Vicky Kaushal: Spent nights at the crematorium, took army training; Know how Vicky prepares for his characters..

On hearing this dialogue, 'Why doesn't this sorrow end?', a dark boy from the film 'Masaan' comes to mind. Today, this boy has become the 'chhava' of Bollywood and is roaring in the entire industry with his acting. You must have understood that we are talking about Vicky Kaushal. In these ten years since 'Masaan' came in 2015, Vicky Kaushal's sorrow has completely ended. Now Vicky Kaushal is counted among those rising stars of Bollywood who are considered the next superstar of the industry. Sometimes an army soldier in uniform, sometimes Sardar Udham Singh, Sam Manik Shaw, and sometimes Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, in his ten-year career, Vicky Kaushal has played different types of characters.

Vicky Kaushal has done an amazing transformation for these characters. Sometimes he has taken army training for a character, sometimes he has increased and reduced his weight. Sometimes to mold himself into the character, he spent time with Dom at the crematoriums in Banaras, and sometimes he learned horse riding and swordsmanship to fight in the war. Today, on Vicky Kaushal's 37th birthday, let's know about some of his major characters and the special preparations done by Vicky Kaushal for those characters.

Masaan

Vicky Kaushal fully entered the world of acting with the 2015 film 'Masaan'. In the film, he played the character of Deepak Kumar, who burns pyres at the crematorium. To play this character, Vicky spent a lot of time with Dom (pyre burner) at the crematorium in Banaras. He spent several days at Manikarnika Ghat, talked to the local people, and got to know their daily life closely. He practiced their spoken language.

Raman Raghav 2.0

In Raman Raghav 2.0, Vicky Kaushal played the role of a drug addict policeman. Vicky did a lot of preparation to play this character. He used to smoke 5 to 6 packs of cigarettes a day. He also practiced taking cocaine and drugs. However, glucose powder was shown in place of cocaine in the film.

Manmarziyaan

In the 2018 film 'Manmarziyaan', Vicky Kaushal played the role of a young boy named Vicky Sandhu. Who builds his body in the gym and listens to Punjabi music? Vicky Kaushal considers this character his second form, which gave him a chance to live freely. For this film, Vicky Kaushal increased his weight for the first time. He also worked a lot on his workout and diet.

Sanju

In Ranbir Kapoor's film 'Sanju', Vicky Kaushal played the role of Sanjay Dutt's friend Kamli. Vicky left his mark in this supporting role, and he also received the Filmfare Award for Supporting Role.

Uri: The Surgical Strike

Uri: The Surgical Strike is the film that established Vicky Kaushal as an actor in the industry. Vicky Kaushal worked hard to play the role of an army officer in this film. He gained about 15 kg of weight for the character. He also spent time with the army and learned about the daily routine and gestures of the soldiers. He took military training and also learned to use guns, cannons, etc.

Sardar Udham

Vicky Kaushal played the role of Indian revolutionary Sardar Udham Singh in the biopic Sardar Udham. The film showed different ages of Udham Singh. For this, Vicky first reduced his weight and then increased it later. He also read a lot about Udham Singh and the Jallianwala Bagh incident. To get into the character and to know more about it, Vicky went from Mumbai to Amritsar before the shoot. He spent three to four months.

Sam Bahadur

Vicky gave a brilliant performance in Sam Bahadur. Vicky Kaushal prepared for six months to play the role of Sam Manekshaw. For this, he talked to the officers who were with Sam Manekshaw and spent time with them. Vicky also worked hard to speak like Manekshaw and copy his walking style. Vicky also took army training. He also practiced listening to jazz music like Sam and seeing himself as Sam in the mirror during makeup. Vicky did not use any prosthetic makeup to keep the nose shape like Sam.

Chhava

'Chhava', released this year, made record-breaking earnings and is the highest-grossing film of the year so far. Vicky Kaushal has worked very hard to play the role of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj in the film. He prepared for seven months for the film and increased his weight by about 25 kg. He used to eat healthy food seven times a day. He used to wake up at 4:30 in the morning. To get into the character of a warrior, Vicky Kaushal learned horse riding and swordsmanship. For the scene of torturing Sambhaji Maharaj in the film, Vicky stood with his hands tied all night. After which he had trouble even lifting his hands, and the shooting had to be stopped for several months.

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