Kaushal was born on 16 May 1988 in
a chawl in suburban Mumbai to Sham
Kaushal, a stuntman and subsequent
action director in Hindi films. His family
hails from Punjab and Vicky's brother
Sunny is also an actor.
Following the leading role of
an unhinged cop in Kashyap's
psychological thriller Raman Raghav
2.0, Kaushal rose to prominence in
2018 with supporting roles in Raazi
and Sanju, two of the highest-grossing
Hindi films of the year. He also starred
in the Netflix films Love per Square
Foot and Lust Stories. Forbes India
featured Kaushal in their 30 Under
30 list of 2018, and he achieved his
breakthrough that year. He was first
seen as the male lead of the romantic
comedy Love per Square Foot, India's
first Netflix original film.
Kaushal has filmed in Siberia for Uri,
an action thriller based on the 2016
Uri attack, co-starring Yami Gautam.
He injured his arm while filming an
action sequence in it. The film is a
smashing hit and the actor is the new
star among youngsters, Kaushal has
also committed to feature in Takht,
a historical drama directed by Karan
Johar, which features an ensemble
cast, including Ranveer Singh and
Kareena Kapoor.
He tested his luck with Bhoot – Part
One: The Haunted Ship and the film
is rejected by the audience. After
a decent weekend, the collections
dropped down over the weekdays.
Vicky's performance received a decent
response from the audience.
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