Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal, who recently achieved success with his latest release, Bad Newz, has an intriguing history in the film industry. Before he rose to fame, Vicky Kaushal worked behind the scenes as an assistant director to acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on the iconic film Gangs of Wasseypur.

During a recent conversation with comedian Tanmay Bhat on his YouTube channel, Vicky Kaushal shared a near-dangerous experience from his time with Gangs of Wasseypur. He recalled how he was almost beaten up by the sand mafia while shooting footage of illegal sand mining for the film.

"The coal smuggling that is in the film was real. We filmed it," Vicky said. He continued: "There was an incident when we were trying to capture footage of illegal sand mining. I was shocked because that was the first time I realised that this is happening so openly that you wouldn't think it was actual smuggling."

Vicky added that while they were secretly filming, a crowd of around 500 people surrounded them. The situation escalated when the cameraman, an elderly man, called the unit to explain the delay. The crowd reacted violently, mistaking the call as a request to an influential person. "That man hit the cameraman, snatched the camera away from him and threatened us that they would break the camera. We were both about to be beaten up but we somehow escaped," Vicky recalled.