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Vivek Oberoi

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Vivek Anand Oberoi (Punjabi: ਵਿਵੇਕ ਓਬੇਰੋਈ,[1] Hindi: विवेक ओबरॉय, born 3 September 1976 inHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is an Indian actor and social activist. He is the son of Bollywoodactor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodhara Oberoi.

Career

Vivek Oberoi debuted in Ram Gopal Varma's film Company. He received Filmfare Awards forBest Debut as well as Best Supporting Actor. He then starred in the action films, Road andDum. 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.[2]
In 2009 he co-starred in Kurbaan.
In 2010, he appeared in Prince, which Box office India declared a flop.[3][4] In the same year, he appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra.[5]
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.

[edit]Personal life

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.[6] Salman Khan denied these allegations.[7] In 2007, he apologized to Salman Khan at the Rajiv Gandhi Awards function at the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre.[8][9] 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.[10]

[edit]Activism

Oberoi serves as the World Health Organization's anti-tobacco spokesperson. He is involved with several charities in Chennai and Mumbai. His work with Project Hope to bring relief to victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami earned him a Good Samaritan Award from Rotary International.[11]

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[edit]Filmography


YearFilmRoleOther Notes
2002CompanyChandrakant "Chandu" NagreWinner, Filmfare Best Debut Award
Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
RoadArvind Chauhan
SaathiyaAditya SehgalNominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2003DumUday Shinde
Darna Mana HaiAmar
2004YuvaArjun
Kyun...! Ho Gaya NaArjun
MastiMeet Mehta
2005KaalDev Malhotra
KisnaKisna Singh
Deewane Huye PagalNarrator (Sutradhar)Special appearance
2006Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar TakSunny Chopra
Pyare MohanMohan
OmkaraKeshav "Kesu" Firangi
NakshaVicky
2007Shootout at LokhandwalaMaya Dolas
Fool n FinalLuckee
2008Mission IstanbulRizwan Khan
2009Luck by ChanceHimselfSpecial appearance
KurbaanRiyaz
2010PrincePrince
Rakht Charitra IPrathap Ravi
Rakht Charitra II

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