Vivek Oberoi

Vivek Anand Oberoi (Hindi: विवेक ओबरॉय) (Telugu: వివేక్ ఒబెరాయ్), (born 3 September 1976) is an Indian actor and social activist. He is the son of actor Suresh Oberoi.
Early life and background

Vivek Oberoi was born on 3 September 1976, to a Punjabi Khatri family, in Hyderabad to bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi. He attended Mayo College in Ajmer. At an actors' workshop in London he was spotted by the director of NYU who encouraged Vivek to join New York University, where he then completed his Masters Degree in film acting. His big break came when filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma offered Oberoi a role in his gangster flick, Company (2002), which went on to become a commercial success and Oberoi received critical acclaim for his performance. He can speak in hindi, english, tamil, telugu, gujurati, marathi, punjabi and bits of nepalese, kannada, spanish and bengali.

Career
Vivek Oberoi debuted in Ram Gopal Varma's film Company, which was a huge critical success. He received Filmfare Awards for the Best Debut as well as the Best Supporting Actor. He then starred in action films, Road and Dum.

Next, he starred alongside Rani Mukerji in Saathiya (2002) directed by Shaad Ali, which went on to become an average grosser. He also starred in the successful comedy Masti (2004) along with Aftab Shivdasani and Ritesh Deshmukh. In 2004, he starred in critically acclaimed film Yuva.

In 2006, he appeared in Omkara an adaptation of Shakespeare's play Othello. He played the character of Kesu based on the character Michael Cassio in the original play. In 2007, he acted as the gangster Maya Dolas in the multi-starred Shootout at Lokhandwala.

In 2008, Vivek Oberoi starred in a film called Mission Istanbul which was directed by Apoorva Lakhia and produced by Ekta Kapoor. He performed to the song "Apun Ke Saath", produced for the film by Vikas Kohli, at the 2008 International Indian Film Academy Awards.

In 2009 he co-starred alongside Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor in Kurbaan.

His latest release is Prince, which had an excellent opening at single screens, but an average opening at multiplexes. His acting in the film has been critically acclaimed by audiences and critics alike. Though, the film could not maintain a long run at the box office and was declared 'average'.

Activism
Oberoi serves as the World Health Organization's anti-tobacco spokesperson. He is involved with several charities in Chennai and Mumbai. His work with Project Hope to bring relief to victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami earned him a Good Samaritan Award from Rotary International.

Awards
Filmfare Awards

Winner

2003 - Filmfare Best Debut Award for Company
2003 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Company
Nominated

2003 - Filmfare Best Actor Award - Saathiya
Star Screen Awards

Winner

2003 - Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Male for Company
IIFA Awards

Winner

2008 - IIFA Best Villain Award for Shootout at Lokhandwala'
2010 - IIFA Green Global Award
Stardust Awards

Winner

2003 - Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Male for Road & Company
2005 - Stardust Best Supporting Actor Award for Yuva
2008 - "Standout Performance of the Year" for Shootout at Lokhandwala
Zee Cine Awards

Winner

2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Male Debut- Male for Company
2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male for Company
Bollywood Movie Awards

Winner

2003 - Bollywood Movie Award - Best Male Debut for Company
2007 - Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actor for Omkara

Filmography
Year Film Role Director Other Notes
2002 Company Chandrakant "Chandu" Nagre Ram Gopal Varma Double-Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award & Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
2002 Road Arvind Chauhan Rajat Mukherjee
2002 Saathiya Aditya Sehgal Shaad Ali Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
2003 Dum Uday Shinde E. Niwas
2003 Darna Mana Hai Amar Prawal Raman
2004 Yuva Arjun Mani Ratnam
2004 Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na Arjun Samir Karnik Nominated Star Screen Jodi No.1 with Aishwarya Rai
2004 Masti Meet Mehta Indra Kumar
2005 Kaal Dev Malhotra Soham
2005 Kisna Kisna Singh Subhash Ghai
2005 Deewane Huye Pagal Narrator (Sutradhar) Vikram Bhatt Special Appearance
2006 Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak Sunny Chopra Sujoy Ghosh
2006 Pyare Mohan Mohan Indra Kumar
2006 Omkara Keshav "Kesu" Firangi Vishal Bhardwaj
2006 Naksha Vicky Sachin Bajaj
2007 Shootout at Lokhandwala Maya Dolas Apoorva Lakhia
2007 Fool n Final Luckee Ahmed Khan
2008 Mission Istanbul Rizwan Khan Apoorva Lakhia
2009 Luck by Chance Himself Zoya Akhtar Special Appearance
2009 Kurbaan Riyaz Rensil D'Silva
2010 Prince Prince Kookie Gulati
2010 Rakta Charitra Paritala Ravi Ram Gopal Varma Will be released as two films
2010 7g Rainbow Colony Kishan Selvaraghavan