Vicky Kaushal
Bollywood industry is such an industry where if someone knows acting, it does not take time to become famous. Many such actors are found in the Bollywood industry who have been in this industry for many years, but they did not get much success. However, some actors and actresses have made their name in Bollywood in just a few years, and have won the hearts of millions of people with their acting.
Today in this article, we will talk about one such Bollywood actor who became very popular in a short time and won many awards for his superb acting. In this article, we will talk about the upcoming superstar of Bollywood, Vicky Kaushal.
About
Vicky Kaushal is a Hindi film actor and a well-known name in the Bollywood industry. He has made millions of people his fan today because of his great acting. His first film came in 2015, and in just a few years, he has won a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award for doing fantastic acting in films. Winning a National film Award is every actor’s dream, and Vicky Kaushal achieved that dream in just a few years.
Early Life
On 16 May 1988, Vicky Kaushal was born in Mumbai in a suburban chawl in a Punjabi Hindu family. In May 2022, he will be 34 years old. Vicky Kaushal’s father’s name is Sham Kaushal, and his mother’s name is Veena Kaushal. Vicky Kaushal may have been born in Mumbai, but his family hails from Hoshiarpur, Punjab.
Vicky Kaushal’s father is a well-known action director and stunt man of Bollywood, and he has also won awards like Filmfare for directing Hindi films, and his mother is a housewife. Vicky Kaushal also has a younger brother named Sunny Kaushal, who is also an actor in Bollywood like his brother Vicky Kaushal. Sunny Kaushal has also worked in many Bollywood films and web series.
Educational Career
Today’s famous actor Vicky Kaushal was very good at his studies. Along with his studies, he was also very interested in playing sports and watching movies; he loved playing cricket in his childhood. Vicky Kaushal did his schooling at Sheth Chunilal Damodardas Barfiwala High School, Mumbai. After schooling, he took admission to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology to continue further studies. Vicky Kaushal completed his engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from this institute in the year 2009. So, apart from being a great actor, Vicky Kaushal is also an engineer.
Starting Acting Career
When Vicky Kaushal was doing his engineering at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, he realized that he had no interest in doing a regular office job. So, he started learning acting at Kishore Namit Kapoor’s academy. This further pushed him to make his career in acting.
Vickey Kaushal practiced acting in theatre for 2 years, but he did not get many good roles. Along with learning acting, he also practiced theatre to improve his acting. During his theatre careers, Vicky Kaushal has acted with several groups, such as Manav Kaul’s Aranya Group and Naseeruddin Shah’s Motley Productions.
Along with theatre practice, Vicky Kaushal went to many places and gave many auditions, but he did not get much success or good opportunities. In 2011, Vicky Kaushal acted for the first time in Lal Pencil, a theatrical production.
Filmy Career
He worked very hard in theatre and Namit Kapoor’s academy. Despite this, he was not getting any good roles in any film. After that, in 2012, he worked as an Assistant Director in the film Gangs of Wasseypur along with the well-known director Anurag Kashyap. While working as an assistant director in this film, Vicky Kaushal learned a lot from Anurag Kashyap.
Moreover, Anurag Kashyap was also very much impressed by Vicky Kaushal, and it is due to this, that Anurag offered Vicky small roles in many of his films. Thus, Vicky Kaushal appeared in some small roles in Anurag Kashyap films such as Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, Bombay Velvet, and Geek Out.
After doing small roles in all these films, Vicky Kaushal got an opportunity to work in the lead role in the film Masaan, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and released in 2015. Initially, Rajkummar Rao was casted as the lead hero in this film, but he refused to do this film, and Vicky Kaushal got an opportunity to do this film after an audition. Through this film, Vicky Kaushal surprised everyone with his acting and also won many awards for his very first film.
Vicky Kaushal also impressed the audience with his natural acting in the film Zubaan, released after Masaan. Vicky Kaushal was about to make his debut in Bollywood through the film ‘Zubaan’, but due to some reason, this film got delayed; and Masaan got released first and became his first debut film as a lead hero.
