Vicky Kaushal revealed that there was a point in his father's life when he contemplated committing suicide due to unemployment and financial difficulties. Published: July 17, 2024 2:26 PM IST By Edited by Vicky Kaushal has created a ripple among his fans with his song “Tauba Tauba.” The actor is currently promoting his upcoming film “Bad Newz” in full swing.
In an interview with Raj Shamani, Vicky opened up about his father’s struggles when he was in Punjab. The actor revealed that there was a point in his father’s life when he contemplated committing suicide due to unemployment and financial difficulties. Kaushal also discussed why he chose acting after pursuing engineering and “passing with good marks and landing a job.
” As the interview continued, the “Raazi” actor said, “My parents were very happy with the idea of me having a regular (9-5) job. My grandfather had a small kirane ki dukaan (grocery shop) in our village in Punjab. That’s where my parents are from.
Dad came to Mumbai in 1978. He had an MA in English literature, but he was still jobless. We had no land back there (in Punjab).
One day, after drinking with his friends, he declared that he wanted to die. My grandfather became very concerned, so he sent him to Mumbai with a friend.” Vicky added, “In Mumbai, my dad was willing to work as a sweeper even, because he knew that nobody in the village would get to know.
My dad’s youth was full of struggles. There’s no job security in this field. While you’re working on one project, you’re wondering if you’ll find something else next.
My family was genuinely very happy that finally, someone was going to have a stable income, job security, and off days. He (my father) was so happy. He felt like his struggles had finally paid off.
But I just knew that I couldn’t do a conventional 9-5 job. I had an offer letter, and I’d passed with good marks, but I knew that I’d become depressed if I went ahead with it.” In his earlier career, Sham Kaushal was a stuntman and later ventured into directing movies.
He got his big break in 1990 as an independent action director. Sham has been a part of the industry for the last four decades and has contributed to various Bollywood and Hollywood films. His first movie as an action director was “Indrajaalam” (1990), a Malayalam film.
In Bollywood, Sham has served as an action director for films including “Gangs of Wasseypur” (2012), “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” (2013), “PK” (2014), “Padmaavat” (2018), “Sanju” (2018), “Tiger Zinda Hai” (2017), and “Simmba” (2018). He has also contributed to international projects like the Academy Award-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008). For breaking news and live news updates, like us on or follow us on and .
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