Actor Vicky Kaushal discussed his stardom, and how it differs from that of actors like Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, and Shah Rukh Khan. In an interview with GQ India, he described it as “a different manifestation of the same glory,” and said that Hrithik Roshan is the last actor to experience the kind of stardom he admires. He said, “It was a phenomenon that hit everybody. Right now, there’s confusion among the younger lot. For this generation, it will be much harder to attain the stardom of the past.”
Vicky said that an actor’s stardom depends on how many people are willing to watch them on screen. “I’ll tell you very frankly: stardom is defined by the number of people who come to watch your film on day one, in a theatre — without being dependent on how good the trailer was, how fantastic the songs were, or how cool the poster was. They come to watch you. Irrespective of everything else. That’s the true definition of stardom,” he said.
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When asked if he enjoys stardom himself, an honest Vicky expressed, “And honestly, that hasn’t happened to me yet. I still need to achieve that. I am not there yet.”
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Last year, when Hrithik surprised audiences at the IIFA awards with an impromptu performance of his iconic song “Ek Pal Ka Jeena,” Vicky, along with Abhishek Bachchan, joined him. The Uri: The Surgical Strike actor, a self-proclaimed fan of Hrithik, took to Instagram to express his excitement. He shared a video of himself dancing with Hrithik on stage, along with a childhood photo of them together. The photo, also featuring Vicky’s younger brother Sunny Kaushal, was taken on the sets of Fiza (2000). “Swipe to see why this little moment will always be special to me!” Vicky wrote, tagging Hrithik in the post.
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Vicky, recently seen in Sam Bahadur and Dunki, enjoys a massive fan-following and is admired for his talents as an actor. Last year, he was also seen in the romantic drama Zara Hatke Zara Bachke.
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