Vicky Kaushal talked about his father Sham Kaushal’s tough times in Punjab before he became a successful action director in Mumbai. Sham struggled with unemployment and even considered drastic measures. Eventually, Vicky’s grandfather sent him to Mumbai for a fresh start in the film industry. In an interview with Raj Shamani, Vicky mentioned that his parents were initially happy when he was set to secure a typical 9-5 job, which would have been a first in the family. However, when he chose to pursue acting instead, his father warned him that he couldn’t help much in finding roles because of his limited influence as a technician.
He recalled, “My parents were very happy with the idea of me having a regular job. My grandfather had a small kirane ki dukaan in our village in Punjab. That’s where my parents are from. We had no land back there. Dad came to Mumbai in 1978. He had an MA in English literature, but he was still jobless. One day, after drinking with his friends, he declared that he wants to die. My grandfather became very concerned, so he sent him to Mumbai.”
Vicky recalled that in Mumbai, his dad was willing to take any job, even as a sweeper, because he knew no one from our village would find out and faced tough times with no job security. “In Mumbai, my dad was willing to work as a sweeper even, because he knew that nobody in the village would get to know. My dad’s youth was full of struggles. There’s no job security in this field. While you’re working on one project, you’re wondering if you’ll find something else next.” Vicky said that he isn’t a risk-taker by nature, although he did quit engineering to pursue acting. “My family was genuinely very happy that finally someone is going to have a stable income, job security, off days… He was so happy. He felt like his struggles had finally paid off. But I just knew that I couldn’t do a conventional job. I had an offer letter, I’d passed out with good marks. But I knew that I’d become depressed if I went ahead with it.”
Sham Kaushal has worked in several commercially hit movies including PK, Sanju, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Padmaavat.
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