In 2015, Vicky Kaushal made his Bollywood debut with Masaan, which was first offered to Rajkummar Rao. Today, with back-to-back successes, Vicky is being hailed as the Rajkummar Rao of 2018. Vicky is basking in the glory of Lust Stories, Raazi, Sanju and now Manmarziyaan.<\/p>\n
And the actor can\u2019t stop grinning ear to ear. \u201cIt feels very overwhelming. It\u2019s not just for me, but for my entire family. They are in a very happy space right now. The films that I got to work on and them doing good and then people appreciating your work in it,\u201d he tells indianexpress.com in an interview.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is probably the best validation, the best compliment that when somebody says you are getting good things in life and you deserve this. I have had a journey where I have knocked at many doors and after all that journey, when people say you deserve to sit on this chair, that really feels good. It motivates you. It feels that if you get this after working hard then why not work harder?<\/p>\n
\u201cThis appreciation, love motivate me to do that. It just makes you smile for no reason. It\u2019s a beautiful phase to be in. It\u2019s a beautiful space to be in that in the middle of a walk, a meeting or eating, you start smiling. You are so overwhelmed with the love you are getting,\u201d the actor says.<\/p>\n
If stardom comes along with enviable perks, it also brings with it mammoth, nerve-wracking expectations from the audience and the industry who want you to keep the magic rolling. But for Vicky expectations are something he enjoys.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you take this journey of becoming an actor, there are only destinations \u2013 one where people give you that limelight and expect the world from you, and two, they don\u2019t know who you are and they don\u2019t care what you are doing. You have to choose where you want to go. I have worked hard to reach here. I wanted them to expect good things from me. I wanted them to have an image of me.<\/p>\n
\u201cExpectations don\u2019t scare me because I have worked towards them. I want people to expect better things from me with every film. I never want to be in a position where they don\u2019t expect anything from me. I want to be in a position where if they are expecting sun from me, at least I will be able to reach the moon,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
As the actor talks about his journey, Anurag Kashyap\u2019s mention is inevitable. Much before his debut as a lead actor, Vicky assisted Anurag for a couple of years, including on Bombay Velvet in which he also had a cameo.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnurag sir and I have had a beautiful journey as human beings. It\u2019s been from him being my mentor to now being my buddy, I was scared when I thought I was working with my mentor. I am very much at ease when I know I am working with my buddy. That happened in a very organic way. It happened on Manmarziyaan.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt could be because of the space that the film was in or the space that the character was in, where Anurag sir told me, \u2018I would not limit you to anything. You just unleash and go berserk with this character because I know it\u2019s inside you.\u2019 I tried doing that and he was very happy. That somewhere led to this friendship,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n
Having been directed by him in three films, Vicky, perhaps, understands Anurag\u2019s working process better than other actors. That he would give both his arm and leg to work with him again is because Anurag works on his actors in a subliminal manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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