Vivek Oberoi made a memorable debut with Company, but securing his first opportunity in Bollywood was far from easy. His father, veteran actor Suresh Oberoi, recalled how he personally went from one door to another in search of work for his son and eventually approached filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who gave Vivek the breakthrough that launched his career.

Speaking in an interview with Nidhi Vasandani on her YouTube channel, Suresh said he had to struggle to find opportunities for Vivek just as he had done at the beginning of his own career.

“I had to struggle for him again, went door to door. Like I used to take my pictures, now I was taking Vivek's pictures,” Suresh said.

He recalled that he was working with Ram Gopal Varma when the filmmaker was looking for an actor for Company. Varma asked to see a recording of Vivek's acting. Suresh remembered that his son had a tape from his acting institute and arranged for the filmmaker to watch it.

According to Suresh, Varma came over to view the tape and was immediately impressed by Vivek's performance. The filmmaker subsequently cast him in Company, which became a major turning point in the young actor's career.

Vivek has since appeared in numerous films, but Suresh said Saathiya remains his personal favorite among his son's movies. He also recalled becoming extremely proud and emotional, even shedding tears, after watching Vivek's performance in Company.

On the work front, Vivek Oberoi was last seen in Rohit Shetty's OTT action series Indian Police Force and the comedy film Mastiii 4. He is currently preparing for his role in Nitesh Tiwari's multi-part epic Ramayana.

He is also set to appear in Vishal Ranjan Mishra's Grey, alongside Nithya Menen and Ashish Vidyarthi. 

#Source: NDT