Meet Katrina Kaif’s new husband Vicky Kaushal – as the Bollywood couple’s private wedding kicks off in Rajasthan, how does his net worth stack up to his more famous bride’s?

Dec 9 , 2021

Bollywood superstar Katrina Kaif is marrying Vicky Kaushal in a private ceremony in Rajasthan. Photos: @katrinakaif/Instagram, @vickykaushal09/Instagram

The Hong Kong-born actress kept the relationship secret for years, but the power couple’s December 9 wedding at Six Senses Fort Barwara is making headlines around the world

The rising actor has starred in Raazi with Alia Bhatt, Sanju and Uri: The Surgical Strike, and even appeared in Discovery+ show Into the Wild with Bear Grylls

Indians love an OTT wedding ceremony – and its Bollywood stars even more so. Actress Katrina Kaif – hailing from the UK, born in Hong Kong and of Indian descent – is getting married on December 9, and her celebrations are sure to be impressive.

The shocking news made major headlines in India when it first broke, as the 38-year-old star kept her romance with 33-year-old rising actor, Vicky Kaushal, on the down low.

So who is Kaushal, and how did the two meet and keep their relationship a secret?

His films have made over US$150 million

Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal in 2018 blockbuster film Raazi. Photo: Junglee Pictures

Kicking off his career as an assistant director for Gangs of Wasseypur, Kaushal went on to make his acting debut as the lead of film Masaan in 2015. In only three short years, he then appeared in 2018’s two biggest blockbuster films – Raazi and Sanju, which made over US$100 million in total.

Success followed as he played a lead role in action film Uri: The Surgical Strike a year later. The film earned over US$49 million at the box office and landed Kaushal India’s national film award for best actor.

Kaushal has a slew of new Bollywood films coming up and appeared recently with Bear Grylls on his Discovery+ original show Into the Wild.

His younger brother is also an actor

Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal and his brother, Sunny. Photo: @sunsunnykhez/Instagram

Vicky’s foray into Bollywood was mostly thanks to his father Shyam, who worked as an action director and stunt coordinator for many years. His younger brother Sunny’s decision to become an actor was also influenced by their father. Sunny went on to garner fame as well after starring in Gold (2020) opposite Akshay Kumar. He will be seen next in Mili (2022) with Bollywood star Janhvi Kapoor. In an interview with The Indian Express, the youngest Kaushal shared that Vicky advised him not to “pretend anything in the industry” and to “just be yourself”.

He’s hydrophobic and believes in ghosts