Overview

Vicky Kaushal, a Bollywood celebrity best known for his performances in Hindi cinema, was born on May 16, 1988. Vicky has received numerous honors, including two Filmfare awards and an Indian Film Honor. And his name came to Forbes for India's Famous Top 100 in 2019. Following his graduation from the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, he began his acting career as Anurag's assistant in 2012, when the gangster film was released (Gangs of Wasseypur). Vicky later made cameo appearances in two of Anurag's subsequent films. He won the national thriller award for the best leading hero for his outstanding performance as a captain officer in URI: The Surgical Strike. He received a Filmfare Award for depicting Mr. Udham Singh in the biopic Sardar Udham in 2021. Aside from performing, Kaushal sponsors various companies and products and has co-hosted and performed at numerous award shows. He is married to Katrina Kaif, an actress.

Life And Background

His parents are Punjabi Hindus from Hoshiarpur. His father, Sham Kaushal, a Hindi film action director, and his mother, Veena Kaushal, a housewife, welcomed Kaushal into the world. Sunny, his younger brother, is an artist as well.
He achieved his undergrad degree in electronics and telecommunications in 2009. Vicky's father wished to leave the entertainment industry, complete his degree, and find a stable job. Mumbai is the location.
In the criminal drama genre Gangs of Wasseypur, where this boy began his cinema work began. Later, he appeared in a short film in Kashyap's films Geek Out in the year 2013, Bombay Velvet in 2015, and "Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana" in 2012.
He made his acting in “Masaan," directed by 'Neeraj Ghaywan' in 2015. Kaushal, who regards Kashyap as his guru, has already stated that working with him has been a rewarding experience.
In the solo play Masaan (2015), which Neeraj Ghaywan guided, Kaushal had his first prominent part.
Masaan won two awards, including the FIPRESCI Prize, at a Cinema fest's Un Certain Esteem section in 2015. Masaan gained critical praise and The New York Times regarded it as a notable example of greater realism in Indian film.
The 2015 Busan Festival of Films included Kaushal's leading up to Zubaan. He took on the role of a guy in mourning whose father did suicide and started stuttering. After finishing the movie, Kaushal struggled to separate himself from the role and started to stutter in real life.

Early Life As An Independent Artist

Kaushal had little in common with the unstable and imbalanced character, so to satisfy the director for the cast, he stayed five days by himself and constantly repeated phrases from the screenplay.
Additionally, he badly dehydrated himself and smoked a lot, which was bad for his health. The film made its big break world debut in the Filmmaker's Fortnight section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Aseem Chhabra, writing for Rediff.com, called Kaushal's performance "brave" and "surprising".
In 2018, Kaushal made a breakthrough. In India's first Netflix (online streaming platform) film, He played the male lead in "Love Per Square Foot".
According to Shweta Ramakrishnan, the film's high point or hot spot was the on-screen relationship and chemistry between Vicky and co-star Angira Dhar. Later that year, it appeared at the Beijing International Film Festival.

The movie, starring Alia Bhatt, portrays the authentic story of a young Indian spy who marries a Pakistani army commander during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. He was intrigued by the compassion he discovered in the narrative and strove to make his character vulnerable and commanding.
Kaushal portrays an army commander in Aditya Dhar's 2019 action film Uri: The Surgical Strike, which was shot in Serbia and is based on the 2016 Uri event.
He practiced a ketogenic diet, trained in mixed martial arts for five months, and put on muscular weight to become ready.
Vickey hurt his arm while performing an action scene. Although Kaushal was a "fetching stoic lead," Uday Bhatia of Mint lamented the character's shallowness.

Personal Life

A lot of reports have described his private life. Vicky's name for being friendly with his fans and media, but he has been guarded about his relationship. In the 1st four months of the 19th, news came about their separation. His wedding received a lot of media and social media interest in India. The Filmfare, Zee Cine, and Screen awards are just a few of the television award events he has hosted and performed in addition to his career. He also appeared in the Femina Ms. India tournament finals. He is a well-known ambassador for several companies and goods, including Havells, Reliance Trends, and Oppo, earning between $20 million and $30 million per brand yearly. Additionally, Kaushal represents Pearson's brand throughout India.

