‘Won’t have the time to explore web anytime soon’

Mainstream actors are no longer restricting themselves to working just in films. Many top names from Bollywood have ventured into the web space and garnered a lot of praise. Actor Vicky Kaushal, who has done two web films — Love Per Square Foot and Lust Stories — now has a slew of promising theatrical projects coming up.

Given the star status he’s enjoying at present, when asked if he’s only focused on doing films and keeping work on the digital platform at bay, Vicky says, “Abhi filhaal toh nahi. For the next two years at least, my timeline won’t allow me to explore the web. There’s so much lined up in terms of films.”

However, he is quick to acknowledge the great content that’s being churned out for the web. “Some of the shows that I’ve watched are great. I don’t get the time [to see a lot of shows], but I often download and watch them during long travel, either on flights or even in my car because Mumbai traffic leaves you with that much time (chuckles),” Vicky adds, “Also, if I don’t have

VICKY KAUSHAL anything lined up for the next day, I binge-watch during nights because I’m quite the nocturnal person.”

So, going by the popular belief, are nocturnal people more creative? Vicky quips, “I think there’s one nocturnal person who has given this quote just to save all nocturnal people.”

The actor further adds that he wants to change this habit. “I don’t want to be a nocturnal person anymore. I want to be an ‘early to bed early to rise’ person. But it’s very difficult to work on it, raat main thodi shanti hoti hai and you want to spend some time alone. But I hope I get there,” laughs the Uri actor.

Other than watching web content, Vicky likes to unwind by driving through the streets of Mumbai during late night hours. “Driving is therapeutic. I love it. At times, after coming back from a shoot, thaka hara hota hoon toh I just go for a quick drive and play some music. You know how it is in Mumbai with traffic and parking. So, I go late in the night and come back home and straight hit the bed. This makes me happy. The ‘me time’ is so precious,” he says.

When I don’t get the time to binge-watch shows on the web, I download and watch them during long travel, either on flights or even in my car.

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