{"id":3265,"date":"2016-05-02T20:11:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T14:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=3265"},"modified":"2026-07-17T20:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:57:47","slug":"vivek-oberoi-saathiya-company-pm-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=3265","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Oberoi: The Man Who Could Have Been a Superstar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<span class=\"dropcap\">I<\/span>n 2002, as a 10-year-old, I watched <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/arre-checklist-four-movie-endings-bollywood-didnt-want-to-show-you\/\">Saathiya<\/a> <\/em>spell-bound. The music, the refreshing narrative flow, and the sparkling chemistry between its immensely likeable leads had me in its thrall. My friend had to remind me that \u201cyeh wohi hero hai jo Company mein tha.\u201d His convincing portrayal of a gangster, followed by a passionate lover, had made him the ultimate Bollywood find of 2002: a level of stardom that few could dream of after two films, in an industry saturated by Kapoors and Bachchans. With Vivek Oberoi, it seemed as if Bollywood had found its true-blue golden boy, the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/series\/fitoor-mishra\/happy-birthday-shahrukh-khan-srk-52nd-birthday-karan-johar-suhana-khan-mannat\/\">SRK<\/a>.\n\nToday, Vivek Oberoi is little more than a BJP mouthpiece with questionable taste in memes. I can\u2019t help but wonder how exactly did it all go so wrong, so quickly for Vivek Oberoi, the man who should have been a superstar? In an industry that\u2019s rife with examples of good PR management creating stars out of actors, Oberoi is a case study. If the first half of his career is a lesson in how not to mess with Bollywood heavyweights and get too real with the media, his recent escapades are a reminder in how sometimes it is best to keep one\u2019s trap shut instead and let their work do the talking.\n\nVivek Oberoi\u2019s career can be neatly split into two halves: The pre-Salman-spat phase, and the post-Salman-spat phase. Oberoi, who turns 44 today, did some of his best work prior to the now infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E4wYyyC0beQ\">press conference<\/a> in 2003, barring <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/omkara-vishal-bhardwaj-othello-indian-men\/\">Omkara<\/a> <\/em>(2006) and <em>Shootout at Lokhandwala<\/em> (2007). In the three good years that he had, he delivered hits across genres: the dramatic hero in <em>Company<\/em>, the romantic hero in <em>Saathiya<\/em>, and a distinctive voice in an ensemble film in <em>Yuva<\/em>. For the average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/bollywood-2017-nostalgia-90s-comeback\/\">Bollywood<\/a> fan, though, Oberoi\u2019s career will forever be stained by his controversial romantic past with Aishwarya Rai; followed by the beef with industry bully, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/series\/fitoor-mishra\/tubelight-review-salman-khan-trailer-bollywood-fitoor-mishra\/\">Salman Khan<\/a>; and his subsequent public apology.\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1535961043.jpg\" alt=\"Vivek Oberoi\" width=\"464\" height=\"362\" \/>\n<figcaption>\n<p>Every time an <em>Omkara<\/em> or a <em>Shootout at Lokhandwala<\/em> released, I prepared for Oberoi\u2019s second coming.<\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: Balaji Telefilms<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\nEver since his brawl with Salman, there seems to be an invisible glass ceiling over the younger actor\u2019s head. The 44-year-old also hasn\u2019t done much to endear himself to audiences post the bombing of 2004\u2019s <em>Kyun! Ho Gaya Na<\/em>&#8230;\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1546868707.png\" alt=\"Vivs_Modz\" width=\"279\" height=\"407\" \/>\n<figcaption>\n<p>How exactly did it all go so wrong, so quickly for Vivek Oberoi?<\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: Twitter\/PM Narendra Modi<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\nLike most folks who really saw potential in Vivek Oberoi, I watched this downward trajectory with a heavy heart. From the Smart Alec that used to occupy our screens, I watched him give shoddy interviews on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pop-culture\/kangana-ranaut-rangoon-koffee-with-karan-karan-johar-saif-ali-khan-bollywood-vishal-bhardwaj-hindi-cinema\/\">Koffee with Karan<\/a><\/em>, trying desperately hard to stab at relevance. The media had latched on to the narrative of a brash young upstart trying to take on an industry bigwig and then facing the consequences \u2013 excellent myth-making, but terrible for his Bollywood career. The best example of this shameless gimmickry was during Farah Khan\u2019s short-lived talk show<em> Tere Mere Beech Mein<\/em>. In a 2007 episode where the actor was the guest, host Farah Khan made it a point to exploit his already spiralling career with questions related to his then four-year-old controversy which poor Vivek went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5zyBRP4EaSI\">express guilt about<\/a>.\n<blockquote>The days of taking Vivek Oberoi seriously as a major box office draw seem to now be a thing of the past.<\/blockquote>\nYears later, he just seems desperate in his attempts to stay relevant. Oberoi\u2019s publicity gimmicks have become almost predictable. Where he starts off running his mouth instead of shutting the fuck up (see: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/trending\/trending-in-india\/vivek-oberoi-slammed-for-sharing-creative-meme-on-salman-khan-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-5738593\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vivek failing at memes<\/a>), continues to defend his usually ludicrous views (see: Vivek being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/buzz\/vivek-oberoi-does-not-get-whats-wrong-with-his-meme-on-aishwarya-rai-its-misogyny-2148317.