Felt more responsible about playing real life role: Vicky Kaushal

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Actor Vicky Kaushal, who plays a Pakistani Army officer in “Raazi”, says he felt more responsible while narrating the character on-screen because the forthcoming film is based on a series of true stories and real life people.

Based on Harinder Sikka’s book “Calling Sehmat”, the story of the film “Raazi” revolves around a young Kashmiri girl who gets married to a Pakistani Army officer and becomes a spy to give inside information about the neighbouring country to protect her own.

Vicky told: “Since the film is based on a true life incident, there was a certain amount of responsibility on all of us to get the story right. Whether it is me, Alia Bhatt or anyone who was a part of the film…We were conscious about not to tamper with anything.” His character is named Iqbal.

“The character has many shades — of a patriot, of a son, a husband and an individual who is dealing with so many complex situations. I think it was a huge responsibility for director Meghna Gulzar as well and she treated the story very sincerely.” Vicky, who did not read the book as a conscious choice to follow the script religiously, said he only went by the director’s vision.