INTERVIEW
http://www.b4utv.com/movies/interviews/vivek1.html

"I am not interested in them (endorsements) and right now I don't
need the money either. I do what I feel like. Script is the first
thing that I look at"



Feroz Nadiadwala, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Ram Gopal Varma, Zoya Akthar,
Sachin Bajaj, Rajiv Menon - Vivek Oberoi has all possible biggies in
his pocket. Yet his desire to do more and get more is insatiable.
Coming up are two of his different films Saathiya and Dum. One a
love story and the other an action film, Vivek feels proud of both.
The Oberoi with a difference says he is not a threat to anyone and
is here to help himself to some good roles and films in Indian
cinema.

By Kavita Awasthi

Your forthcoming film Saathiya looks interesting in the promos. Tell
us more about it?

Firstly, it's a Mani Ratnam screenplay. That should charge you a
lot. He made it the Tamil version Alai Payuthe too. I watched the
film and fell in love with it. Secondly, I haven't done any such
role so I enjoyed the challenge. Thirdly, I wanted to do it
differently from what Madhavan had done in the Tamil version.
Director Shaad Ali feels I brought in more color to the film. Mani
sir said I surprised him in certain places. It's an ultimate
complement. Aditya Chopra said I was better in Saathiya than I was
in Company. I thought playing a high intensity drama like Company
was easy to play than an absolutely normal role in Saathiya. Here I
couldn't fake it at all. I had to be doing nothing and yet touch the
audiences hearts. The hero is not a larger than life character.
Saathiya is a fun film about two people in love who marry and have
problems. The average age on the sets was 28. We worked very hard
and made a good film. Rani and I have been dedicated to shoot 18
hours at a stretch. I personally have shot for 40 hours because we
had the location for that time only and we had to finish our work.
The director Shaad Ali, my dear friend, kept asking me if I was okay
and could work on. This was at Marine Lines railway station. We
managed somehow. In another instance Rani and I decided not to have
lunch. We would get up by 4 a.m. and leave the hotel by five. And we
would start shooting at six sharp. Then we would work all day and by
six when the day light was gone we would wrap up. So we wouldn't
have lunch, just a bite on the location. Then after pack up we used
to sit and have food together. Rani is an absolute entertainer. I
call her goondi. She is a badmash. She can be such a lady at times
and then turn into a tomboy the next minute.


What kind of film is Dum?

Dum is an action film basically a hardcore commercial masala movie
done with a serious approach and not much creative license. Dum is
not about the power of the bicep it is about the power of the
spirit. It's about a man who says it is convenient to have
principles but tough to live by them. He goes on believing in the
law and uses the law to get them. Working with Diya was fun. She is
a complete paradox. She is mature and immature at the same time. I
sometimes wonder how Bunty (Walia) manages with her? At the same
time I keep complementing him that he is a lucky guy. I take a while
to open up with people while she was quite bindaas in our first
meeting. So she was left with the impression that I was khadus
(snobbish).


Road wasn't your film. What made you do it?

It wasn't supposed to be a Vivek Oberoi film but then I don't look
at any film as a Vivek Oberoi film either. I look at them as films.
Road was a good idea and a great film. When I heard the story, I
wanted to do Manoj Bajpai's part but Ramuji didn't want me to play a
villain at this point. Though I was dying to play Babu's role as it
was author backed yet I played Arvind as Ramuji, who I consider a
friend and a guide, thought I was experimenting too much with my
career. I told Manoj how lucky he was to be playing the meaty part.
I was amazed about the way Manoj was performing. I told Ramuji that
thanks for stopping me from doing Babu's role as I wouldn't have
been able to hold a candle to his performance. He is so great in
Road. All those 12 or so years of experience is visible in the
performance. It is Manoj's best performance ever according to me. It
was a film where my role was of an ordinary guy stuck in
extraordinary circumstances. So I was the only one who didn't have
even one juicy scene in the film. Antra was walking the thin line
between being mad and sane. I enjoyed the songs the most. I had to
be careful not to overact or dramatize too much as one gets carried
away while acting too. I was bland so that others could look spicy.
I did the film to work with Ramu, secondly it was a different film.
It is due to these different films that our cinema will evolve. It
is due to a Satya that we got a Chandni Bar. Ramu is the most
arrogant and humble person at the same time. Arrogant because he
doesn't care what people think of him. If he wants to make a film
nothing can stop him. Humble because listens to any and everyone's
advice and suggestions and does what is best for the film. If he is
wrong it doesn't take him a second to apologize.


