After the mammoth success of Uri: The Surgical Strike, Vicky Kaushal achieved a historical feat in the Hindi film industry for himself. Vicky Kaushal celebrated the film's success with his then-girlfriend Harleen Sethi and also shared pictures of the two together on social media. Vicky also gave a hint about he being in love with Harleen on Karan Johar's chat show, Koffee With Karan, Season 6. However, things haven't worked for them and according to Hindustan Times, their relationship has gone kaput.

It was at the HT India's Most Stylish Awards that amidst breakup rumours, Vicky was prodded whether he was single? The actor agreed upon him being single and repeated quite a few times that he is "akela" (alone). He was also questioned whether he was in any mood to mingle, to which, Vicky replied saying that he was ready to mingle on stage with the audience.