Wishing Vicky Kaushal on his birthday, Know more about him

Lucknow: When it comes to one of the most versatile and finest actor in the Bollywood industry, Vicky Kaushal tops the list. He is a young actor in the film industry and is among the best in his category. His 'high-josh' performances be it in dramas, dark thrillers or light-hearted comedies, have always left the audiences awed.

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Kaushal first opened his eyes on 16 May 1988 in a chawl in suburban Mumbai to Sham Kaushal, a stuntman and subsequent action director in Hindi films.

Pursuing his engineering degree from the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Vicky forever aspired to take up a career in film. Therefore, he assisted Anurag Kashyap in the crime drama 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and went on to play minor roles in two of Kashyap's productions.

His first leading role was in the independent drama 'Masaan' (2015), which earned him the IIFA and Screen Awards for Best Male Debut, following which he starred as an unhinged cop in Kashyap's psychological thriller 'Raman Raghav 2.0' (2016).

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This 30 year old actor became a popular face in 2018 with supporting roles in 'Raazi' and 'Sanju', two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year, after which he was declared as the national crush. For the latter, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

His 2018 projects also included starring roles in the Netflix films 'Love per Square Foot' and 'Lust Stories'. Soon after, he played the lead role of a military officer in the commercially successful action film 'Uri: The Surgical Strike'.