Did You Know Vicky Kaushal Fractured His Cheekbone While Shooting For Action Sequence? Here Are Some Lesser-Known Facts About The Birthday Boy

Happy Birthday Vicky Kaushal (Image courtesy - @vickykaushal09/Instagram)

One of the most popular actors of this generation Vicky Kaushal celebrates his 33rd birthday today (May 16, 2021). As the ‘Sanju’ actor turns a year older, here’s bringing to you some of the lesser-known facts about Vicky Kaushal. (Image courtesy - @vickykaushal09/Instagram)

Son of Bollywood’s action director Sham Kaushal, Vicky was born in a chawl in suburban Mumbai. The ‘Lust Stories’ actor’s father was a struggling stuntman during that time. (Image courtesy - @vickykaushal09/Instagram)

Just like many Bollywood stars like Sushant Singh Rajput, Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Sanon and others, Vicky Kaushal has also pursued an engineering degree in electronics and telecommunications from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology in Mumbai. (Image courtesy - @vickykaushal09/Instagram)

Vicky Kaushal also took an engineering job for a brief period of time but soon realised that it was npt suitable for him. He then started accompanying his father to film sets and started aspiring a career in Bollywood. (Image courtesy - @vickykaushal09/Instagram)

The ‘Love Per Square Foot’ actor worked as an Assistant Director to Anurag Kashyap for ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. Vicky Kaushal also studied acting in Kishore Namit Kapoor’s academy. (Image courtesy - @vickykaushal09/Instagram)

Vicky Kaushal portrayed the role of a Gujarati man in the biography ‘Sanju’ starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role. Reportedly, to prepare for his role, Vicky went to Surat to learn the mannerism and body language of traditional Gujarati man. (Image courtesy - @vickykaushal09/Instagram)

Vicky Kaushal gained popularity and recognition when he portrayed the role of the protagonist in the movie ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’. To prepare for this role, the ‘Bhoot’ actor trained with the army personnel for months. (Image courtesy - @vickykaushal09/Instagram)

Vicky Kaushal met with an accident while filming an action sequence for the 2020 movie ‘Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship’ where he fractured his cheekbone. (Image courtesy - @vickykaushal09/Instagram)

On the professional front, Vicky Kaushal will be next seen starring as Sam Manekshaw in the biography ‘Sam Bahadur’ directed by Meghna Gulzar. He will also be seen playing the role of the protagonist in ‘Ashwatthama’. (Image courtesy - @vickykaushal09/Instagram)