'When I saw Masaan, I realised Vicky Kaushal really is an actor'

It’s been a long journey for Sham Kaushal, action director. A long journey from a village in Punjab to a Mumbai chawl, and from a one-room rental in a faraway suburb to a sprawling apartment in a high-rise in the heart of Bollywood country.

And you might have thought that the son of the action director of movies such as Krrish (2006), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), PK (2014), and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) would have had an easy entry into the world of movies, but Vicky Kaushal, acclaimed for his role in Masaan (2015), had no shortcuts. Strong family values, unconditional family support and patient years of struggle, landed Vicky two movie roles in the same year: the critically acclaimed Cannes winner Masaan and the forthcoming Zubaan.