Sunny Kaushal

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Sunny Kaushal started his career in Bollywood as an assistant director of the film My Friend Pinto in 2011 and Gunday in 2014. Sunny made his acting debut in the comedy drama Sunshine Music Tours and Travels in 2016, and he gained further recognition as a supporting actor in the sports biopic Gold in 2018.

Sunny has starred in the streaming series called The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye in 2020 and in the 2021 film Shiddat and Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga, released in 2023. 

Sunny Kaushal featured in Reea Kagti’s period sports film in 2018, which was based on the national hockey team’s title at the Summer Olympics in 1948. He had portrayed the role of Himmat Singh, a character that was inspired by Senior Balbir Singh. Sunny, for his role in the film, had received critical recognition and was nominated at the 25th Screen Awards for the Best Supporting Actor. The same year Sunny Kaushal also appeared in the television mini-series called ‘Official CEOGiri, which is a spin-off of the 2016 series called ‘Official Chukyagiri. 

In the short film The Embrace, Sunny Kaushal played the role of Siddharth and was nominated in the Drama Short Film Category at the Filmfare Awards.

His next film was a dance-based Bhagra Paa Le alongside Rukshar Dhillon. The film was released on 3rd January 2020 for selected screens only. Later in the same year, Sunny Kaushal headlined in The Forgotten Army—Azaadi, an original series on Amazon Prime Video. The series was directed by Kabir Khan and was based on the true events of the Indian National Army and the fight for independence during World War II. His acting was considered to be splendid.

Shiddat, in which Sunny Kaushal has acted with Nitanshi Goel. He essayed the role of Daddu Thakur, a man who desperately tries to reach London to be with his lady love, who is about to marry another man. The film premiered on Disney+ Hotstar in October 2021 after much delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic. His dialogue deliveries and performance were much appreciated by all. 

Sunny Kaushal featured alongside Nushrat Bharuccha and Vijay Varma in Hurdang, in 2022, a love story that is set against the backdrop of a student agitation in Allahabad in 1990. In Mili, the film that features Janhvi Kapoor and Manoj Pahwa, Sunny was also a part of the survival film.

In 2023, Sunny featured opposite Yami Gautam in the Netflix suspense thriller film Chor Nikal Ke Bhaaga and also in the thriller sequel Phir Aayi Hasseen Dilruba, released in March 2024 on the OTT platform. He has a role alongside of Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey. The film also features Sharad Kelkar and Indraneil Sengupta and is directed by Ajay Singh. The story of the film follows a flight attendant and her boyfriend who decide to steal diamonds to pay off their debts, but 40,000 feet above in the sky, their plans go wrong, and they find themselves in the midst of a hostage situation.