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Vicky Kaushal Becomes The First Bollywood Actor To Be Followed By Instagram

Vicky Kaushal is the only Bollywood actor to be followed by Instagram. Instagram only follows 81 people.

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Vicky Kaushal has been in the news after two back-to-back successes. ‘Sam Bahadur’ and ‘Dunki’ saw the actor in some important roles in his career. While the actor is basking in this success, a recent development shows that Vicky Kaushal is the only Bollywood actor who is being followed by Instagram.

Bollywood paparazzo Viral Bhayani took to Instagram to share this news. He shared a picture of Vicky Kaushal and a screenshot that shows that Instagram follows him. The image mentioned, “First Bollywood Actor that is Followed by Instagram.” He captioned the news, " This is huge!”

Many people questioned why this a news and how the audience needs to look past social media following. Another user commented how Vicky deserves this recognition for his talent and hard work. The news has left his fandom cheering for their hero.

Instagram page is the most followed account on the photo-sharing platform. With 665 million followers, the page only follows 81 people. Some of those include Aryan Simhadri, Leah Sava’ Jeffries, Timothee Chalamet, Leon Gillies Mannes, and Calah Lane to name a few. This news adds another feather to Vicky Kaushal’s cap.

In 2015, Vicky Kaushal starred in the critically acclaimed ‘Masaan’ alongside Richa Chadha. The film made the actor a household name. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Asian Film Awards in 2016 for this role. The actor won the National Film Award in 2019 for ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike.’ Apart from this, he has won multiple awards including the Filmfare Awards. He tied the knot with Katrina Kaif in 2021. He will be next seen in ‘Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam’ which is slated for a release in 2024.