Due to his excellent acting in first two films, Vicky Kaushal got offers for numerous films like Raman Raghav 2.0, Love per Square Foot, Raazi, Lust Stories, Sanju, and Manmarziyaan. Some of these films were very successful at the box office.
After Manmarziyaan, Vicky Kaushal’s next film was released in 2019, and the name of this movie was Uri: The Surgical Strike. Vicky Kaushal played the role of a military officer in this movie. This movie made Vicky Kaushal even more famous than earlier. He even got the National Best Actor Award and many other awards due to his superb acting in this movie.
After doing the film Uri: The Surgical Strike, he also worked in many more films such as Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship and Sardar Udham.
Sardar Udham is one of Vicky Kaushal’s latest films, and he has done impressive acting in this film. Uri: The Surgical Strike, Sardar Udham, Sanju, Masaan, Raman Raghav 2.0, Love Per Square Foot, and Raazi are some of the best films of Vicky Kaushal’s career to date.
He will be seen in films like Govinda Naam Mera, The Great Indian Family, Mr. Lele, Sam Bahadur, and many more in the coming years.
Marriage
Vicky Kaushal married Katrina Kaif on 9 December 2021, in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, according to Hindu tradition at the Six Senses Resort, Fort Barware. Katrina Kaif is well known Bollywood actress like Vicky Kaushal. Vicky Kaushal is 5 years younger than Katrina Kaif. Both of them kept their relationship very secret before marriage.
Katrina Kaif has also worked in many Bollywood movies, and she is one of the top paid actresses in Bollywood. Based on her acting Katrina Kaif has won the hearts of millions of people. She appeared in her first Bollywood film in the year 2003. Before marrying Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal had an affair with actress Harleen Sethi; however, in the year 2019, they both ended their relationship.
Net Worth, and Car Collection
Vicky Kaushal started his acting career in 2015, and in just a few years, he has become the owner of more than 30 crores of wealth. Vicky Kaushal’s net worth is around 4 million USD, about 30 crores.
Vicky Kaushal makes the most of his money through films and brand endorsements. His film fee is between 3 and 5 crores, while he charges between 1-3 crores for brand endorsements.
Vicky Kaushal is very fond of cars, and due to this, he has a large car collection, including Mercedes-Benz GLC, Mercedes GLB, Range Rover Autobiography, BMW X5, and many more. Out of these, the cost of some cars is in crores.
Apart from cars, Vicky Kaushal has many real estate properties in India and outside India. Vicky Kaushal lives with his wife Katrina Kaif in a luxurious apartment in Juhu, Mumbai; the cost of this apartment is in crores since it is a sea-facing apartment.
Awards
Vicky Kaushal is a wonderful actor, and based on his acting, he has won many awards. Let’s see some awards won or received by Vicky Kaushal:-
- Vicky Kaushal has received the National Awardfor the Best Actor for the film Uri: The Surgical Strike, released in 2019.
- Vicky Kaushal has also won the Filmfare Awardand IIFA Award for the Best Supporting Actor. He received these IIFA Awards for his brilliant performances in films like
- Vicky Kaushal has also received the Zee Cine Award for films like Sanju and He won the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut for the film Massan and won the Zee Cine Award for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Sanju.
- Vickey Kaushal has also received the Screen Awardsfor the Best Male Debut for the film Massan. Apart from all these awards, Vickey Kaushal has received many more awards for his great acting.
Conclusion
Vicky Kaushal is a very famous name in the Bollywood industry. Today he is making millions of people crazy with his great acting. His prominence and fame are also increasing day by day. Moreover, The Times of India ranked him the most desirable man of 2018. Today millions of people who want to do acting consider Vicky Kaushal as their inspiration, and without any doubt, Vicky Kaushal is one of the upcoming Bollywood superstars.