Date of Birth: 03 September, 1976
Place of Birth: Mumbai, India
Full Name: Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Anand Oberoi or Viveik Oberoi , born September 3, 1976 is a Bollywood Film actor. He is the son of actor Suresh Oberoi.
Oberoi made his debut in Ram Gopal Varma's Company. The film was a critically acclaimed hit and his performance was applauded. He received Filmfare Awards in the Best Debut as well as the Best Supporting Actor category. He then starred in the action films, Road and Dum, in which his performance was appreciated. 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) with Aftab Shivdasani and Riteish Desmukh. The film in spite of negative reviews became a surprise box office hit. He also starred in the critically acclaimed film Yuva, in which he was very much appreciated for his performance. His 2005 release Kaal (2005) was also successful. In 2006 he appeared in Omkara an adaptation of Shakespeare's play Othello which 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. The film is supposedly Vivek's biggest hit ever. Despite all these 'hit' movies, Somehow Vivek has failed to gain popularity and he's still struggling to make space for him in the industry.
Oberoi was previously engaged to model Gurpreet Gill but the engagement was broken. Soon after, he dated actress Aishwarya Rai. Oberoi is active in volunteer work. He sponsored a village after the Ocean Tsunami. He also released Tanya Khubchandani and Sandeep Chowta's government approved anti substance abuse documentary
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