Bollywood actress Vicky Kaushal, who is about to marry Katrina Kaif, comes from a family that has been working in Hindi cinema for some time. The 33-year-old actor, who holds an engineering degree from the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology in Mumbai, was born to Veena and Sham Kaushal.
In the recent episode of Into The Wild with Bear Grylls, Vicky talked about his humble family background and said that he grew up in a 10×10 house without a separate kitchen or bathroom. “I was born there. “And beyond that, it was my family’s journey.” The actor had also said that he and his family have seen every step of the stairs.
It is reported that Sam worked in another job in Mumbai, but soon left it to pursue a career in cinema. The actor’s father reportedly stayed in a paid hostel in Santa Cruz, where he lived with ten Punjabi colleagues who were stuntmen. It was the time when Sam discovered his profession as a stuntman. To maintain a steady income in the family, Sam decided to become a stuntman at a young age.
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Working in Hindi cinema, Sam wished Vicky a solid career and advised him to pursue a degree in engineering. However, as luck would have it, Vicky broke the glass ceiling and emerged as one of the critically acclaimed actors. Vicky impressed his audience with films such as Masaan, Sanju, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Sardar Udham and others.
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Meanwhile, it’s not just Vicky’s father who has a Bollywood connection, but even his younger brother, Sunny Kaushal. The 32-year-old actor started his journey in Bollywood before Vicky. Sunny worked as an assistant director at Raaghav Dar for My Friend Pinto.
He also helped director Ali Abbas Zafar for the 2014 film Gunday. Sunny’s work as an actress became known in 2018 with the film Gold. He recently starred in Kunal Deshmukh’s directorial Shiddat, which was released on Disney + Hotstar.
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