Vicky Kaushal, who is gearing up for his upcoming film Uri: The Surgical Strike, said the best takeaway from the film was the long late-night chats he had with real-life army men while prepping for the film. the Aditya Dhar film releases on January 11.

Donning the army uniform for the thriller Uri was more than just slipping into a new character for actor Vicky Kaushal. In this interview, the actor reveals he undertook a personal, introspective journey while shooting for the Aditya Dhar directorial.

As a citizen, Vicky always had his own take on patriotism, but working on Uri made him see things in a new light.

“I always thought that it was more important to feel patriotic. But when you have to play an army guy, it is different from how we sit at home and feel patriotic. This is about action. It is because of our conditioning that we automatically respect our soldiers.