Was it a wise move to do a not so important character in your second
film?

People told me Company was a wrong move for my first film. But now
that it is a hit, they say that it was a good move. Hindsight is the
most convenient sight. I went with what my heart said. Company
excited me and I did it.

You danced quite well in Road. Were you uncomfortable?
Lot of people didn't expect it as they think I have done Company so
I can't dance. But I love dancing. I have done different kinds of
dances in Road, Saathiya and Dum. I believe characters demand you to
dance in character. Usually we dance the same way in all films,
which I think is wrong. Kya yeh pyar hai in Road needed that kind of
patthar todo dancing due to the characterization.


How does it feel to be the rage?

There's no rage as such (laughs). People feel I fit into this role
and they offer it to me. It has nothing to do with the hype. I am
getting offers from serious and commercial film makers- Rajiv Menon
and Feroz Nadiadwala both have offered me films. And I am doing both.


And are you charging an exorbitant Rs 10 million per film?

There are stories about many other actors charging huge amounts too.
Stories shouldn't be believed. I haven't done any ribbon cuttings;
don't do ads of liquor and tobacco even colas, bikes etc. Company
released on 12th April, I got calls on the 13th. I am not interested
in them and right now I don't need the money either. I do what I
feel like. Script is the first thing that I look at. The role is the
second important thing. Thirdly it is the perception of the director
of the role and his ability to carry it off. I don't do projects for
money only, like Samir Karnik came to me and narrated his story to
me. I instantly agreed. He wanted to take Aishwarya Rai but couldn't
get through to her. So I called and got their meeting fixed. Now we
are doing the film. Samir didn't have a backing but found financers.
It's never been about money.


If you are so down to earth and nice to your colleagues why do
people say you have a lot of attitude?

It could be due to the first film I did. With Chandu bhai and
attitude the character has, people thought maybe I was the same.
Ditto logic applies when people couldn't imagine me dancing till
Road came. Now those who can't imagine me in softer romantic roles
should see Sathiya. The other thing was after Ramuji signed me, big
names started coming to me. The norm in the industry is to take a
signing amount and then talk about doing a film. I don't work like
that. I don't give money importance. I want to know the role first
then sign. People didn't like the fact that I asked for a script.
They said `Kal ka bachcha mujhe na karta hai. Maine paise diye aur
who script mangta hai.' I don't like the approach. I want to tell
them to make their films with others if they believe in it. Tomorrow
if God forbid Saathiya fails, I wont start not believing in the
film.


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http://www.teenstation.com/movies/newsgossip/index.php?aid=463
The hottest new kid on the block, Vivek Oberoi has landed an
international project titled 'The Invaders'. The film to be directed
by Roland Joffe will also star another Hollywood actor in the lead.
The movie is based on the first Anglo-Indian War. It tells the story
of Mahadji Shinde, who defeated the British Army in 1779. The Indian
lead will be played by Vivek Oberoi while the Hollywood actor has
not been finalized as yet. Though his latest film 'Dum' has not hit
the box-office, Vivek's performance has been praisworthy. Vivek is
still very happy with his film 'Saathiya'.


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Introduction
http://www.now-
india.com/general/cinemascopenew/bioscope/vivek/vivek_intro.htm

He is just one film old and he is already being talked of as a
superstar in the making. And this is not way off the mark if his
debut performance is anything to go by. Being a star son himself, he
didn't launch himself with a clichéd 'violent love story'. Instead
he opted for a gangster movie, portraying a difficult role with
immaculate perfection. He has great screen presence and displays a
level of maturity way beyond his years. Meet Vivek Oberoi

Personal Information

Vivek is now engaged to his long time girlfriend, Gurpreet Brar. He
openly proclaimed his love for Gurpreet after the release of
Company. The engagement was a private affair sans the jazz
associated with Bollywood. The ceremony took place in a hotel in
Juhu on July 31, 2002. He joins a select band of Bollywood
heartthrobs like Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan who settled into
blissful matrimony very early in their acting careers


Son of Actor Suresh Oberoi, Vivek attended Mayo College in Ajmer. He
graduated from London and enrolled in a theater group there. At a
workshop in the group, he was noticed by the director of NYU. Vivek
pursued his post graduation in acting there.


