Kaushik began his film career in 2008, working as
Raj Kumar Gupta's assistant director on
Aamir. He teamed up with Gupta again to serve as associate director for
No One Killed Jessica and
Ghanchakkar. In addition to crew duties, Kaushik had small acting roles in each of the three films. After working as an associate director on the
Onir films
Sorry Bhai!,
I Am and
Shab, Kaushik ventured into solo directing with his short film "Aaaba". The script was written by Kaushik and based on a story by his mother. It was funded with loans from his friends, including Raj Kumar Gupta. Shot entirely in
Ziro,
Arunachal Pradesh, "Aaba" was screened at the
Toronto International Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the 2017
Berlin International Film Festival. Kaushik began shooting his feature film
Stree in January 2018. Starring
Rajkummar Rao and
Shraddha Kapoor, the horror film was released on 31 August 2018.
Stree became a surprise hit, earning 125.57 crore by 1 October. Kaushik's upcoming projects include an untitled film on the subject of
surrogacy. One of the most notable and commercially successful movies directed by Kaushik is the 2019 movie "
Bala" starring
Ayushmann Khurrana,
Bhumi Pednekar and
Yami Gautam. == Filmography ==