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By Jyothi Venkatesh Š2004 Bollyvista.com |
Vivek Oberoi who had made his debut with 'Company' followed it up with 'Saathiyaa', 'Dum' and 'Darna Mana Hai'. In the news because of the rave reviews he has garnered for his comic performance in 'Masti', Vivek is now all set to follow up 'Masti' by bouncing back with not one or two but three more releases this year. They are 'Kyon? Ho Gaya Na?', 'Yuva' and 'Kisna'. On the sets of 'Kyon? Ho Gaya Na?', VIVEK tells Jyothi Venkatesh that he is pained by rumors, which insisted that he was cheeky towards Amitabh Bachchan for whom he has the highest regards.
Excerpts:
What is your role in 'Kyon? Ho Gaya Na Pyar'?
I play a happy go lucky character called Arjun. Words like love and defeat are not there at all in his dictionary. Arjun is a hard-core sportsman who is into racing, riding bikes, playing football and other games. In short Arjun is a 25 year old who does not take his life seriously. For him life is fun. He is a prankster who is bubbly and energetic. He is also pompous and sweetly egoistic. Though he is quite a modern guy, he believes in arranged marriage because his father, his grand parents etc have all had an arranged marriage and he does not feel anything is wrong as far as arranged marriage is concerned. However, Aishwarya Rai who is playing the leading lady opposite me in the film seeks true love before marriage.
Talking of true love reminds me, what is your view on love?
Love is the most beautiful emotion in the world. It connects you with some one else in the world and that in turn gives you connection to your soul. You will love even a bad film if you happen to watch it with your beloved.
Which bad film did you love when you watched it with your beloved?
I am sorry I do not want to talk about my personal life.
How was it working with Sameer Kulkarni who is the director of KHGN?
Sameer is a director on the sets. He is very strong on technical aspects. He should be lauded for making an attempt to make a film, which is scary for normal directors. In KHGN, there is no villain. In fact throughout the film, you will not find even a single negative character. Hardcore emotion or commercial masala will be conspicuous by their absence in the film, because Sameer has not tried to play safe.
How advantageous was it to have Sameer, a school buddy as the director?
Sameer happens to be a buddy of mine right from the school days. It did help me that Sameer was a buddy but then friends tend to grind you and take you for granted. Amitji, Aishwarya and all the other actors in the film got a better deal because they were not school buddies of Sameer, who was a slave driver on the sets. It is difficult for an actor to work with a friend of his because you have got to demarcate the line of demarcation between friendship and your profession.
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