Vicky Kaushal is gearing up for his upcoming romantic-comedy - Bad Newz. As the actor is busy promoting his first release of 2024, he recently shared a throwback picture from his audition days. He took to his Instagram handle and penned a note of gratitude regarding the same.

Vicky Kaushal pens inspiring gratitude post

In the post shared by Vicky he posted two photos. In the first picture he can be seen holding a slate board which mentions his name, age, height, date of birth and other information. In the second photo he can be seen greeting the crowd with folded hands while standing on the roof of his car. The Bad Newz actor captioned his post as, “This day, 12 years apart… nothing is overnight. Ever so grateful for all your love and blessings. (heart and folded hand emojis).” 

Mrunal Thakur commented, “My heart is so happy for you @vickykaushal09 (blessings emoji).” Actor-casting director Abhishek Banerjee wrote, “Yeh slate pehchana pehchana sa lag rah hai (This slate board seems familiar).” Guneet Monga commented, “My heart is sooo full… god bless (hearts emojis).” Ranveer Singh wrote, “Yaar (buddy)," while adding teary-eyed and heart emojis.

Richa Chadha shares love for Vicky Kaushal

Richa Chadha pointed out at the picture from the days when Gangs of Wasseypur was under-production and wrote, “Gangs of Wasseypur AD look (heart emoji).”

For the unversed, Vicky was an assistant director in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur. He also made an appearance as a background silhouette in one of the scenes.

A user commended the actor's inspiring journey and commented, “From that young dreamer at 24 to the superstar you are today, your journey is nothing short of incredible. Your hard work, talent and perseverance have truly paid off. So proud of how far you've come and excited for all the amazing things ahead. Keep shining my dear one!”

Vicky Kaushal will be next seen in Anand Tiwari's Bad Newz and Laxman Utekar's Chhava.