Vicky Kaushal Recalls The Time He Got Rejected For 15-Second Ad Film

Vicky Kaushal is gearing up for the release of his upcoming release Bad Newz. Also starring Triptii Dimri and Ammy Virk, the movie is scheduled to hit the big screens on July 19. Ahead of the release, the actor spoke about the ‘surreal’ feeling of coming a long way from a time when he was rejected for smaller roles. 

Vicky Kaushal talks about the ‘surreal’ feeling of completing 12 years in the industry 

Vicky Kaushal, who is tagged as one of India’s finest actors, has completed 12 years in Hindi cinema. However, the actor recalled how there was a time when he was not even getting a 15-second ad film. Talking about his 12-year-long journey, Vicky, who has been feted with a National Award, said that he feels he is in a “dream sequence”. “It feels surreal and magical. It feels like I am still in a dream sequence and I don’t want to wake up. It really feels like that because when I had started and the audition pictures that I had put, I was just wanting a chance,” Vicky said.

“Of course, everyone dreams of being in the main lead and being the hero,” said the actor, who gained major spotlight with his work in Uri: The Surgical Strike in 2019.

Vicky Kaushal on missing out on small ad roles

The 36-year-old national head-turner said that he would have even celebrated getting a role in an ad film. “There was a time I was not even getting a 15-second ad film and I was like ‘If I get an ad film I will throw a party. From there to here in 12 years, if somebody had said to me back then that you would work with these kinds of filmmakers, films, co-stars and these films would get love… I would laugh,” said Vicky.

He continued, “I would have been like even if I get 10 percent of this it's enough for me. I have been very fortunate to work with the kind of filmmakers I got to and I still believe that God has written beautiful things for all of us and I truly believe this is just the beginning.”