Riddhi
Vicky Kaushal, prominently known for his role in Uri, turns 33 today and we are in complete awe of his talents and skills as an actor.
However, did you know that the Uri actor offered to pay for movie roles?
The actor would often ask filmmakers for their budget after auditioning for them and even offer to pay if they allowed him to act in their projects.
Vicky told News18, “I just wanted work and do good acting. I would always get selected in the top 2 or 3 during auditions, but they would reject me after asking about my budget. I would think that ‘maybe, they have rejected me because of my budget.’ So then, I started asking them their budget. When I said I would do in their budget, they would still reject me. Then I said I would work for free (laughs), they would still not take me. At last, I had to say that I would pay but give me work.”
“Uri was made by a debutant filmmaker. I also didn’t headline any big film before that. So, I had a huge responsibility and there was baggage for sure. But luckily, the film struck the right chord and the audience accepted it. Its success is also a proof that you must go for a script you like because you never know what that Friday might bring to you. We are in an excellent phase, where people are not just dependent on what’s the packaging of a film. If the content is good, people will support your film. Look what happened with Uri. People literally snatched Uri from us and made it their own, and that was the most special feeling for all of us,” the actor said while talking about Uri.
While talking about his college days Vicky has revealed last year at India Today Conclave that he once sat for an interview for an engineer’s job because he wanted the experience.
“From 2004 to 2009, I was doing my engineering. In the third year, we had campus interview. By that time, I already knew that I was not made for engineering. I had been active on stage as a child. I guess that was the first time that actor thought came in my mind and I started toying with it. Amol Palekar’s Golmaal is my favourite film, and like that scene in the film, I always wanted to give an interview wearing a tie. I knew that there would be no interview process for an actor. So I wanted to do this once during my campus placement. Just for the kick, I cleared aptitude test and group discussion and reached the interview round. I was so relaxed because I had nothing to lose as I didn’t want the job,” Vicky added.
Vicky was recently seen in the horror-thriller film Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship that received a mild response at the box office.
