Ashwin Kaushal

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ashwin Kaushal

• Ashwin Kaushal is an Indian actor who is known for his roles in many Bollywood films including Ghulam-e-Mustafa (1997), Sardari (1997), PK (2014), and Baaghi 2 (2018).

• Ashwin, being a mischievous child, failed 5-6 times when he was studying in school following which his father withdrew his name from the school and homeschooled him. In an interview, he revealed that he found it difficult to concentrate on his studies and failed his 10th examination.

• His father, Kaushal Bharti, died on 16 January 1995 after he suffered heart failure at the age of 87.

• In 1987, Ashwin made his television debut with the show Aurat on Doordarshan. In this series, he worked with actors Mandira Bedi, Aman Verma, and Surendra Pal.

• After debuting with the film ‘Damini’ (1993), Ashwin appeared in many Bollywood films including Kartvaya (1995), Barsaat (1995), Ghulam-e-Mustafa (1997), Chandaal (1998), Safari (1999), and Madam Don (1999).

• In 2002, he made his comeback with the Hindi film ‘Mulaqaat’ starring Jackie Shroff and Kulbhushan Kharbanda.

  

• In 2014, he played the role of a metro passenger in the award-winning Bollywood film ‘PK.’

• In 2015, he essayed the role of a father in the Disney TV series Goldy Ahuja Matric Pass and shared the screen with child actor Namit Shah.

  

• In 2021, he appeared as Mr Raj Kapoor in a ZEE5 original web series titled Sunflower.

  

• He has worked in several Hindi TV series including Fire and Ice (2015), Tashan-e-Ishq (2016), Tu Aashiqui (2017), The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family (2018), Belan Wali Bahu (2018), and Chutzpah (2021).

• Apart from this, he has also appeared in many TV commercials.

• He made his directorial debut with the Indian short film ‘Meet Mr. Chang.’

  

• Ashwin Kaushal is fond of writing horror stories for such films and TV shows. He wrote the stories of the horror shows Madhumati (1994) and Mano Ya Na Mano (2006).

• Ashwin suffered mentally due to writing horror stories for more than 20 years following which he began having ghost sightings that disrupted his sleep schedule. Later, he got the opportunity to write for the Indian horror TV series ‘Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein.’ ^[1]Navbharat Times

• Ashwin is a huge fan of the late actor Rishi Kapoor and believes that he was his godfather.

• Ashwin consumes alcoholic beverages.

  

• In 2022, Bhopal’s Abhinay Manch Acting Academy organised a free acting workshop where Ashwin Kaushal was also invited to teach.

• Ashwin is a pet lover and he adopted a cat named Cinderella in 2016.

  

• In 2021, an Instagram user commented on Ashwin’s post about his bad behaviour at an audition. The user talked about how Ashwin mocked an old lady who was in the middle of her audition and made inappropriate sounds.