Vivek Oberoi

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Vivek Oberoi was born to veteran Bollywood supporting actor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodhara Oberoi, a Tamilian by birth. Vivek Oberoi did his schooling from Hyderabad Public School after which he completed his studies from Mayo College and Mithibai College. He then secured a master’s degree in film acting from New York which subsequently led to his acting debut in the year 2002 in Bollywood.

Vivek Oberoi is married to Priyanka Halwa. The couple has two children Vivaan Oberoi and Ameeya Oberoi. Vivek Oberoi was in the past dating actress Aishwarya Rai.

"Sparkling film debut and rise to prominence (2002-2003) Ram Gopal Varma was the first person to spot his talent and he cast him in his magnum opus gangster thriller Company which had Oberoi appearing along with an ensemble cast consisting of Mohanlal, Ajay Devgn and Manisha Koirala . The movie saw him playing an angry young man avatar who becomes a part of a Mumbai’s most dreaded criminal underworld. Company had him coming up with a show stealing stint which brought him the Filmfare Awards for best Debut as well as Best Supporting Actor in the year 2002. Vivek Oberoi made his way up the leader in a jiffy with his befitting good looks and dark textured acting. He then went on to star in two more action movies Road and Dum which further added to his repute building up his action hero image in Bollywood. In the meantime he also starred in Shaad Ali’s musical romantic drama Saathiya which was a huge turnaround as it brought out the glossy and likable side of his acting credentials and the movie panned out to be a huge hit in the year 2002 making him a bankable actor with a nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare. Array of successful releases ( 2004- 2006) Vivek Oberoi next up went on to be a part of the first instalment of adult comedy Masti film series in Masti helmed by Indra Kumar along with an star-studded cast consisting of Ajay Devgn , Aftab Shivdasani, Riteish Deshmukh , Lara Dutta and many more. The movie churned out highly positive reviews and turned out to be a major hit commercially. The same year he was called upon by Auteur Mani Ratnam for the Hindi version of his bilingual political drama Yuva, where he reprised the original character played by Siddarth in the original Tamil version.Vivek was seen playing a callous carefree boy in love, who dreams to migrate to the US but is bent down by the political happening around him after a series of events. After playing the title role in Kisna: The Warrior Poet, Oberoi went on to be cast by Vishal Bharadwaj in his Hindi Film Omkara which is adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, featuring an ensemble cast consisting of Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor among others.Vivek Oberoi was reprising the character “Cassio” from the original novel, and Oberoi was seen playing the role in a pitch perfect fashion and was widely appreciated for his matured and towering screen presence got him much accolades. The year 2007 saw Oberoi returning to his forte playing the reel life version of the real life dreaded gangster “Maya Dolas” in the gangster drama “Shootout at Lokhandwala” co-starring with Amitabh Bachchan , Sanjay Dutt and many more. The movie panned out to be a game changer for him as he received rave reviews for his splendid portrayal of the emotional nuances of the gangster and went on to receive the lion share of the awards and recognitions that year and the movie was a moderate success. After playing the lead in the 2008 action thriller Mission Istaanbul which was a commercial hit Next releases ( 2009- 2013) After a uneventful part through Kurbaan in 2009 and a failed outing in Prince in 2010 , Oberoi went on to be a part of Ram Gopal Varma's political thriller Rakht Charitra which had him in a meaty role which he followed up with its sequel the next year. The year 2011 saw him trying his luck at production through the critical blockbuster movie Dekh Indian Circus which had phenomenal word of mouth popularity among famous critics. Vivek Oberoi shares screen space next with Mallika Sherawat in the comic thriller movie Kismet Love Paise Dilli which underperformed and did him no good. The year 2013 was a total let-down for Oberoi as he was seen in two major underperformers of the year as in the romantic comedy Jayanta bhai Ki Luv Story and Zilla Ghaziabad but had a respite with Indra Kumar’s adult comedy film Grand Masti, the second instalment of the Masti series, where he was seen along with an ensemble star cast consisting of Riteish Deshmukh , Aftab Shivdasani. Although a terrible flop from the critical reception it garnered the movie became a commercial success providing a breather for Oberoi after back to back flops. He then returned the same year by playing the main protagonist in Rakesh Roshan’s Krrish 3, the third instalment of Krishh series starring Hrithik Roshan . Oberoi was seen playing the evil supernatural villian “Kaal”. The movie was a huge career defining blockbuster for all people associated with it and Oberoi received widespread recognition for his controlled interpretation of the dark character. The Great Grand Masti was his final release which was a mediocre outing."