The Potential

He is no longer a wannabe and the industry believes in this new kid
on the block. Everyone, from Karan Johar to Farhan Akhtar, is
approaching him. Vivek best represents the breed of today's young
filmmakers who live, breathe, eat and sleep cinema. As is the norm
with this breed, he is well mannered and extremely focused on what
he wants and how he wants it. Incidentally he never works on any
film or for that matter any filmmaker who doesn't provide him with a
complete script. In all his media offerings he has come across as
someone who is tremendously articulate and measures his words before
speaking with calm assertion. He is tipped as the guy who will rule
the industry for long.


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Interview with Vivek Oberoi
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He isn't short of inches, talent or ambition. Add to that a dash of
boyish charm and what do you have - a perfect recipe for a
superstar. He certainly commands a presence. Chandu, a.k.a.
Chandrakant Nagre of Company, displays immense maturity, a part
played perfectly by this debutant. Nobody could have done it better.
Not even those who had earlier experiences to boast off. It won't be
long when Suresh Oberoi will be known as his father rather than the
other way round. And that should puff Suresh with pride, certainly!
Meet Vivek Oberoi!

To begin with, how was shooting for Company?

It was an amazing experience, to play a crime lord in Company.
Hailing from the streets of Bombay, to being appointed as an
assistant to a kingpin (Ajay Devgan) to becoming his extremely good
friend and then sworn enemy, Chandu (his character) certainly comes
a long way. I had prepared myself for the role from the very start.
Stayed in a hut at Vikhroli for months on end to get a hang of how
people live in the slums. Their mannerisms-the way they behaved et
al. I met a few petty criminals too. I use to record whatever they
had to say so as to pick up their style of talking. For instance, we
generally say, 'main bol raha hoon' but they will say, 'main bolre
lai na'. Even the pronunciation of certain words that they use is
different from the way we speak. It is these little things that I
played a lot of attention to! I also learnt a lot of new words. For
instance, take a word like 'dhating' it means don't mess with me. By
the time I walked out of Vikhroli I had gained quite good knowledge
about the slums and could speak a totally new language (laughs). It
gave me immense insight about people and the way they think and why
do they think the way they think.

Was it useful? Could you use the colloquial words in the film?

Yes! I did make it a point to use the words in the dialogues. I
could not use all the words, but most of them I did manage to
incorporate in my dialogues.

Ramgopal Varma must have been helpful too.

No two ways about it! What I really admire about him as an artiste
is that even though he has worked out the details of a shot well in
advance with perfect clarity, he will still be open to suggestions
and listen to what you have to say. He is not rigid but absolutely
flexible. Any director in his place would never even think about
altering what he has visualized but that is what makes Ramu stand
apart from them. He has a democratic way of functioning.

And how was it working with the somber Ajay Devgan?

Hey he isn't serious at all. In fact, he is a fun loving guy and up
to some jokes or the other on the sets. He often helped me with my
dialogues and at times even told me how I should go about doing a
scene. Also, while dubbing for the film, he helped me tone my voice,
so as to sound more real. Actually why only Ajay, it was a wonderful
experience to work with everyone--Antara Mali, Akash Khurana,
Manisha Koirala and even Mohanlal. There was certain fire within us
while doing this film. The ambience was energetic and the artistes
were charged all the time.

How much do you hold your father responsible for your choice of
profession?

Any child, at the end of the day, wants to be like his parents. I
admire my father. But my decision to step into cinema was not
because… "My father was an actor so let me also get into it"… but
because of my love of acting. Neither did my father push me to get
into it nor did I pursued telling about my ambition.

Then what sparked off the aim to be an actor?

I distinctly remember what sparked off that aim in. If you know in
schools we do plays on Parent's Day. And there was this play I had
agreed to do. I was barely six then. I was to play a soldier. I
remember being backstage, all prepared to hit the stage! I was
mumbling my opening lines under my breath. The minute I strolled up
on stage, the first thing I did was look out for my parents. But I
couldn't see anyone. It was absolutely dark. It was mesmerizing! I
spoke my lines. And then there was no looking back as I performed
the character of the soldier with utmost ease. So impressed were the
faculties by my performance that they advised my father send me to
theatre workshop in London. And my father did the next year. I was
seven then. After that I just concentrated on my studies here. It
was only after graduation that I enrolled myself to an acting school
in London. I remember after having completed the course
successfully, we were told to do some auditions. I was given a long
sheet of dialogues to say. After reading it, I enacted it out in my
own style, it was kind of mono act. I was not aware that someone
watching me. He was none other than director of NYU. He took me to
New York. And I did my post graduation in acting from there.

