Actor Vicky Kaushal is undergoing military training for his next project Uri, based on the Indian Army’s surgical strikes across the Line of Control. 

The actor, who plays a Pakistani major in Raazi, will be playing the Indian commander who led the 2016 surgical strike in Uri. Aditya Dhar is directing the project. 

“I am training for five hours every day. Then there is three to four hours of military training where you get to enhance your stamina, go through obstacle training. I am receiving gun training right now,” the actor told PTI. 

“I go to the gym and train at the naval base in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai. Army personnel help me with the training. As of now, they are helping us. I need to gain some weight and I am looking forward to the shoot,” he says. 

Produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s production arm, RSVP, the film will go on floors shortly.

“We will fly to Serbia, where we will shoot for two months,” he says. 

Recently, the teaser of the Sanjay Dutt biopic Sanju was released where Kaushal apparently plays the role of Ranbir Kapoor’s on-screen friend. 

“I met Dutt after finishing the shoot for Sanju. My dad and he have worked together. He was sweet to us and was like, ‘You are my son. Call me if you are ever in any problem.’ He has a big and beautiful heart,” he says. 

The 29-year-old actor is also part of Karan Johar’s short in Lust Stories. 

The anthology film features four short films by Karan, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar and Dibarkar Banerjee. 

“The film is ready and it will be out on on Netflix in June. The theme is lust for all the four stories. I got to work with Karan for the first time. Ours is a quirky comedy film and it is something Karan has tried for the first time. It has turned out well. We had a blast shooting it,” he says. PTI