Vicky Kaushal On Playing Aurangzeb In Takht: 'It's A Character That's Going To Demand A Lot From Me'
Currently high on success with his last release 'Uri: The Surgical Strike', Vicky Kaushal who essays the role of Aurangzeb in period drama set in the Mughal era, recently opened up about his role.
Last
year,
Karan
Johar
announced
that
he
is
all
set
to
return
to
direction
with
a
period
film
titled
Takht.
The
multi-starrer
has
touted
to
be
one
of
the
most
awaited
films
for
its
promising
premise
and
ambitious
cast
toplining
Ranveer
Singh,
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan,
Alia
Bhatt,
Vicky
Kaushal,
Bhumi
Pednekar,
Janhvi
Kapoor
and
Anil
Kapoor.
Currently
high
on
success
with
his
last
release
'Uri:
The
Surgical
Strike',
Vicky
who
essays
the
role
of
Aurangzeb
in
period
drama
set
in
the
Mughal
era,
recently
opened
up
about
his
role
while
speaking
to
Rajeev
Masand
in
an
interview.
Is
Vicky
Scared
To
Play
A
Character
That's
Associated
With
Symbol
Of
Negativity?
To
this,
Vicky
said,
"I'm
really
really
excited
for
the
process
of
Takht
to
start.
It's
going
to
be
a
character
that's
really
going
to
demand
a
lot
from
me
and
that's
what
you
live
for
as
an
actor.
to
see
life
from
a
different
perspective."
The
Challenges
Of
Playing
A
Character
Like
Aurangzeb
"It
becomes
very
difficult
to
not
judge
that
character,
that's
the
hardest
part
to
crack,
changing
your
physicality,
your
language,
this,
that
-
you
work
towards
it
but
mentally
to
just
not
judge
the
character
and
his
actions
and
intentions
and
take
him
as
he
is
and
totally
believe
in
it
and
to
say
that
to
yourself
that
"No,
this
is
right".
That's
the
trick
and
that's
where
you
want
to
reach."
Vicky
Is
Excited
To
Explore
Aurangzeb
"I
had
attempted
something
of
that
sort
in
Raman
Raghav
and
that
character
is
always
something
I
feel
like
in
every
5
years
playing
that
sort
of
a
grey,
negative
shade
with
the
way
I
will
mature
in
life,
I
would
give
a
different
shade
to
that
character.
It's
the
same
with
Aurangzeb,
I'm
really
excited
to
really
explore
him."
On
Surpassing
The
Benchmark
Created
By
Ranveer
Singh's
Portrayal
Of
Khilji
When
quizzed
if
he
feels
Ranveer
has
set
a
benchmark
with
Padmaavat's
Khilji
and
if
he
sees
that
as
a
challenge,
a
benchmark
to
go
beyond,
he
was
quick
to
revert,
"No,
not
at
all.
I
know
what
the
film
is
and
I
know
how
Aurangzeb
is
in
the
film.
It's
a
completely
different
colour
palette."
Vicky
Is
A
Huge
Fan
Of
Ranveer's
Performance
As
Khilji
He
further
added,
"If
I
take
that
approach,
I'll
only
be
kinda.
It's
like
don't
think
of
an
elephant,
you'll
only
end
up
thinking
about
an
elephant,
I'm
a
huge
fan
of
this
performance
as
Khilji,
the
way
he
played
it
unabashedly
was
absolutely
mind-blowing.
That's
the
trait
I
want
to
use
for
Aurangzeb
but
on
a
very
different
character."
Apart
from
this
film,
Vicky
will
also
be
seen
in
an
untitled
horror
film,
Shoojit
Sircar's
Uddham
Singh
biopic
and
'Uri' director
Aditya
Dhar's
next
film.