Published 16:58 IST, May 16th 2020

Vicky Kaushal's father did not believe in his talent until his debut film 'Masaan'

Vicky Kaushal made a promising debut as the lead actor in 'Masaan'. His father, Sham Kaushal was not sure of his talent until he saw the film. Read to know more

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Vicky Kaushal is one of most promising actors among current generation of Bollywood star. He me his debut in Masaan (2015) and received immense praise for his performance. 'Uri' actor's far, action director Sham Kaushal initially was skeptical of his capacities as an actor. Re on to kw what me Sanju actor's far change his opinion-

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Vicky Kaushal’s far could t believe his talent

In an interview with a daily, Vicky Kaushal's far talked about his debut performance. Sham Kaushal said that he could t understand what those who cast Vicky saw in him. But when he saw Masaan, he realised that Vicky really is an actor. Sham mentioned that when encouraging reviews and responses started coming in, he could t believe that this is his son's life w.

Masaan starred Vicky Kaushal, Richa Chha, Sanjay Mishra, Vineet Kumar, Shweta Tripathi and Pankaj Tripathi. 

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Masaan was screened in Un Certain Regard section at 2015 Cannes Film. re, it won two awards, FIPRESCI Prize and Prix de l'Avenir. Vicky Kaushal earned a Screen Award and a Zee Cine Award for his debut performance. Filmmaker, Neeraj Ghaywan grabbed National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a director along with or accoles.

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In an earlier interview with a daily, Vicky Kaushal mentioned that he almost lost role in Masaan to Rajkummar Rao. He said that Rajkummar was cast as le in film with Maj Bajpayee playing Sanjay Mishra’s character. makers even shot a five-minute promo with Rajkummar. However, actors dropped from project due to schedule issues. Vicky stated that when he got casting call he thought it would be for a small role as le cast was finalised. He auditioned for role and a week later he got a call from director saying that he got le part in Masaan.

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Vicky Kaushal rose to fame with his performance as Iqbal Syed in Raazi (2018) opposite Alia Bhatt. He later me helines for his supporting role as Kamlesh ‘Kamli’ Kanhaiyalal Kapasai in Sanju (2018) along with Ranbir Kapoor. Vick’s act as Major Vihaan Singh Shergill in Uri: Surgical Strike (2019) earned him his first-ever National Award for Best Actor.

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16:58 IST, May 16th 2020