Having been in America and London for so long, it must have taken
you time to adjust to the working style here.

Yeah! But even before I began working here, I wanted to see to it
that shooting schedules don't overlap each other. It happened
recently though. I just could not avoid it. In the day I would be
shooting for Saathiya. And in the night for Company! It got quite
strenuous. I'm going to see to it that this does not happen again
because I like to be well prepared before I come on the sets to
protect myself from the madness. But Varma Corporation has been an
absolute professional. Have you seen Company? Are you satisfied with
your performance?

I have seen some portions of the film and am fairly happy with what
I have done. Of course while watching some scenes, like any other
actor I too felt that I could have done better. But Ramu was
satisfied with my work and I was happy to have lived up to his
expectations.

Any message you want to convey to your fans?

Yeah! If you feel you are talented and want pursue your dream then
please don't let anything bringyour passion die down. So what if you
are 40! An art can be pursued anytime in life, it's not a machine or
an instrument, so if you have it in you then get going without
worrying about what others have to say.


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Vivek Oberoi chat
September 25
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_72132,00200003.htm

Pallav: Hi Chandu! Can you please tell us about your character in
Road? Also mention the name of character.

Vivek_Oberoi: He is reactionary yet normal guy who loves life and
his girlfriend. He leaves Delhi and goes on road to Jodhpur. And
gives a lift to Manoj Bajpai because he feels he is a nice guy. But
then his whole life changes and he has to do everything to get his
ladylove back.


Satch: Who does your hair?

Vivek_Oberoi: My hairstylist is called Aalim. I got a katora cut for
this film. I am trying to go for a completely different cut and
meeting various hair stylists for the same.


Laughingbuddha: What's your role in Saathiya like?

Vivek_Oberoi: It's a very sweet role. It's a young guy who's very
excited about life. He falls in love with a girl and he wants to
make his dreams come true with her. He is immature in some ways. The
film is about how he grows from a boy to a man. Love takes a
different dimension post-marriage. A lot of people are at their best
when they are courting each other. Once you get married, you take
them for granted and you have to become yourself. Before marriage
it's more of an attraction, and post marriage the love actually
begins. Most love stories have the final destination as marriage. In
Saathiya, marriage is actually the beginning, and not the end of the
love story. You will see the first trailers from October 12. It will
release in December. Music is lovely - melodious music by A. R.
Rehman.


Roshan: Well, if you do a perm will it suit you?

Vivek_Oberoi: I've heard that perm permanently damages your hair. I
didn't get an opportunity to do anything. I had to keep my hair
consistent. I was doing four films at a time. In Dum and Saathiya I
tried to style my hair a bit, nothing different. Now, in the new
batch of movies, I can try for a completely different look each time.


Sinhapriyesh: Which director in Bollywood would you like to work
with?

Vivek_Oberoi: I can't say who's the best director in the industry.
Amongst all directors I have worked with, I think Ram Gopal Varma is
absolutely fantastic. I have learnt so much about myself as an actor
through him. Other directors I have worked with have been new. It's
been a great experience working with him.


Laughingbuddha: We know of your engagement but still what do you for
in a girl?

Vivek_Oberoi: I think there're two aspects to every woman. One is
superficial (exterior), and one is inside. I don't mean what's
inside the clothes! Chemistry works on two levels as well. Physical
appearance of the person and the way the person reacts to
situations. I think love is about finding yourself in the person
whom you love.


Laughingbuddha: What do you think of ultra-modern Antara Mali? Does
she carry it off or is she good as a ghaatan girl of Company?

Vivek_Oberoi: Antara Mali has tried to project herself in this role
as Laxmi which is quite a paradox. It's so new that it sometimes
makes you uncomfortable with unusual reactions to situations. It's
an attempt to do something different, and I always like to support
those attempts.



Reshie2000: Do you have any movies with Hrithik Roshan?

Vivek_Oberoi: No nothing yet!


