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Vicky Kaushal

Vicky Kaushal

Actor · Born May 16, 1988 (38) · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Vicky Kaushal (born May 16, 1988) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. After working as an assistant director on the two-part *Gangs of Wasseypur* (2012) and making minor screen appearances, he played his first leading role in *Masaan* (2015), winning the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male. He subsequently starred in *Raman Raghav 2.0* (2016). In 2018, Kaushal gained wider recognition appearing in *Raazi*, *Love per Square Foot*, *Lust Stories*, and *Manmarziyaan*. For his supporting role in *Sanju* (2018), he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He received the National Film Award for Best Actor for headlining *Uri: The Surgical Strike* (2019). His subsequent releases included *Bhoot: Part One - The Haunted Ship* (2020) and the biographical drama *Sardar Udham* (2021), for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. He later appeared in *Govinda Naam Mera* (2022), *Zara Hatke Zara Bachke* (2023), the biographical drama *Sam Bahadur* (2023), *Dunki* (2023), and *Bad Newz* (2024).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 16, 1988 (38)
From
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Vicky Kaushal's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Bonds
28%
Self
17%
Power
12%
Society
9%
Survival
6%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 13
Ally
2 of 13
Shapeshifter
2 of 13
Mentor
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
8
Romantic
5
Hopeful
4
Dread
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vicky Kaushal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vicky Kaushal's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mahavatar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Chiranjeevi Parashurama

  • Love and War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Narrator

  • Chhaava(2025)

    as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bad Newz(2024)

    as Akhil Chadha

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dunki(2023)

    as Sukhi

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Sam Bahadur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Sam Manekshaw

  • The Great Indian Family(2023)

    as Ved Vyas Tripathi 'Bhajan Kumar'

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Kapil Dubey

  • Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat(2022)

    as DJ Mohabbat

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Govinda Naam Mera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Govinda Waghmare

  • Case Toh Banta Hai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sardar Udham(2021)

    as Udham Singh

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bhoot: Part One - The Haunted Ship(2020)

    as Prithvi

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Uri: The Surgical Strike(2019)

    as Major Vihan Singh Shergill

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Husband Material(2018)

    Playback Singer · as Vicky Sandhu

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sanju(2018)

    as Kamlesh Kanhaiyalal Kapasi

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Lust Stories(2018)

    as Paras

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Raazi(2018)

    as Iqbal Syed

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Love Per Square Foot(2018)

    as Sanjay Chaturvedi

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Raman Raghav 2.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Raghav

  • The Hero - A Bollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Zubaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Dilsher

  • Masaan(2015)

    as Deepak Chaudhary

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bombay Velvet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Inspector Basil

  • Geek Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Protagonist

  • Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Young Omi

  • Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Assistant Director

  • Gangs of Wasseypur(2012)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Filmfare Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · as Host

  • 4 Idiots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Ek Jaadugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Nexus: Shadows of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Rahul Kapoor

  • Untitled Rajkumar Periasamy/Vicky Kaushal Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles, 28 of them dated from 1954 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Sanju (2018)

$77M worldwide

Highest rated

Masaan (2015)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Dunki (2023)

Film career

19542025

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2015Screen debut· Bombay Velvet
  • 2018First top-billed film· Love per Square Foot
  • 2019Career best· Uri: The Surgical Strike

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 34: 31 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thOther crew3 of 34: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting2010s15 · 13 acting · 3 crew2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 47% of 17 roles
1520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Vicky Kaushal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Bad Newz (2024)

96th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Masaan (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Vicky Kaushal's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles8–84 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles10–61 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles6–34 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles26–42 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles10–89 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Vicky Kaushal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vicky Kaushal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anurag Kashyap shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers