Desi Downunder. “I was coming off a long film where we were shooting for eight months. I was looking for something easy on the mind, not taxing, and I found that,” he says.

The coming-of-age rom-com follows three young Mangaloreans who take their first trip abroad to train as lifeguards at Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia. While he has never been to Australia, Gourav says his only connection to the country is that he is a “big fan of the Australian cricket team”. “While the show is about these characters learning lifeguard skills, it is also about self-discovery and coming to terms with the people and relationships in their lives,” he says, adding that Mantra Mugdh, who directed the audio series, was instrumental in him playing the character of Deven. “He is a fantastic director, and it was a huge opportunity working with him. He just made my job easier.”