TV actress Shireen Mirza recently posted a throwback video with Vicky Kaushal from their acting school, which went viral. In the video, the two are seen on stage performing a skit and having fun. Talking about it, Shireen says, “I didn’t know it would go viral like this. I was recently doing a question-answer online and that is when I posted a glimpse from our skit. This video is old, when we were around 19. It was at an acting school. That is where I met Vicky and we became friends. Since the two of us were the tallest in our class, our teachers used to pair us together. In almost all our assignments we were together because our heights matched. We studied there for a year.”

She addresses Vicky as her old buddy and says they rarely meet now because they are both busy in their personal and professional lives. But he is still the same, just the way he was when they first met. Recounting that time, Shireen says she had just moved to Mumbai from Jaipur. “Vicky was from Mumbai and so, was confident about things. But he was always humble and that made me feel comfortable. We used to hang out and those were such lovely days. I would often feel that these Mumbaikars are so warm and don’t make me feel out of place,” she adds.

Vicky never told anyone in the class that he was veteran action director Sham Kaushal’s son. She says, “Whenever we had assignments related to action, his impeccable skills used to surprise us all. Be it jumping or cartwheeling, we used to wonder how he was so good. He is an amazing dancer as well. Be it hip hop or break dance, he does it all.”

She says whatever Vicky has achieved today is purely because of his hard work. “He was very hardworking since our acting school days. We have all come a long way and I am extremely proud of him,” says Shireen.

Incidentally, both Shireen and Vicky got married last year. Shireen says, “I had even sent an invite to Vicky but since he was busy prepping for his own wedding, he couldn’t attend mine. I know how busy a person can be before getting married. But he sent me his good wishes and I too sent him wishes when he got married. I will soon be going to Mumbai and we are planning our much-awaited reunion.”