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Vicky Kaushal

Actor

Vicky Kaushal

Born May 16, 1988 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India31 films

Vicky Kaushal (born May 16, 1988) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. After working as an assistant director on the two-part *Gangs of Wasseypur* (2012) and making minor screen appearances, he played his first leading role in *Masaan* (2015), winning the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male. He subsequently starred in *Raman Raghav 2.0* (2016).

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In 2018, Kaushal gained wider recognition appearing in *Raazi*, *Love per Square Foot*, *Lust Stories*, and *Manmarziyaan*. For his supporting role in *Sanju* (2018), he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He received the National Film Award for Best Actor for headlining *Uri: The Surgical Strike* (2019).

His subsequent releases included *Bhoot: Part One - The Haunted Ship* (2020) and the biographical drama *Sardar Udham* (2021), for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. He later appeared in *Govinda Naam Mera* (2022), *Zara Hatke Zara Bachke* (2023), the biographical drama *Sam Bahadur* (2023), *Dunki* (2023), and *Bad Newz* (2024).

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Essential films

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Uri: The Surgical Strike poster7.1Uri: The Surgical Strike2019Sanju poster7.2Sanju2018Masaan poster7.1Masaan2015Sardar Udham poster7.2Sardar Udham2021Raman Raghav 2.0 poster7.0Raman Raghav 2.02016Love per Square Foot poster6.7Love per Square Foot2018Lust Stories poster6.3Lust Stories2018Dunki poster6.3Dunki2023

Filmography

31 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Nexus: Shadows of DestinyRahul Kapoor
  2. TBAEk Jaadugar
  3. TBAUntitled Rajkumar Periasamy/Vicky Kaushal Film
  4. TBA4 Idiots
  5. TBAGully Boy 2Hirdesh Singh
  6. 2027MahavatarChiranjeevi Parashurama
  7. 2027Love & War
  8. 2025Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala BaghNarrator
  9. 2025ChhaavaChhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj
  10. 2024Bad NewzAkhil Chadha
  11. 2023DunkiSukhi
  12. 2023Sam BahadurSam Manekshaw
  13. 2023The Great Indian FamilyVed Vyas Tripathi 'Bhajan Kumar'
  14. 2023Zara Hatke Zara BachkeKapil Dubey
  15. 2023Almost Pyaar with DJ MohabbatDJ Mohabbat
  16. 2022Govinda Naam MeraGovinda Waghmare
  17. 2021Sardar UdhamUdham Singh
  18. 2020Bhoot: Part One - The Haunted ShipPrithvi
  19. 2019Uri: The Surgical StrikeMajor Vihan Singh Shergill
  20. 2018ManmarziyaanVicky Sandhu
  21. 2018SanjuKamlesh Kanhaiyalal Kapasi
  22. 2018Lust StoriesParas
  23. 2018RaaziIqbal Syed
  24. 2018Love per Square FootSanjay Chaturvedi
  25. 2016Raman Raghav 2.0Raghav
  26. 2016The Hero - A Bollywood Story
  27. 2016ZubaanDilsher
  28. 2015MasaanDeepak Chaudhary
  29. 2015Bombay VelvetInspector Basil
  30. 2013Geek OutProtagonist
  31. 2012Luv Shuv Tey Chicken KhuranaYoung Omi