Vicky Kaushal has spoken out about the online criticism he faced earlier this year after a video of him making a joke about marriage went viral. The clip, which surfaced on social media in March, was filmed during his attendance at a private wedding.
In the video, Vicky is seen interacting with the groom’s father, asking him to prompt the groom to say his popular line, “How’s the josh?” – a phrase famously associated with his 2019 film Uri: The Surgical Strike. After the crowd responded with “High, sir!”, Vicky added, “Maine yeh dekha hai ki bachelors ka josh hamesha high rehta hai. Hum shaadi-shuda waalon ka josh saal dar saal girta rehta hai. Par tension lene ki baat nahi hai, 4 din mein josh kam nahi hota.” (I’ve noticed that bachelors always have high energy and enthusiasm. For those of us who are married, that enthusiasm keeps dropping year after year. But don’t worry, it doesn’t fade in just four days.) After the circulation of the video, a large section of the internet criticised Vicky, with some users labelling the comment as misogynist and calling him a red flag.
Addressing the situation in a recent conversation with The Nod Magazine, Vicky shared his perspective on the responsibilities that come with being a public figure. He mentioned, “There is no way that just because you’re a public figure, you need to be perfect. Sometimes we do deserve the brickbats, and maybe the learning for me is that, as much as people are giving me love, it also comes with a certain sense of responsibility.”
He added, “No actor has gotten fame and not gotten the flip side of it. I made the conscious choice that I wanted to be here, and the Universe is reciprocating. Now it’s on me how I handle [the fame]. And if the criticism is constructive, you can learn from it.”
Vicky married Katrina Kaif on December 9, 2021, in a ceremony held at Six Senses Fort Barwara in Rajasthan. The couple welcomed their son, Vihaan, last year.
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