Pushkar: What is reason behind selecting action films? Do you feel
action films are a dominant genre today in Bollywood?

Vivek_Oberoi: I am not consciously picking on action films. My next
lot of movies is mostly love stories including Saathiya.


Rairaghuvansh: What are your expectations from Road?

Vivek_Oberoi: I don't have any expectations. I hope the film does
well.


Pushkar: How is your role in Road different from that of Company?

Vivek_Oberoi: It is completely different. Mine is a secondary role,
the author-backed role being that of Manoj Bajpai. It was very
difficult for me to perform, and yet not challenging. I say that
because the role was so linear and the scope for performance was so
little that I had to work very hard to try and make it interesting.
Company had a lot of shades for me to play around with. Manoj had
that opportunity in Road. My character had to be supportive and
reactionary.

It's a story about a guy who's ordinary and gets stuck in an extra-
ordinary situation. For all the other characters around me to look
wild and extra-ordinary, I had to play it extremely simple and
ordinary.


Rairaghuvansh: How was it working with Manoj Bajpai?

Vivek_Oberoi: It was a great experience. Manoj is an extremely
powerful, honed and to say the least, brilliant actor. He is 12
years' senior to me and you can see that in his performance. I think
Road was an opportunity for him to cross the standard he set with
films like Satya. I hope, with absolute sincerity, that he succeeds.


Kiran: You were wonderful in Company. How was your experience
working with Shahrukh in Sathiya?

Vivek_Oberoi: When I first met Shahrukh, I looked in his eyes and
thought, "I know what it feels like to meet God." He was so nice to
me during the shooting. He gave me so much advice that is so
relevant and I am very grateful to him. Saathiya is a special film.
It has the genius of Mani Ratnam and Yash Chopra behind it. I am
sure it will live-up to the promise of their names.


Laughingbuddha: Apart from Saathiya and Dum, which other films have
you signed?

Vivek_Oberoi: I am doing a film with Ash and Amitabh Bachchan which
is untitled. There's another one with Kareena and with Bobby Deol.
Yet another with Vidhu Vinod Chopra called Yagna, starring Shahrukh
Khan and Amitabh Bachchan. Then there's Zoya Akhtar's and Farhan
Akhtar's film next after Lakshya.



Reshie2000: Who is your co-star in Yagna?

Vivek_Oberoi: As of now, the star-cast that has been decided is
Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh and myself.


Shyama: How do you feel about the terrorist attack at the temple in
Gujarat?

Vivek_Oberoi: It saddens my heart to know that in the name of God
and religion, we can massacre people in the house of God itself. Why
do we create differences between communities? Why do we forget that
there's Ram in Ramzaan and Ali in Diwali?


Rairaghuvansh: I live in Dubai. Any chances of you coming to Dubai
for any concerts, roadshows or shooting?

Vivek_Oberoi: None at the moment.


Pushkarpathak: Do your have a personal website?

Vivek_Oberoi: I don't have one at the moment but one is under
construction right now.


Query: What would be your career goal i.e. to be a successful
villain or hero?

Vivek_Oberoi: I think we make this mistake of generalizing
characters. I wish to play characters with gray shades.


Mash: You project very angry man image. How are you in real life?

Vivek_Oberoi: Actually I am a very fun-loving chilled-out person in
real-life.

I am somebody who stays away from conflict.


Reshie2000: Were you nervous about the release of Company since it
was a story of real life dons?

Vivek_Oberoi: I was never nervous. As an actor I was just doing my
job and entertaining people. It was not out of any personal agenda
against anybody. Once I was shooting for Road, somebody walked up to
me and told me that Company, "Hamne dekhi. Aap ka kaam bahut sahi
laga. Jaise hota hai, bilkul vaise hi laga. Hum logon ko aapne khush
kar diya. Khaas kar, bhai ko." I was stunned! By the time I
recovered he was gone. So I think they too liked my performance. I
shouldn't be expecting a bullet!


Sexybabe: I have seen Road. You are great in spite of the fact that
Manoj has the author-backed role. Why did you choose to play a
second fiddle?

Vivek_Oberoi: Thanks. Initially when I saw it I wanted to do that
role. Ramuji insisted that at this stage of the career, I should
play the role of a hero. In terms of importance, Manoj's character
is the most important because he's the one that moves the film
ahead. Secondmost important is Antara's and then mine. Inspite of
that I wanted to be a part of Road because it was an opportunity to
be in a different film which was attempting to break new grounds in
Hindi cinema.

