When many first saw Vicky Kaushal in Masaan (2015), they were blown away by his stellar performance. He became the talk of the town, and many were confident he was on the path to becoming the next superstar.
However, as his career progressed, people began to notice a pattern in the kind of roles he chose to portray on screen.
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A pattern strikingly similar to Akshay Kumar’s recent trajectory.
Akshay Kumar, in recent years, has often taken on roles with historical significance or appeared in films that many perceive as propaganda. From playing Jaswant Singh Gill in Mission Raniganj, and Kumar Om Ahluwalia in Sky Force, to portraying Lord Shiva in OMG 2, his overly on-screen patriotism and religious undertones have been disliked by many.
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Vicky Kaushal seems to be heading down a similar path.
With films like Sam Bahadur, Uri, Chhaava, and the upcoming Mahavatar, it appears Vicky is chasing fame through roles rooted in either strong nationalist or religious sentiment.
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While this doesn’t necessarily make audiences dislike his characters, there is a growing risk, much like with Akshay Kumar, that people may begin to dislike the actor himself. Some signs of this shift are already becoming visible as people on social media have been pointing it out.
Vicky Kaushal is a brilliant actor and his talent surpasses that of many in the industry today.
He has the potential to become a true superstar, provided he doesn’t limit himself to roles solely built on religious or patriotic sentiment. Everything works best in moderation, and an excess of anything is bound to backfire.
