Actor Vicky Kaushal , who has been missing from the scene after the release of Raman Raghav 2.0 , will soon undergo an intensive training program as part of his preparation for the forthcoming film Uri . The Masaan actor will be trained by Rakesh Udiyar, who earlier trained superstar Aamir Khan . Uri is a film chronicling the event of the surgical strike conducted in POK by the Indian army last year.

Vicky Kaushal will be seen in the role of an army officer in the film. In order to do full justice to his character, the actor is all set for taking extensive training. "In Uri as I am supposed to play the major who led the surgical strike operation, I have to be extremely fit for the part physically and also look a certain way in terms of my physique. So I'm training with Rakesh who's an extremely knowledgeable person when it comes to fitness," Vicky said in a statement.

"He is helping me with fitness regime workout and diet part of it and helping me gain lean muscle weight of about 10-12 Kgs which is required for the part and also building my strength," he added. The actor will start shooting for the film early next year.

Directed by Aditya Dhar , the movie is being bankrolled by Ronnie Screwvala 's production arm, RSVP. Besides Uri , Vicky will also be seen in Raazi with Alia Bhatt .