Vivek Oberoi rings in his 47th Birthday 3 Sept Completes 2 decades in Film Industry
Vivek Oberoi rings in his 47th Birthday 3 Sept Completes 2 decades in Film Industry
Vivek Oberoi, son of veteran actor Suresh Oberoi,has been successful in acting in multi-starrers to an antagonist with conviction
Vivek’s debut film was
‘Company’ in 2002 helmed by Ram Gopal Varma. Regardless being a multi-starrer with actors like Mohanlal and Ajay Devgn in the film, he portrayed his role as Chandu successfully.
Vivek thereafter drifted to action films with ‘Road’ and ‘Dum’. In the initial stages of his career, he was assumed as the next BIG superstar and some even looked at him as the next Shah Rukh Khan
Saathiya was the next romantic film which proved a success at the box-office. He was nomimated for Filmfare in the Best Actor category
Post his debut in 2003, he called a press conference alleging that Salman Khan threatened to kill him for his closeness to Aishwarya Rai.
He revealed details of abusive calls from Salman Khan at midnight. This soured his relationship with Salman Khan further.
Thereafter he cemented his
romantic charming hero image in 2004 film ‘Kyun! Ho Gaya Na., he was paired opposite Aishwarya. At that time, there were rumours of him dating his co-star as well
It was a proud moment for Vivek when in In 2004, he bagged the Mani Ratnam film ‘Yuva’ also a multi-starrer. He was paired opposite Kareena Kapoor in the film that also starred Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Esha Deol, and Rani Mukerji
Vivek Oberoi stepped into the comedy scene with the 2004 film Masti. This was once again a multi-starrer as he shared screen with Riteish Deshmukh, Ajay Devgn and Aftab Shivdasani
Whereas in 2006, Oberoi appeared in Omkara, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s play Othello, playing the character of Kesu, based on the character Michael Cassio in the original play. After seeing Oberoi’s performance, Gulzar congratulated him
In 2007, Oberoi played the gangster Maya Dolas in Shootout at Lokhandwala, which helped shed his romantic hero image
In 2010, he appeared in Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Rakht Charitra’, playing the role of the Telugu politician Paritala Ravi. Oberoi’s performance in the role of Paritala Ravi drew widespread praise
It was in 2013, that he won recognition with his villainy act in Hrithik Roshan-led superhero film Krrish
Then in 2013 Vivek returned to comedy for the sequel of Masti- ‘Grand Masti’ in 2013 and ‘Great Grand Masti’ in 2016
In 2017, Oberoi shifted base to South and made his Tamil debut in a supporting role alongside Ajith Kumar in the action thriller film ‘Vivegam’. Vivek played Aryan Singha in the film. His character, a close friend of the protagonist betrays him and switches sides. The film received mixed reviews from critics
The actor also appeared in Ram Charan-starrer Telugu film Vinaya Vidheya Rama, marking his Telugu debut. It received negative reviews from critics and proved a debacle at the box-office bomb, which prompted Charan to issue an apology letter
Following his successful performance inTamil and Telugu, Vivek marked his Malayalam film debut with the 2019 film ‘Lucifer’. He reunited with Mohanlal after his debut film Company. He played the antagonist Bobby and was praised for his performance and for standing out in a film that starred actors like Mohanlal, Manju Warrier and others.
But, the film that marked the directorial debut of Prithviraj Sukumaran was the highest grossing film of the year
Right following the release of ‘Lucifer’, Vivek was seen in the biopic of Omung Kumar directorial Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Unfortunately, the film tanked at the box office and received negative reviews from the critics and Oberoi was also criticised for his performance
Vivek returned to Malayalam In cinema in 2022, Oberoi returned as an antagonist opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran in the film ‘Kaduva’. Notwithstanding mixed reviews, it emerged as commercial success
Thereafter, he featured in MX Player series Dharavi Bank alongside Suniel Shetty. It received praise from critics and audience for the performances and occasional criticism for writing
On the personal front, in 2010, Vivek married Priyanka Alva, daughter of Karnataka minister Jeevan Alva. Their son Vivaan Veer Oberoi were born on 6 February 2013. Their daughter Ameyaa Nirvana Oberoi was born in 2015
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