I was winning a lot of awards in my career and suddenly it evaporated because…: Vivek Oberoi

Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi delivered a series of hits in the early 2000s and was touted to be one of the leading stars for the upcoming generation. He however was involved in a controversy with Bollywood actor Salman Khan supposedly over his relationship with Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai. “I got a lot of success, I was winning a lot of awards in my career and suddenly it evaporated because a bunch of people, who had a lot of power in Bollywood, decided 'You are not going to work here anymore, we will make sure that happens'. I experienced a lot of frustration and pain and anger and felt like a victim; and I didn't know how to deal with it,” Vivek said in an interaction at the Indian Global Forum in London. 

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Vivek Oberoi revealed that he took inspiration from his mother during this difficult phase in his career. “My mom is somebody I really look up to. She's my hero. And she said 'Put your attention into being a hero to someone else and you will feel like a hero, you will feel like a winner'... the only way you can transition from being a victim to being hero is by being a hero to someone. So you start finding someone that you can be a hero to,” Vivek added. Vivek still appeared in numerous films in the subsequent decades. He was also seen in antagonist roles in other languages.