was more than surprised sudip ji said he could not think of anyone else for balbirs role the actor said adding that he took the character as a challenge there are many shades in this character there are many tracks and flashbacks then there is his young life and other contradictions like his relationship with his daughter and the pressure from the workplace i thought it would be a good challenge and if i can carry it well it will be a huge thing in my life i had this feeling from the beginning and it has now happened in 2021 he appeared as ghalib in ivan iyers criticallylauded meel patthar milestone playing a truck driver grieving the death of his wife his performance was much appreciated by critics vicky who credits his father for inspiring him to become an actor said he wanted to find the character from within rather than emulating a cop i did not go there i had the intuition that i will find the character within me he said while he enjoyed the story he felt initially lost about how to approach the character as i kept reading i felt confused and thought yaar ye samajh nai aa raha i cant understand it i read it again and during the workshop spoke to sudip ji about my dilemma he told me paaji you read it alone in your room and then let me know why you dont understand it one night it struck me i realised i am not supposed to understand this if i do then the case is already solved this is the puzzle that i have to solve otherwise i cannot bring realism the love for theatre and acting began early with his father who would often take him to workshops and cultural activities it continued while he was studying in school and later in college vicky also credits his alma mater patialas punjabi university from where he completed his masters in theatre responding to viewers commenting on his expressive face that registers every emotion he said i would say it is a gift from god he gave me this quality a little more than others maybe its not like i have seen a lot of sadness in my life im blessed with two beautiful daughters and then there is my better half my wife who supports me every step of the way my father who gave me the gift of theatre and my mother i have a good family i have few but good friends he added kohrra also features barun sobti harleen sethi saurav khurana rachel shelley manish chaudhary and varun badola