Vicky Kaushal was scared to play the character of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj

Mumbai Mumbai. Vicky Kaushal is gearing up for the release of his upcoming much-awaited film Chhaava, which also stars Rashmika Mandanna. In the film, the actor plays the role of Maratha emperor Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. This will be his second film after Uri: The Surgical Strike, in which he will be seen in high-octane action stunts but at times drama style. During the trailer launch event, the actor said that he is satisfied with his performance in the film as he has given his best. He opened up about his preparation sessions and discussed his journey with the historical character.

Vicky Kaushal told that a lot of things happened during the preparation and he told director Laxman Utekar that somewhere something was going right. Kaushal said, “Now that the work is complete I feel shy to talk about the preparation, but everything I had inside me, I gave it to this film. I have the satisfaction of knowing that I have Apart from this film, there was nothing to give to any other film.”

The actor told that for this role he gained 25 kg and took training in sword, stick and spear for 6-7 months. He further said that everything he did for the film was new. The last action film he did was Uri and since then he has been waiting to do another action film. So when Chava came to him, he gave his all.

He said, “Everything was new in it. I didn't know horse riding, so I trained for it. I also trained for 6-7 months in sword, lathi and spear handling. I gained weight for the role – I was 80 From kg to about 105 kg, I gained 25 kg for the film.”

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