Exclusive! From Uri to Sardar Udham, is Vicky Kaushal scared of being typecast?

Vicky Kaushal seems to be drawn towards films that are either biopics or a protagonist involved in a national cause. The actor tells us if he consciously moves towards roles that are based on real life heroes.

Vicky Kaushal will be seen playing the role of revolutionary leader Sardar Udham Singh in his upcoming release titled Sardar Udham. Over the last few years Vicky has managed to to pick up roles based on real life characters that rouse patriotic fervour in the audience. Be it Major Vihan Shergill in Uri or another project where he’s playing field Marshall Sam Manekshaw, Vicky seems to be drawn towards films that are either biopics or a protagonist involved in a national cause.

In an exclusive conversation with India Today, Vicky spoke about his choices and if he’s consciously choosing such films. Vicky says, “The first box to tick is that does the story affect me on a personal level? I never hear or read the film as an actor Vicky Kaushal, but I do it as an audience. If it moves me as an audience then that’s a first great step and then there are other factors like who is the filmmaker, are there shades of the character I have explored before as an actor? Will I get an opportunity to grow as an actor? All these factors affect my choice a lot. But without any calculation or mathematics it has to just hit home in a holistic way. Nothing beyond that.”