Charity Work

Kaushal is also involved in charitable activities and supports a lot of topics related to environmental protection and women's rights.
In a music video created by the United Nations and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to raise awareness about air pollution, he appeared with other famous people.
Additionally, he spent a day fixing road holes and supported a Radio City project in 2018. To assist the environmental and infrastructure problems of Mumbai.
Kaushal supported an initiative called "Just For Kicks," a youth football initiative for youngsters who come from low-income sources and couldn't afford any football club in 2017.
He decided to visit sepoys in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, in 2019 as part of the reality series Jai Jawan on NDTV.
He donated Rs. 1 million to the Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Fund and the PM CARES Fund during the COVID-19 epidemic in India in 2020.

Public Image

Kaushal was considered one of the most promising actors in Bollywood movies by the public after making his debut. While Kaushal did not have the normal looks for Hindi cinema, his "worth as a performer shined through immediately from his debut film" and placed him in a group of young actors who changed the idea of a typical hero, according to Firstpost. Since then, critics have evaluated his parts and performances. Rajeev Masand spoke about "the undeniable vulnerability in his eyes that comes from 'feeling' and 'living' his roles" in an article for Elle in 2019.
Actor Kaushal uses the approach. He is known for his professionalism and dedication to every role; for Raman Raghav 2.0, he severely dehydrated himself and smoked a lot. He has also undergone significant physical changes for several of his roles in movies like Sanju, Uri: The Surgical Strike, and Sardar Udham because he feels that doing so helps him get the "right look" and enhances his acting.
Critics have praised Kaushal's attempts to escape typecasting by accepting various roles in different film genres. He stated that "the objective is never to be repetitious... if I have done a part that's brought me to a specific emotional zone, I won't repeat that" in an interview with the Telegraph 2018.

One of the media's picks as the most appealing Bollywood celebs is Kaushal. He first appeared on The Times of India's list of the most attractive men in the nation in 2018 and was placed fourth in 2019. He was listed in the magazine's Celebrity 100 list the following year and was number 72 with an estimated yearly income of 104.2 million (US$1.3 million). According to the Search engine, He was also the most-searched-for famous actor in India in 2019.

Filmography

In 2012, he gave 2 movies first one was "Gangs of Wasseypur" and the second was "Luv Shuv Chicken Khurana”. In 2013 one was “Geek Out”. In 2015, there were two: “Bombay Velvet” and “Masaan”.In 2016, he gave “Zuban” and “Raman Raghav 2.o”.
2018 was a big year for him because he appeared in five movies, "Love Per Square Foot", "Raazi", "Lust Stories", "Sanju," and "Manmarziyaan," and the biggest hit was Sanju.
In 2019, he gave his best performance in URI: The Surgical Strike as a commander officer and the lead role of the story.
Bhoot-Part one and Sardar Udham sing were among the best in his career in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

Awards And Nominations

Vicky Kaushal has received seven awards: the Filmfare Award in 2022, the Zee Cine Honors in 2016 & 2019, the IIFA Trophy in 2016 & 2019, and the Indian National Honors in 2018.

Biggest Hit

1.URI: The Surgical Strike

Uri: The Surgical Strike is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language military action film written and directed by Aditya Dhar and produced by Ronnie Screwvala of RSVP Movies.
The film is a hypothetical depiction of the genuine events surrounding the 2016 Uri attack, starring Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam, Mohit Raina, Kirti Kulhari, and Paresh Rawal.
It presents the tale of Col Kapil Yadav (Kaushal) of the Para (Special Forces), who had a significant role in the events.
Screwvala launched the project in September 2017, one year after the Indian Line of Control strike in 2016.
The primary photography began in the 2nd quarter of 2018, was mostly shot in Serbia, and ended at the end of September in Mumbai. It was released on January 11, 2019, to critical and public acclaim, with praise for the cast's performances, plot, action scenes, sound design, direction, and technical components, as well as four National Film Awards.
Uri: The Surgical Strike, which cost 25 crores to create, garnered 359.73 crores worldwide, making it the 29th highest-grossing Indian film ever released. Box Office India labeled it a "blockbuster".

2. SARDAR UDHAM

Sardar Udham is a biographical historical drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar and co-produced by Rising Sun Films and Kino Works that was released in India in 2021.
The film, based on the life of Udham Singh, who was a Punjabi revolutionary who assassinated Michael O'Dwyer in London to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, starred Vicky Kaushal in the title role, with Shaun Scott, Stephen Hogan, Amol Parashar, Banita Sandhu, and Kirsty Averton in supporting roles.
Shubhendu Bhattacharya and Ritesh Shah authored the script, with Bhattacharya also devising the narrative based on team research and Shah composing the lines while playing a supporting role.

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