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Vivek Oberoi

  • birthdate

    September 03, 1976

  • birthplace

    Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

  • real name

    Vivek Anand Oberoi

Vivek Anand Oberoi born 3 September 1976 in Hyderabad is an Indian actor and social activist. He is the son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodhara.Vivek Oberoi debuted in Ram Gopal Varma's film Company. He received Filmfare Awards for Best Debut as well as Best Supporting Actor. He then starred in the action films, Road and Dum. In Dum, he played the role of a man trying to become a part of Indian police but faces many troubles with a police inspector named Encounter Shankar, and finally kills him.Next, he starred in Saathiya (2002) directed by Shaad Ali, and in the comedy Masti (2004). In 2004, he starred in Yuva.In 2006, he appeared in Omkara, an adaptation of Shakespeare's play Othello. He played the character of Kesu based on the character Michael Cassio in the original play. In 2007, he acted as the gangster Maya Dolas in the multi-starrer, Shootout at Lokhandwala.In 2008, Oberoi starred in a film called Mission Istanbul, which was directed by Apoorva Lakhia and produced by Ekta Kapoor. He ...

Vivek Anand Oberoi born 3 September 1976 in Hyderabad is an Indian actor and social activist. He is the son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodhara.Vivek Oberoi debuted in Ram Gopal Varma's film Company. He received Filmfare Awards for Best Debut as well as Best Supporting Actor. He then starred in the action films, Road and Dum. In Dum, he played the role of a man trying to become a part of Indian police but faces many troubles with a police inspector named Encounter Shankar, and finally kills him.Next, he starred in Saathiya (2002) directed by Shaad Ali, and in the comedy Masti (2004). In 2004, he starred in Yuva.In 2006, he appeared in Omkara, an adaptation of Shakespeare's play Othello. He played the character of Kesu based on the character Michael Cassio in the original play. In 2007, he acted as the gangster Maya Dolas in the multi-starrer, Shootout at Lokhandwala.In 2008, Oberoi starred in a film called Mission Istanbul, which was directed by Apoorva Lakhia and produced by Ekta Kapoor. He performed to the song Apun Ke Saath, produced for the film by Vikas Kohli, at the 2008 International Indian Film Academy Awards.In 2009 he co-starred in Kurbaan.In 2010, he appeared in Prince, which Box office India declared a flop.In the same year, he appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra.Oberoi is slated to play the lead role in the film, Bloody Paki, that will be directed by Shaad Ali and Shiva and produced by Mani Ratnam.In 2003, he called a press conference at his house, where he alleged that actor Salman Khan had been threatening him because of his close relations with Aishwarya Rai.Salman Khan denied these allegations. In 2007, he apologized to Salman Khan at the Rajiv Gandhi Awards function at the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre.Later, in 2010, he again publicly apologized to Salman Khan through Star News, for calling that press conference, and called it an immature step of a 24 year old boy.On 29 October 2010, Oberoi married Priyanka Alva, the daughter of Karnataka minister Jeevaraj Alva at Bangalore.

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Son of Bollywood Actor Suresh Oberoi.

Attended High School Mayo College (Ajmer).

Broke a leg while filming for a Mani Ratnam film and was hospitalised. He needed surgery, was in intensive care and his condition was quite serious for a couple of days. [July

He was recently awarded a Red and White bravery award for helping re-build a village which was hit severely by the Tsunami and adopted immediately by him.

Is the second of four children. He has an older brother, a younger brother and a younger sister (who is an artist).

He and his family have created the Yashodhara Oberoi Foundation to help those in need

Abstains from smoking, drinking and doesn't drink tea or coffee.

Has two boxers who are his like his children - Duke and Ivy

One of his nicknames is "Rockstar"

Turned down a part in _Guru (2006/I)_.

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  • Company
    Best Debut - Male ( Filmfare Award - 2003 ) (Winner)
  • Saathiya
    Best Actor ( Filmfare Award - 2003 ) (Nominated)
  • Company
    Best Supporting Actor ( Filmfare Award - 2003 ) (Winner)

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