Vicky Kaushal
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). 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).
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1988-05-16 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Known for
- Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) — Major Vihan Singh Shergill
- Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012) — Assistant Director
- Sanju (2018) — Kamlesh Kanhaiyalal Kapasi
- Masaan (2015) — Deepak Chaudhary
- Raazi (2018) — Iqbal Syed
- Lust Stories (2018) — Paras
- Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016) — Raghav
- Sardar Udham (2021) — Udham Singh
- Love per Square Foot (2018) — Sanjay Chaturvedi
- Dunki (2023) — Sukhi
- Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (2012) — Assistant Director
- Manmarziyaan (2018) — Vicky Sandhu
- Chhaava (2025) — Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj
- Bombay Velvet (2015) — Inspector Basil
- Bhoot: Part One - The Haunted Ship (2020) — Prithvi
- Sam Bahadur (2023) — Sam Manekshaw