Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal, who achieved recent success with his latest release, Bad Newz, has an intriguing history in the film industry. Before his rise to fame, Vicky Kaushal worked behind the scenes as an assistant director to the acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on the iconic film Gangs of Wasseypur.
‘We somehow escaped’: Bad Newz’s Vicky Kaushal during Gangs of Wasseypur shooting
During a recent conversation with comedian Tanmay Bhat on his YouTube channel, Vicky Kaushal shared a near-dangerous experience from his time working on Gangs of Wasseypur. He recalled almost getting beaten up by the sand mafia while capturing illegal sand mining visuals for the film.
“The coal smuggling shown in the film was real. We shot it,” Vicky shared. He continued, “One incident happened when we went to capture visuals of illegal sand mining. I was baffled because that was the first time I realized that this happens so openly that you wouldn’t feel that this is actual smuggling going on.”
Vicky added that while they were secretly filming, a crowd of about 500 people surrounded them. The situation escalated when the camera attendant, an older man, called the unit to explain the delay. The crowd reacted violently, mistaking the call for a plea to an influential person. “That man slapped the cameraman, snatched the camera from him, and threatened us that they would break the camera. We both were about to get beaten up, but we somehow escaped,” Vicky recalled.
Gangs of Wasseypur was shot at real-life locations, often using hidden cameras, which frequently put the crew in dangerous situations. Anurag Kashyap had previously mentioned the risks involved in these guerrilla filmmaking techniques.
Vicky Kaushal’s journey from being an assistant director to a successful actor is one for the books. He made his acting debut with Masaan and has featured in films like Raman Raghav 2.0, Raazi, Sanju, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Sardar Udham, and Sam Bahadur. His recent movie, Bad Newz, was directed by Anand Tiwari and co-starred Triptii Dimri and Amy Virk.
