Vicky Kaushal recalls father Sham Kaushal’s struggles; reveals he once contemplated suicide due to being jobless

During the promotion of his upcoming movie Bad Newz, Vicky Kaushal shared his father Sham Kaushal’s struggles in his youth days. In an interview with Raj Shamani, Vicky recalled that his father was jobless despite having an MA in English literature. Due to having no jobs, Sham Kaushal had contemplated suicide and this concerned Vicky’s grandfather. He then sent Sham to Mumbai for a job and he was ready to take up a sweeper job as well.

Vicky Kaushal recalls his father Sham Kaushal’s struggles

He said in Hindi, “My parents were very happy with the idea of me having a regular (9-5) job. My grandfather had a small kirane ki dukaan (grocery shop) in our village in Punjab. That’s where my parents are from. Dad came to Mumbai in 1978. He had an MA in English literature, but he was still jobless. We had no land back there (in Punjab). 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 with a friend.”

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Vicky Kaushal reveals his parents were happy with his 9-5 job

The Sam Bahadur actor added, “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. My family was genuinely very happy that finally, someone is going to have a stable income, job security, off days. He (my father) was so happy. He felt like his struggles had finally paid off. But I just knew that I couldn’t do a conventional 9-5 job. I had an offer letter, I’d passed with good marks.. but I knew that I’d become depressed if I went ahead with it.”

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