Vicky Kaushal excited to play Punjabi character in Manmarziyaan

Vicky Kaushal

Actor Vicky Kaushal, who has reunited with one of his favourite filmmakers Anurag Kashyap for "Manmarziyaan", says he had a "great time" essaying a Punjabi character in the film. The film, which also features Abhishek Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu, had a long shooting schedule in Amritsar.

Vicky said: "I had so much fun during the shooting of the film. The city is like that...with so much positivity. We had a great time. Being a Punjabi, this is the first time that I got a chance to play a Punjabi... My alter ego was just bursting out." The film is set in Punjab. Written by Kanika Dhillon and produced by Aanand L Rai, it is slated to release on September 7.

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