Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal is credited for making several Punjabi songs including ‘Obsessed’, ‘Mitra Da Chaliya’ and ‘Barood’ go viral on social media. The views on his reels, where he sings and enjoys Punjabi music, serve as proof and his ‘Bad Newz’ co-actor and singer Ammy Virk also supports this claim.

Speaking to IndiaToday.in during a promotional event of ‘Bad Newz’ in Delhi, Virk spoke about how he formed a friendship with Kaushal on the sets by playing Punjabi songs for hours. scurvy is responsible for Making many punjabi songs hit,

The shy and modest Vicky tried to play down his influence. But before the actor could say anything, Amy interrupted and said, “Now, he won’t take credit for it,” which made the whole room burst into laughter. Vicky laughingly explained how Amy scolds him every time he refuses to take credit for making Punjabi music popular among the masses.

“If I don’t obey, Paaji scolds me, ‘Paaji, why don’t you obey?’ Vicky said happily, “If I don’t agree with Paaji, he scolds me.”

Furthering his claim, Amy shared, “In fact, at one point, his own film’s song was getting millions of views on YouTube, yet people wanted to see him dance to ‘Obsessed’. Wherever he would go, he would be asked to dance to ‘Obsessed’.” The actor-singer added, “There have been many times when he introduced me to new Punjabi songs that I had no idea about.”

Today, the YouTube video of Abhijay Sharma and Riyar Saab’s song ‘Obsessed’ is flooded with comments thanking Vicky for introducing them to this ‘underrated’ track. Vicky Kaushal has also introduced music lovers to songs like ‘Barood’ ‘Mitra Da Chaliya’ is composed in Punjabi by Surinder Kaur and Ramesh Rangeela.

Watch the video of Vicky Kaushal dancing to Punjabi music here:

On the sets of ‘Bad Newz’, Vicky Kaushal also made an Instagram reel with Amy Virk on her song ‘Memories’. “We made a reel on Paaji’s song ‘Memories’. It is one of my favourite songs of Amy scurvyVicky said, “Of course, he has other hit songs like ‘Kismat’ and ‘Channa Sitare’, but ‘Memories’ was very path-breaking as a song composed by him, so I made a reel on it.”

Meanwhile, actress Tripti Dimri, who was a ‘victim’ of Vicky and Amy’s obsession with Punjabi music, revealed that they would only speak in Punjabi on the sets.

“He loves Punjabi songs so much that whenever we used to take a break, only his phone would be connected and for 6-7 hours he would play us typical Punjabi songs, which would go over the heads of me and Anand (Tiwari) sir,” added Tripti.

Vicky Kaushal, Amy Virk and Tripti Dimri will be seen in Anant Tiwari’s comedy drama Bad News. The film will release in theaters on July 19.