My alter ego was just bursting out, says Vicky Kauhal on playing Punjabi in Manmarziyaan

Vicky Kaushal is playing a Punjabi character in director Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan. The film also has Abhishek Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu.

Actor Vicky Kaushal, who has reunited with one of his favourite filmmakers Anurag Kashyap for Manmarziyaan, says he had a “great time” essaying a Punjabi character in the film.

Vicky Kaushal impressed everyone with his work in Masaan and Raman Raghav 2.0.

The film, which also features Abhishek Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu, had a long shooting schedule in Amritsar.

Vicky said, “I had so much fun during the shooting of the film. The city is like that...with so much positivity. We had a great time. Being a Punjabi, this is the first time that I got a chance to play a Punjabi... My alter ego was just bursting out.”

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The film is set in Punjab. Written by Kanika Dhillon and produced by Aanand L Rai, it is slated to release on September 7.