Sham Kaushal Marks 46 Years in Films, Recalls Early Struggles

Acting or filmmaking was never his original plan. “I didn’t come from my village in Punjab to join the film industry. I came in search of a job. I did get a job, but I couldn’t continue because I had a huge inferiority complex. Then, because of some friends, and as God had planned, I became a part of this film industry,” he shared.

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He remembered friends who helped him when he could not afford the union membership fee. “At that time, I had to pay Rs 1,000 to become a member of the film industry, and I didn’t have that kind of money. I am deeply grateful to those friends who lent me Rs 100 or Rs 200 each so that I could pay the membership fee,” he said. He also thanked hotel owners who fed him free of cost and friends who helped him pay the rent for his room when he had almost nothing.

Sham expressed gratitude to the stunt fraternity for teaching him the craft and giving him opportunities to earn a livelihood and support his family. In May 1990, he became an action director and thanked producers and directors who trusted him and allowed him to learn.

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Concluding his message, he said: “The film industry is wonderful. Mumbai is wonderful. The people are wonderful. The world is beautiful. May God keep everyone happy and healthy. Love you. God bless you.”

Over the years, Sham Kaushal has established himself as one of Hindi cinema’s most respected action directors. He has choreographed sequences for films including Black Friday, Krrish, Kaminey, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Padmaavat, Sanju, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dangal, PK, Tiger Zinda Hai, Simmba, URI: The Surgical Strike, Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva, Dunki and Animal, among many others.

His anniversary message underscored a career built from precarious beginnings in Mumbai to a long association with major commercial and critically noted films.