Vivek Oberoi

In 1974, