Rachana Dubey (BOMBAY TIMES; September 21, 2019)

In two of his upcoming films, Vicky Kaushal will be seen playing historical characters that are diametrically opposite. The actor, who will be seen as Udham Singh in the biopic helmed by Shoojit Sircar, will also play Aurangzeb in Karan Johar’s Takht. While the former goes on floors towards the end of the year, the latter is expected to roll in February 2020.

Talking about playing the two characters, Vicky said, “With a director like Shoojit Sircar, you have to trust his instinct and vision. While he comes to the set well-prepared, he also leaves a lot to his impulse. You have to be with him to pick that up. Also, for the character of Udham Singh, I have to understand that era, the thought process of the man and what it would have been like to witness a massacre like the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy. As for Takht, I had this crazy urge to play a bad guy, an out-and-out black character. When Karan offered me the role, I was game because with this, I had a chance to tick off another box on my wishlist. It’s a cool coincidence that I am playing two characters that are so different within a short span of time.”