The Man of the Moment Vicky Kaushal
“Growing up, I was very shy. I never liked the spotlight.”
n the same day as this interview, in 2019, Vicky Kaushal received the prestigious—his first ever—National Award for Best Actor. In 2020, as he sits with for his cover interview—also his first—a lot has changed. But in a world gone awry, riddled with derailed plans, Vicky has few reasons to complain. Part of it could be owing to the fact that he is a man of instincts, who likes to go with the flow, and take each day as it comes. “I don't plan things in great detail… I wake up in the morning, accept whatever life throws at me, give it my all…and hope for the best,” he explains. Plus, despite the turbulent ride that this year has been, the 32-year-old has kept busy, both personally and professionally. Vicky's work has been making headlines—the actor had a big release () in February, managed to wrap up an upcoming film “in the nick of time” before lockdown, and has a full plate for next year, including teaming up again with Aditya Dhar, the director of (which happens to be Vicky’s first 100-crore film, and one of the highest Hindi movie grossers of all time). Conjectures about him dating a certain someone kept the rumour mills working overtime, too, with
