Did you know what Vivek Oberoi has been doing all this while? The last time we saw him onscreen was in ‘Krrish 3’ and we have been wondering when he’s going to sign another big budget soon. Turns out, he has been doing something even better: helping people through his companies. Let’s face it, Vivek’s career has never been the same since he decided to make that press conference and told the whole world how Salman Khan is a mentally unstable guy. He did what no one else had the guts to do. And yet, people made fun of him subsequently for years to come. He didn’t get that many film offers that were good. Though Farah Khan once said that Salman didn’t tell his friends not to cast Vivek, it is likely they did not do it just not to piss off Salman.

 

Everyone talks about how big-hearted Salman Khan is, but no one has ever applauded the courage of Vivek, who went to Chennai to help tsunami victims a day after it happened. We remember there was a picture in the local paper showing Vivek walking deep in water distributing supplies to those affected. That page’s title was “The Real Bollywood Hero”. True enough! While most actors donated a couple of lakhs, Vivek went over and with his own money reached out to the victims. It takes guts and courage to do that. On his part, he never highlighted the many good things that he does for people. It’s why we had no idea what he has been doing all these years. But as it turns out in this interview below, Vivek talks about all the things that he has been doing. He has been involved in real estate that offers low-income families with the type of housing they can afford. He has helped thousands of cancer kids with treatment and after support. Not to forget, the thousands of girls that he took out of dire situations and gave them a chance to have a proper education in life. His wife, Priyanka Alva, also works for an NGO organisation.

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He also has the support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which explains what he was doing at the PM’s swearing-in ceremony. Twitter even made fun of him for that. Speaking of India’s PM, Vivek said he was inspired to start all of this because of the Prime Minister. We won’t say more, just hear Vivek tell you about all of this in the video below.

 

It’s nice that he hasn’t wasted time to sit around and whine how successful Salman is getting. He went on with his life by doing his part, which is how everyone should be. Just do your part in helping the less fortunate and life will be kind to you. We are glad we were such big fans since the beginning of his career! Can’t believe he’s 40 already!

In The Spotlight: Vivek Oberoi