Vicky Kaushal recounts terrifying encounter with the sand mafia during Gangs of Wasseypur shoot
Vicky Kaushal is currently enjoying the success of his latest film, Bad Newz, which co-stars Ammy Virk and Triptii Dimri. He began his career assisting director Anurag Kashyap on the blockbuster movie Gangs of Wasseypur.
In a recent interview, Vicky recounted how, while working on Gangs of Wasseypur, he nearly got beaten up by the sand mafia and revealed the reason behind the scuffle.
Vicky Kaushal recalls the chilling experience facing the sand mafia
Vicky Kaushal discussed with Tanmay Bhat on his YouTube channel how, while working on Gangs of Wasseypur, he nearly got beaten up by the sand mafia.
“I was baffled because that was the first time I realized that this happens so openly that you wouldn’t feel that this is actual smuggling going on; you would feel that it is a properly run business because there weren’t just two trucks standing there, there were 500 trucks,” Vicky stated.
He said that although the coal smuggling depicted in the movie was real when it was filmed, there was an incident when they went to take pictures of illicit sand mining.
“That man slapped the cameraman, snatched the camera from him, and threatened us that they would break the camera. We both were about to get beaten up, but we somehow escaped,” Kaushal recalled.
He also mentioned that some people showed up while they were secretly filming them. Vicky and his team were surrounded by five hundred people. The elderly camera attendant phoned the film unit to inform them that they wouldn’t be able to get the camera in time due to an unforeseen circumstance.
When the person there heard the cameraman talking on the phone, they assumed he was speaking with a powerful person.
About Bad Newz
Bad Newz opened in theaters on July 19 and is currently enjoying a successful run. The captivating storyline of the film, directed by Anand Tiwari, has garnered a lot of love and appreciation.
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