'It's damn scary', Vicky says he has experienced sleep paralysis
This week, Vicky Kaushal's latest movie Bhoot - Part One: The Haunted Ship dropped on Amazon Prime Video. To promote the film's digital debut, Vicky hosted an Ask Me Anything session on Instagram, inviting questions about his experience with his maiden horror flick. During the engaging session, the actor made a shocking revelation, that he has suffered from sleep paralysis. Here's more on this.
During the Q&A session, a fan asked Vicky if he ever confronted a ghost in real life. While Vicky did not talk of any spirits, he revealed that he has experienced sleep paralysis a couple of times. "I have experienced Sleep Paralysis a couple of times. It's damn scary. Read about it! (sic)," the actor wrote in his reply.
Sleep paralysis is a state, experienced during waking up or falling asleep, where a person remains conscious but is unable to move or speak. The condition usually lasts a couple of minutes, however, it may trigger hallucinations, fear, and anxiety.
Further, during the session, another fan asked Vicky if he had any "haunting experience" during the filming of Bhoot. Uploading a picture of himself with a notable scar on his face, Vicky revealed that he met with an accident during the shoot and ended up fracturing his cheekbone. The actor admittedly had to get 12 internal and 13 external stitches. "Pretty haunting," Vicky said.
Bhoot: The Haunted Ship, which released in February, tells the story of Prithvi (Vicky), a shipping officer who is assigned the task of unraveling the mystery behind a dead ship that has run ashore Mumbai's Juhu beach. However, despite its promising premise, the movie failed to impress audience and critics, mostly garnering poor reviews. It also tanked at the box office.
Vicky will next be seen in Shoojit Sircar's upcoming biopic on revolutionary freedom fighter Udham Singh. It is slated for release in January 2021. That apart, Vicky also has Karan Johar's magnum opus Takht in the pipeline. The actor will be seen playing the role of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the ambitious period movie. However, all productions currently remain stalled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
