Shuffled08 Jun 20262 MIN

20 Vicky Kaushal facts to store in your brain forever

What do pandas, Haryanvi accents, sarson ka saag, and Denzel Washington have in common? They all feature in Vicky Kaushal’s world

By The Nod Desk

Vicky Kaushal was raised in Mumbai and spent his early years living in a chawl in Malvani before his family moved to Andheri.
Vicky is an electronics engineer by qualification, though he admits he “can't repair a thing to save his life”.
Vicky is a Taurus and readily admits that the stereotype about being stubborn is probably true.
Vicky says his most-saved videos on YouTube are food videos.
Vicky’s ideal post-shoot comfort ritual is unlimited cheese dosas with coconut chutney, chicken lollipops with Schezwan sauce, and three hours of a Denzel Washington movie.
Vicky says he turns into a real diva without his first cup of coffee each morning.
Vicky’s most recent ChatGPT search was for an Instagram caption.
Asked to pick one, Vicky says he would rather smell good than look good.
Vicky’s animal spirit is a panda because they’re “lazy, funny and silly”.
Vicky says the one accent he still can’t quite crack is Haryanvi.
Vicky’s bedside reading currently includes The Lion Inside and Gajapati Kulapati—though, technically, they’re on his son Vihaan’s reading list.
Vicky’s death-row meal strategy is simple: order slow-cooked sarson ka saag and hope the kitchen takes its time.
Vicky says the sound of rain on a rooftop is his favourite form of ASMR.
Vicky says that if he were a shape, he’d be “a shapeless flubber bouncing around the room”.
Vicky grew up eating parathas with milk for breakfast.
Vicky believes the best movie villains are the ones with a tragic love story at their core.
Vicky says sleep paralysis is the closest he’s come to a paranormal encounter.
Vicky still counts his engineering-college friends among his closest friends and biggest reality checks.
Vicky says sugar does nothing for him; carbs are his real weakness.
Vicky credits one piece of advice from his father, action director Sham Kaushal, for shaping his career: "Work with good directors. The money and fame will follow."