'TOUGH TIMES, BUT THIS BIRTHDAY IS GOING TO BE SPECIAL'
Vicky Kaushal plans to spend the day with his family, hopes to give them more time post-lockdown
Ihave been working on most of my birthdays over the last few years. I try and make that happen. These are tough times but this birthday is going to be special,” says Vicky Kaushal who turns 32 today.
Talking about having a low-key celebration at home, he shares, “It’s going to be different this time because it’ll be a quiet one. It is going to be all about spending time with family. I’ll also be catching up with my friends over video calls.”
The actor says that the pandemic has made him realise the value of family and being there for each other. “From this point on, it’ll be a conscious effort to give more time to them. When the lockdown is lifted, I’ll make sure that no matter how busy I get in life, I’ll spend ample time with them, have meals with them and talk to them rather than blaming the fast-paced life for not being there with my family,” he says.
Kaushal gets nostalgic, fondly remembering his birthday celebrations from his school days and one of his main complaints. “I used to be very upset because my birthday would fall during the summer vacations. I couldn’t wear regular clothes to school on my birthdays and distribute chocolates to the entire class. But what I remember are the sweet parties at home where I would cut cakes surrounded by my friends. That was the time when technology hadn’t advanced so much and nobody was aware of the concepts of video calls and selfies. Those celebrations felt so real because we wouldn’t be busy clicking photos for social media,” he shares.
He says that a lot has changed since his birthday in 2018. His first big hit, Raazi, recently marked two years. With gratitude, the actor says, “By God’s grace, things only got better from that point on. Raazi came out after Masaan, Zubaan (both 2015), Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016) and Love Per Square Foot (2018). Raazi presented me to a wider audience and the way it was received and the love we got was too special. It was my first experience with the mainstream and things began changing post that.”