Actor-entrepreneur Vivek Oberoi, son of veteran actor Suresh Oberoi, made his debut in the movies with Ram Gopal Varma’s 2002 film Company, and in a recent interview, Suresh recalled the struggles he had to go through, just so his son could get a break. He recalled going door to door with Vivek’s pictures, and him ultimately landing a key part in RGV’s film.

Suresh Oberoi went ‘door to door’ for son Vivek’s debut

In a chat with the Nidhi Vasandani’s YouTube channel, Suresh recalled, “I had to struggle for him again, went door to door. Like I used to take my pictures, now I was taking Vivek’s pictures.” Suresh said that he was working with RGV at the time, and the director was looking for an actor for Company. RGV expressed his wish to watch Vivek performing on tape, and Suresh recalled that Vivek had a tape from his acting institute. “He came home to watch that tape,” he said, and recalled that he was instantly impressed.

While Vivek has done several films, Saathiya with Rani Mukerji, is his father’s favourite work. Like a proud father, Suresh Oberoi shared that his eyes welled up with tears after watching Vivek’s work in Company. 

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Vivek Oberoi’s side of the story

On the contrary to what his father said, Vivek, earlier in an interview with had said that he got Company on his own merit, and didn’t associate himself as an Oberoi, and went by the name Vivek Anand. “I went everywhere as Vivek Anand. I went to [production] offices, waited for 6 to 10 hours in audition queues. After I said no to shooting my dad’s production, it took me almost two years, struggling every single day and facing so many rejections, before I got Company. And I was just proud that I made it on my own merit and talent,” said the Masti actor.

Additionally, the 49-year-old actor said that Ram Gopal Varma had outright rejected him for Company because he looked “too polished” for it. Due to which, he rented a space at a nearby slum and asked a struggling photographer to take his pictures, and help him. When the director returned after three weeks, Vivek landed straight to his office in the character’s avatar, and that’s how the filmmaker was convinced. 

Vivek will soon be seen in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana.