Vivek Oberoi
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| Born | Vivek Oberoi September 3, 1976 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Occupation | Actor |
Vivek Anand Oberoi or Viveik Oberoi (Hindi: विवेक ओबरॉय), (born September 3, 1976) is a Bollywood actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodara.
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[edit] Early life and background
Vivek Oberoi was born in Chennai in 1976. He graduated from Aditanar College in Thiruchendur near Tuticorin. Vivek has a Master's Degree in film acting, from New York University.
[edit] Career
Vivek Oberoi made his debut in Ram Gopal Varma's Company. The film was a critically acclaimed hit. He received Filmfare Awards for the Best Debut as well as the Best Supporting Actor categories. He then starred in the action films, Road and Dum.
He starred alongside Rani Mukerji in Yash Raj Films Saathiya (2002) directed by Shaad Ali. The film was critically and commercially successful and Vivek gained many accolades. He received Best Actor nominations at various award functions. He also starred in the comic film Masti (2004) along with Aftab Shivdasani and Ritesh Deshmukh ""[1] The film was a surprise box office hit, though negatively reviewed. He also starred in the critically acclaimed film Yuva. His 2005 release Kaal (2005) was also successful.
In 2006, he appeared in Omkara an adaptation of Shakespeare's play Othello. This movie was critically acclaimed in India as well as overseas. He played the character of Kesu based on the character Michael Cassio in the original play.
In 2007, he won acclaim for his role as the gangster Maya Dolas in the multi-starred Shootout at Lokhandwala. At first the movie seemed like an average film along with another movie Cheeni Kum but later both movies turned out to be superhits on the same day. Vivek got Star of the Year Awards for Shootout at Lokhandwala, in Stardust Awards from his father Suresh Oberoi(for first time). Vivek Oberoi was also awarded the Best Villain Award at the IIFA Awards for Shootout at Lokhandwala.
In 2008, Vivek starred in a film called Mission Istanbul which was directed by Apoorva Lakhia and produced by Ekta Kapoor. They also happened to be shooting together for the 2007 film Shootout at Lokhandwala. Vivek first film in the year 2008, Mission Istanbul was declared a flop while getting 35%-45% of viewers to watch it.
Vivek also performed the song "Apun Ke Saath" from the Mission Istanbul soundtrack, live at the 2008 IIFA awards in Bangkok. The track was produced by North American producer Vikas Kohli at Fatlabs studio.
In 2009, Vivek Oberoi had a patch up with his original mentor noted director, Ramgopal Varma. Ramgopal Varma signed Vivek Oberoi to play the role inspired on Paritala Ravi's story in the movie Rakta Charitra[2] [3] with Tamil actor Surya Sivakumar who till take the role of 'Suri'.
[edit] Personal life
Oberoi was previously engaged to model Gurpreet Gill, but the engagement ended. Soon after, he dated actress Aishwarya Rai until 2006,In his interview on "Koffee with Karan" show, Vivek Oberoi publicly spoke about his relationship with Aishwarya Rai. Also Oberoi created ruckus with actor Salman Khan by calling media and openly stating that Salman should stop interfering in his and Aish's love. This behavior of Vivek was not appreciated by Aishwarya and was one of the reasons for their break up, as she never wanted to display her love openly. Though some state that Aishwarya dumped Vivek for Abhishek Bachchan as Oberoi was not doing well in his career.
Oberoi enjoyed great success in early years and was the fastest rising star in bollywood. Then in 2003 he called a press conference making strong allegations that superstar Salman Khan threatened him. [4]. Since that incident his career has slowed down to a crawl, although his reputation as a good actor remains untarnished.
Oberoi is active in volunteer work. He sponsored a village after the Indian Ocean Tsunami.[5] He also released Tanya Khubchandani and Sandeep Chowta's government approved anti-substance abuse documentary.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Filmfare Award
- 2003 - Filmfare Best Debut Award for Company
- 2003 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Company
[edit] Star Screen Award
[edit] Zee Cine Awards
- 2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Male Debut- Male for Company
- 2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male for Company
[edit] Bollywood Movie Award
- 2003 - Bollywood Movie Award - Best Male Debut for Company
- 2007 - Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actor for Omkara
[edit] Stardust Awards
- 2003 - Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Male for Road & Company
- 2005 - Stardust Best Supporting Actor Award for Yuva
- 2008 - "Standout Performance of the Year" for Shootout at Lokhandwala
[edit] IIFA Award
- 2008 - IIFA Best Villain Award for Shootout at Lokhandwala
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
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