Vicky Kaushal on 'Govinda Naam Mera': "This film is like my debut film, it's a big test"

Ahead of the release of Govinda Naam Mera Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal says he feels like a debutant all over again as the upcoming film is a very new world he tried to inhabit as a performerAs someone who has aced emotionally intense roles right from his 2015 debut Masaan to his last outing Sardar Udham the National Award winner has dipped his toes into the outandout masala entertainer space for the first time with Govinda Naam MeraThe genre is like the road less travelled for Kaushal but he isnt worried about the fate of the movie directed by Shashank Khaitan For me this film is like my debut film because this is something Ive never done before Its only been seven years but still I have not done anything like this beforeIts a big test it is like my first film It might or might not work for me as an actor and Im really excited for that as excited I was for Masaan the actor told PTI in an interview in MumbaiIn Govinda Naam Mera Kaushal plays the titular character of Govinda Waghmare a struggling choreographer caught between his bullying wife Gauri Bhumi Pednekar and girlfriend Suku Kiara Advani who wants to marry him Its all fun and games until he discovers that he may end up losing his inheritance the ancestral bungalow in which he lives and what follows is a thrilling set of eventsAlso ReadCheck out this hilarious back stage cut from Vicky Kaushals Govinda Naam MeraCalling himself a directors actor the 34yearold said it is all about surrendering to the filmmakers visionIts world really something very very new that I have attempted Eventually it is about adding the grammar of the directors vision to your process That precisely is my process or at least a very integral part of my process he addedKaushal also recalled learning the trick to convincingly embody a character from Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan I learned a very interesting thing from Shah Rukh Khan sir He told me there is always a grammar attached to every film and it comes with the director what vision he hasIt is important to understand the grammar that the director is coming with and my job is to fully suspend myself he saidFrom a masala or niche film to heartland Indian or European cinema anything made with conviction strikes a chord with the audiences believes the actor who rose to prominence with the 2019 war film Uri The Surgical StrikeWe are blessed to be in a country where our taste is so diverse as an audience For a director whats important is that the expression should come out in the most honest form and thats our job as actors to kind of deliver that with that much honesty he saidAlso starring Renuka Shahane Sayaji Shinde and Dayanand Shetty Govinda Naam Mera is set to stream on Disney Hotstar from December 16Also ReadVicky Kaushalstarrer Ashwatthama loses one boonAccording to Kaushal a films success or failure doesnt depend on the medium of its release Citing the example of Prime Videos Shershaah starring Sidharth Malhotra and Advani the actor said the 2021 biographical war drama received a lot of love because it was a great filmIf people like or hate your film they dont hate it or like it because its an OTT or theatrical movie They hate it or like it because its a bad or good film he addedGovinda Naam Mera is jointly produced by Viacom18 Studios Dharma Productions and KhaitanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever