He has clashed with the press and has a reputation as a firebrand, sometimes, but Vivek Oberoi's aggression is the driving force that has landed him some great roles in films like Company, Shootout At Lokhandwala and Saathiya. The latest as a journalist in Rensil D' Silva's Kurbaan is no exception. He confesses about many things, sitting in Dharma Production office. His wrong choices, his trappings of stardom, his time with RGV, his time with Bebo and Saif, his intention to get into a relationship and many more interesting facts. But hearing him speak with razor sharp confidence makes you want to think that he is going to take his second innings seriously. Vivek Oberoi is a changed man, in his walk and in his talk. Ten minutes down the interview you feel as if you're talking to a senior journalist and not an actor. Oberoi is in command from the word go. UK's Harrow Observer columnist and Bollywood Hungama's London correspondent caught hold of the underdog who has already embarked on his journey to be a top dog in his second life.
I think you've always looked colourful in grey shades. Company, Shoot Out At Lokhandwala and your next project Rakht Charitra and who knows Kurbaan.
(Laughs) Thank you for Rakht Charitra, but I think it's a little pre-emptive to say that till the film releases. In Kurbaan, you're assuming that I play a grey shade. So I'll let you live with your assumptions till you see the film.
Audiences like your rawness more than the clean and sophisticated looking Vivek Oberoi. Do you get to hear such things too?
I don't know, may be. I think it's about performing a character to the fullest. I'm really curious to know what your reaction to Kurbaan will be. My role in Kurbaan is that of a journalist, a polished journalist. He is a pretty solid character. Rawness also depends on what the ambience of that film is. Kurbaan is a high drama film. It's not the terrorist we hear of who comes from a remote village and dresses in some Pathani clothes. These are the people who live in sleeper cells and you don't even realise that they are terrorists and what they're going to do.
What kurbaani was given by you to get Kurbaan?
From my own level, a lot of hard work, a lot of filming in bitter cold is the physical kurbaani I had to give in. Mental sacrifice was to stay away from my family for that long, especially at the time when 26/11 happened. I was shooting in Philadelphia at that moment. It was a scary experience.
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1 comments:
"Is Kurbaan a pacey thriller? "
"Considering that it's a two and a half hour film, yes it is. "
Hahaha. What a stupid answer!!
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