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Vicky Kaushal Biography
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Vicky Kaushal Biography
Life introduction | |
Real Name | Vicky Kaushal |
Business | actor |
body structure | |
Height | cm – 191 m – 1.91 feet in – 6′ 3″ |
Weight/Weight (Approx) | 80 kg |
Body composition (approx.) | – Chest: 40 inches – Waist: 34 inches – Biceps: 14 inches |
eye color | dark brown |
hair color | Black |
personal life | |
date of birth | 16 May 1988 |
Age (as of 2018) | 30 years |
birth place | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Zodiac | Taurus |
the nationality | Indian |
hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
school | Seth Chunilal Damodardas Barfiwala High School, Mumbai |
college/university | Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai |
educational qualification | Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications |
Debut | Bollywood Movie (Actor) : Movie – Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (2012) Movie – Masaan (2015) |
family | Father – Sham Kaushal (Action Director) Mother – Veena Kaushal (Housewife) Brother – Sunny Kaushal (Co-Director) Sister – None |
Religion | Hindu |
Caste | Brahmin |
food habit | non-vegetarian |
Know | An apartment on 28th floor in Kaushal, Andheri West, Mumbai |
hobbies | Dancing, Travelling, Reading, Gyming |
Prize | • In the year 2016, he was awarded the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut in the film Masaan (2015). • In the year 2016, he was awarded the Screen Award for Best Male Debut in the film Masaan (2015). • In the year 2016, he was awarded the International Indian Film Academy Award for Best Male Debut for the film Masaan (2015). |
Vicky Kaushal SPECIALITY
Favorite things | |
Favourite meal | Aloo Paratha, Rabri, Chicken and Fish Tikka, Pani Puri, Jalebi with Chinese Cuisine |
Favorite beverage | cold coffee |
Favourite Actor | Hrithik Roshan , Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
Favorite actress | Jennifer Aniston |
Favorite movies | Bollywood : Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai , Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Sadma, Gangs of Wasseypur, Black Friday Hollywood : 12 Angry Men |
Favorite director | Anurag Kashyap , Karan Johar |
Favorite songs | “Strangers in the Night” by Frank Sinatra |
Favorite tv show | Game of Thrones, Prison Break |
Favorite book | The Secret by Rhonda Byrne |
Favorite restaurant | Indigo, Mainland China in Mumbai |
Favorite place | Burano Island in Italy |
Love affair and other information | |
marital status | Married |
girlfriends and other affairs | not known |
wife | None |
Wealth/Asset Related Details | |
car collection | Mercedes Benz GLC SUV |
Income (as of 2021) | ₹20 Crore/Film |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Vicky Kaushal
- Does Vicky Kaushal smoke?: No
- Does Vicky Kaushal drink alcohol?: Yes
- Vicky was born in a middle-class Punjabi family in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab.
- In the year 1978, his father came to Mumbai and after many years of struggle and hard work he became a famous action director in Bollywood and Hollywood.
- Vicky was born in Chawls, Malad area in Mumbai, at that time his father was a stuntman.
- He has been a big fan of Hrithik Roshan since childhood.
- He has been interested in acting since childhood, due to which he used to participate in plays, skits, annual functions, etc. in his school.
- During his teenage years, he was an insightful, shy and quite thin personality.
- During his second year of college, he went for an industrial trip to a company where he realized that he would not be able to work from 9 to 5 o’clock. After that, despite being selected for the job, he decided to pursue his acting career and turned down the job offer.
- Initially, she assisted in Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ (2010), where she met Neeraj Ghaywan, director of the film ‘Masaan’ (2015), who advised Vicky to take up theatre. A few days after that, he joined theater and started working as a theater artist. Due to which he performed with theater groups like Naseeruddin Shah’s ‘Motley’ and Manav Kaul’s ‘Aranya’.
- Later, he learned acting from the famous acting institute ‘Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute’ in Mumbai.
- In the year 2013, he did a short film ‘Geek Out’, which earned him his first film ‘Zubaan’ (2016).
More about Vicky Kaushal
- He gained immense popularity with his outstanding performance in the film ‘Masaan’.
- To prepare for the character of “Deepak Kumar” in the film “Masaan”, he went to Varanasi a month before the shooting, where he lost 8 kilos and learned the local language and way of life.
- Although, his first film was ‘Zubaan’, but for some reason his film ‘Masaan’ was released earlier.
- Rajkummar Rao was the first choice for the lead role in ‘Masaan’ , but due to other film dates, the lead role in the film was given to Vicky.
- Vicky’s father was the action director in his first shooting film ‘Zubaan’.
- Another genre of film that he wants to do is ‘sports drama’ and he never wants to do ‘sex comedy’.
- His brother Sunny Kaushal has served as a co-director in films like ‘My Friend Pinto’ and ‘Gunday’.