Vicky Kaushal

Active - 2012 - 2023  |   Born - May 16, 1988 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India  |   Genres - Drama, Comedy, Romance

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  • Is the son of Sham Kaushal, the famous action director, who had migrated from Hoshiarpur (Punjab) to Mumbai during 1978.
  • Was raised in the chawls (housing units usually availed by poor working-class) of Malad in Mumbai when his father used to be a stuntman.
  • Refused a job as a Telecommunications Engineer after his graduation and pursued his passion for acting.
  • Learned acting skills from the famous 'Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute' in Mumbai (India).
  • Assisted the famous director Anurag Kashyap in his film Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).
  • Got his first break as an actor in the 2012 film Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, in which he played the short role of young Omi.
  • Was given the lead role of Geek in Vasan Bala's short film Geek Out (2013).
  • Was a part of theatre groups of Naseeruddin Shah and Manav Kaul.
  • Had lost 8 kg of weight and spent time at the Manikarnika Ghat to catch the local accent and the way of living at Varanasi to prepare for his character in the film Masaan (2015).
  • Made his debut in Zubaan (2016) in which his father Sham Kaushal was the action director.