I think I have held my own and done a good job within whatever was
available to do. The rest is up to the audience to decide.



Sinhapriyesh: What is the best part of Road?

Vivek_Oberoi: It's an exciting racy film with an edge of the seat
energy. Unusual and different from anything seen in Bollywood
before.


Mash: Don't you want do teenage type of roles like chocolate-faced
college hero?

Vivek_Oberoi: Saathiya is my take on "the typical chocolate hero". I
have tried to play that role but have tried to use my personality to
make it appear fresh and different.


Laughingbuddha: Do you at all speak anything critical about people?
Or you specialise in people pleasing?

Vivek_Oberoi: I don't intentionally try and please people. I just
behave like myself. I am not somebody who is very critical about
people in general. I always speak my mind, even if I hurt somebody,
because I believe in being upfront and honest. By the way,
Laughingbuddha, can I rub your belly for luck?


Laughingbuddha: I am a real human being. So rubbing my belly will
spell doom for you if Gurpreet comes to know of it!

Vivek_Oberoi: Oops!!! Three exclamations are good for now but not
even 300 explainations will be good if she comes to know of it! Just
joking. I hope you are always laughing and enjoying your life.


Jobin007: How much of your success do you attribute to Ram Gopal
Varma?

Vivek_Oberoi: 99.99%. I think he gave me the right platform, guided
me through the film and was a friend, philosopher and Guru at the
same time.


Reshie2000: What is your idea of a romantic date?

Vivek_Oberoi: Anywhere where you are together and you are so lost in
each other's eye that the rest of the world disappears. Where you
can feel nothing but each other's breath. Hear nothing but each
other's heartbeat.


Amit4u: Who is your favourite actor?

Vivek_Oberoi: I don't any favorites. I like many actors. I may like
an actor in a certain role and dislike him in another. Like I loved
Brad Pitt in Seven but hated him in Mexican.



Sinhapriyesh: A Times of India report said Road films not alien to
Bollywood. What do you think?

Vivek_Oberoi: I haven't read this article in the Times of India. So
I can't comment.


R_verma: Did you ever think of getting into movies or did it just
happen?

Vivek_Oberoi: I always wanted to do films ever since I can remember.


Sexybabe59: You were brilliant in Road. But do you believe in
violence?

Vivek_Oberoi: I don't believe in violence. I think love is
pervasive. I don't believe in violence being a tool to resolve
anything. Violence only increases conflict. It doesn't resolve it.


Challu: What's your role in Dum like?

Vivek_Oberoi: My role in Dum is that of a man who has very strong
beliefs. And is willing to put everything on the line for his
beliefs. It is not about the power in the biceps, instead it's about
the power of the mind and spirit.


Piroaryan: What is your pet name?

Vivek_Oberoi: I don't have a pet name since my name is very short.
But the unit of Road and Company, and a lot of people that I work
with in films call me 'Tiger'.


Laughingbuddha: Mr. Tiger, which aspect about Ramuji's craft do you
like the most?

Vivek_Oberoi: I think his understanding of characters and presenting
them in a different light. The unexpectedness of the way his
characters are presented always makes his films interesting. I think
he is also a brilliant technician and has tremendous cross-over
appeal for the international market.


Gnandini: Do you intend to act in Hollywood while you are still
young?

Vivek_Oberoi: If I get an opportunity to do an international film,
which I find interesting, I would do it. I have received scripts
from studios such as 20th Century and Mira Max. There's another from
Oscar winning German Director Florian Gallenberger. I am considering
them as of now.


Pushkarpathak: How much time do you devote to building your body?

Vivek_Oberoi: I have not been able to concentrate much on keeping
myself fit because I was working 18 hours a day for 3 months. But
hopefully I will have a fit and athletic soon. I don't believe in
huge, bulky, overgrown bodies. I prefer lean and athletic look.


Gnandini: How important has physique become in Bollywood films?
Isn't the muscle overstressed?

Vivek_Oberoi: I think it is important to have a decent physique and
maintain your body well as a tool of expression. But some people
have decided to push too hard. Personally, if you ask me, it is a
put-off. It belongs in the akhada and not on the screen.