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Bihar to Bollywood: Lesser-known journey of 'Hamid', 'Aarya' fame Vikas Kumar
Updated On: 15 May, 2021 01:40 PM IST | Mumbai | Nikita Wagh
Ahead of the screening of his film `Uljhan` at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, actor-dialogue coach Vikas Kumar gets candid in this exclusive interview with mid-day
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He gained recognition with the critically-acclaimed film `Hamid` (2018), and earned more popularity among the masses with Sushmita Sen-starrer `Aarya` as ACP Khan, though, much before that, actor Vikas Kumar had given a memorable performance as Inspector Deshmukh in Sony`s popular show `Kotey Sikkey`. However, very few know that Vikas is a Dialect Coach and has been a language trainer for many Bollywood actors such as Kalki Koechlin for `Zindagi Na Milegi Dobaara`, Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi for `Ishqiya`, Rajat Barmecha for `Udaan`, to name a few.
It was through theatre Vikas Kumar tapped into his creativity as a diction coach and honed into his acting skills, performing in multiple short films, followed by Television and feature films. "It all started with the Hollywood film ‘One Night With The King’ (2006). It was a biblical story, shot entirely in Jodhpur and they needed somebody to ensure that the Indian actors working on the film didn’t sound ‘Indian’. That was my first assignment as Dialogue Coach. This was in October 2004," said Kumar.
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