Here's a look at Vicky Kaushal's trajectory and journey from being an assistant director to one of Bollywood’s most sought-after actors
Vicky Kaushal began his career in the film industry as Anurag Kashyap's assistant director in the 2012 crime drama, Gangs Of Wasseypur
Later that year, the actor made his debut in Kashyap's co-production Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, in a small role
In 2015, he made his feature film debut as a lead actor in Masaan, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan
Masaan earned him a greater appreciation from critics, including a lot of best debut awards
In 2018, He made his foray into the digital world with a romantic comedy, Love Per Square Foot, which was released on Netflix
In the same year, the 33-year-old actor landed the male lead in Raazi, opposite Alia Bhatt, and the film catapulted him into mainstream fame
He returned to the OTT space with a short film directed by Karan Johar that was released on Netflix as part of the anthology film, Lust Stories
Ranbir Kapoor starrer Sanju saw Kaushal playing the best friend, Kamli. He went on to win many awards for best supporting actor for the same
He played Major Vihaan Singh Shergill in Uri: The Surgical Strike in 2019, which was a commercial success and also earned him the National Film Award for best actor
2021 saw the release of Sardar Udham, where Kaushal played a freedom fighter from Punjab who avenged the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Currently, he awaits the release of Shashank Khaitan’s Govinda Mera Naam and also has Meghna Gulzar’s Sam Bahadur in the pipeline