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blind to his own misogyny<\/a>), followed by inevitably apologising for said buffoonery for the rest of his career (see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/movies\/celebrities\/story\/vivek-oberoi-says-sorry-for-crass-salman-aishwarya-meme-charity-drops-him-from-event-1532144-2019-05-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vivek\u2019s apology<\/a>).\n\nIt\u2019s hard out here for a one-time Vivek Oberoi fan. How does one even defend him after all this? Back in 06-07, every time an <em>Omkara <\/em>or a <em>Shootout at Lokhandwala<\/em> released, I prepared for Oberoi\u2019s second coming. His portrayal of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/people\/sacred-games-gangsters-mumbais-ganesh-gaitonde\/\">gangster<\/a> Maya Dolas in the latter, still ranks among one of the best in Bollywood history, as was his praiseworthy turn as Kesu Firangi in Vishal Bharadwaj\u2019s adaptation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/doodle\/shakespeare-world-book-day-sonu-nigam-vijay-mallya-yogi-adityanath\/\">Shakespearean<\/a> play. At that point, things finally seemed to be looking up after nearly half a decade, when Oberoi\u2019s acting prowess was being discussed with more interest than his personal life.\n\nBut then, then came <em>Prince<\/em> in 2010. A movie that was such a blatant and terrible rip-off of the Jason Bourne series, Matt Damon might as well have it show up in his IMDb filmography. There was no returning from that \u2013 beyond <em>Prince<\/em> lay the wasteland of the <em>Masti <\/em>series (that might have done well commercially). And of course, the final nail in the coffin was playing the wheelchair-bound villain in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/humour\/hrithik-roshan-krrish-4-superhero\/\">Krrish 3<\/a><\/em>. In another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/movies\/bollywood\/story\/viveik-oberoi-delusions-of-grandeur-kaal-krrish3-heath-ledger-joker-johnny-depp-217283-2013-11-13\">ill-fated interview<\/a>, the actor once again ended up with his foot in his mouth by comparing his role in a Rakesh Roshan film to the greatest negative character portrayal of this century. Seriously, who even let\u2019s this guy get near a mic after all this?\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1535961047.webp\" alt=\"Vivek Oberoi\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" \/>\n<figcaption>\n<p>In the three good years that Oberoi had, he delivered hits across genres: the dramatic hero in <em>Company<\/em>, the romantic hero in <em>Saathiya<\/em>, and a distinctive voice in an ensemble film in <em>Yuva<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: Yash Raj Films<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\nThe days of taking Oberoi seriously as a major box office draw seem to now be a thing of the past. In fact, his middle name being Anand is ironic since that\u2019s the last word people associate with his films now. But maybe we\u2019re all a bit too harsh on good ol\u2019 Saathiya. With a renewed focus on films in South India, and being named the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/movies\/regional-cinema\/story\/vivek-oberoi-is-highest-paid-bollywood-actor-in-south-after-vivegam-1304517-2018-08-03\">top billed actor in the Southern territory<\/a>, perhaps a much-needed resurgence is inevitable. And let\u2019s face it, despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/pm-narendra-modi-review-vivek-oberoi-omung-kumar-hindutva-biopic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">obvious propaganda of the Narendra Modi biopic<\/a>, this film was touted to be an attempt at bringing him back to old form, albeit in a more rigidly rightist avatar. After Modi\u2019s massive win, the film earned <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/box-office-collection\/pm-narendra-modi-box-office-collection-day-1-vivek-oberoi-5745007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rs 2.88 crore<\/a> on opening day, despite poor reviews. But it did little to boost the actor\u2019s career.\n\nAs a closet Vivek Oberoi fan who still can\u2019t help get up and groove to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_9geEbZIAJM\">O Humdum Suniyo Re<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4BB-aKPyLe0\">Aye Ganpat Chal Daru La<\/a>\u201d, I really really hope he finds his way back.\u00a0If not with the prosthetics-led <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/pm-narendra-modi-poster-biopic-vivek-oberoi-look-photo-5527106\/\">PM Narendra Modi<\/a>, then with something grittier like his stellar showing in Amazon Prime\u2019s middling <em>Inside Edge<\/em>. Even the most average actors have witnessed tremendous comebacks \u2013 an actor of Vivek Oberoi\u2019s calibre surely deserves one.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the first half of Vivek Oberoi\u2019s career remains a lesson in how not to mess with Bollywood heavyweights, the second half is a case study in how sometimes it\u2019s best to keep one\u2019s trap shut. Is it any wonder then that in 2020, Vivek Oberoi is known more for his political affiliation and a questionable taste in memes than his acting prowess?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":3270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3114],"tags":[2429,4124,141,6373,180,729,6197,6374,5990,6375],"class_list":["post-3265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bollywood","tag-actor","tag-biopic","tag-bollywood","tag-happy-birtday-vivek-oberoi","tag-modi","tag-narendra-modi","tag-saathiya","tag-shootout-at-lokhandwala","tag-vivek-oberoi","tag-vivek-oberoi-birthday"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vivek Oberoi: The Man Who Could Have Been a Superstar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"While the first half of Vivek Oberoi\u2019s career remains a lesson in how not to mess with Bollywood heavyweights, the second half is a case study in how sometimes it\u2019s best to keep one\u2019s trap shut. 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