Vicky Kaushal was almost beaten up by 500 men during Gangs of Wasseypur shoot

Actor Vicky Kaushal, riding high on the success of his recent film Bad Newz,’ recently recounted a harrowing encounter with the sand mafia during the filming of ‘Gangs of Wasseypur.’ Vicky worked on the film as the assistant director. The film was helmed by Anurag Kashyap.

While speaking to popular YouTuber Tanmay Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal recalled being almost beaten up by 500 goons. He said, “One incident happened when we went to capture visuals of illegal sand mining. I was baffled because that was the first time I realised that this happens so openly that you wouldn’t feel that this is actual smuggling going on; you would feel that it is a properly run business because there weren’t just two trucks standing there, there were 500 trucks.”

Vicky continued, “We were shooting them secretly and some people came. There were 500 people surrounding us. So, the camera attendant was an old man, some 50 plus. That guy called the unit saying that the camera wouldn’t come on time because we were caught up in a situation here.”

He added, “Hearing him talk over the phone, the person there thought that he was calling somebody influential. That man slapped the cameraman, snatched the camera from him, and threatened us that they would break the camera. Both of us were about to get beaten up. We somehow escaped and saved our lives.”

The ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ franchise featured Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Zeishan Qadri, Tigmnashu Dhulia, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadha and others in crucial roles.

Meanwhile, Vicky Kaushal’s latest screen outing ‘Bad Newz’ is currently running successfully in theatres. Also starring Triptii Dimri and Ammy Virk, the romantic comedy is directed by Anand Tiwari. It released on July 19.

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Jul 22, 2024