At the beginning of the year, for the first time, Vicky Kaushal he was being scrutinized on social media as he was criticized for making ‘wife jokes’. In a viral video, Vicky was on stage with the bride and groom, attending a wedding. He asked the stage groom, “Sir, mujhe aap se ek hi sawal poochna hai. How are you josh?” The audience erupted with joy as the actor recreated the dialogues that became iconic after the film’s release. Buoyed by the crowd’s reaction, Vicky followed it up with a lighthearted note about married life. Turning to the audience, “Dekha? Humesha maine yeh dekha hai bachelors ka josh humesha high rehta hai. Hum shaadhishuda waalo ke toh thode se josh (he waved his hand like a plane crash) saal bhar saal… Actually Akash ko tension lene ki zarurat nahi hai, 4 din mein josh kum nahi hot. Haina? But ek baar main chahta hun aap groom se pooche ‘how is josh’, and we all know what to say: ‘high sir’. Correct?”Vicky’s wife’s joke got some backlash with some saying, “If Ranbir had said this, there would have been countless reels, podcasts, posts on x, reddit and Instagram saying how he is the worst husband ever.” Meanwhile, a month later, Vicky has broken her silence on the backlash. In an interview with The Nod Magazine, she said: “There’s no way you have to be perfect to be a public figure. Sometimes we deserve bricks, and maybe that’s what I’ve learned, as people give me love, it also comes with a certain responsibility.’Talking more about fame and public scrutiny, the actor added, “No actor has ever achieved fame and achieved no other side. I made a conscious choice to be here, and the Universe is reciprocating. Now it’s up to me how I handle it. [the fame]. And if the criticism is constructive, you can learn from it.”On the work front, Vicky was last seen in ‘Chhaava’. Vicky also became a father last year like him Katrina Kaif She welcomed a baby boy in November 2025. Vicky is currently working on ‘Love And War’, in which she will be seen Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor.
