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By Judi Silva Š2003 Bollyvista.com |
Vivek Oberoi, a name we're hearing more and more of these days. For a young man of twenty-seven, he's made this name for himself in less than a year and already four films to his credit. How can one man accomplish so much in so little time?
One reason is that Vivek joined the film industry in a way which was different from most. First, he didn't take the easy route and have his father, actor Suresh Oberoi get him a place in the spotlight. Nor did he take the safe route and play the sweet, young lover in his debut film. Instead he was a scriptwriter, when he still lived in India. Then, when film maker Ram Gopal Varma offered him a role in Company (2002) and then denied him, he did something very unconventional. To prove that he could start his career as a "bad boy", he went to the not so nice areas of Mumbai and studied every aspect of life there to learn how to be a gangster. Then, he wrote a 300-word biographical sketch for his character Chandu. "I tried to figure out the way he would talk, the kind of clothes he would wear, how he would interact with people around him." Sure enough, several weeks later Vivek stormed into Mr. Varma's office dressed like the gangster character he was originally offered, and landed the contract right there and then.
After such a superb performance he was offered the part of Arvind in Road (2002), Uday in Dum (2003), and his best performance yet as Aditya in Saathiya (2003). From the above, we see he has begun to realize his childhood dream of acting. How though, is he able to play so many different roles, and how do they affect him as a person? He relates, "When we play a character, a part of us gets immersed in the character. And that character leaves a mark on our soul."
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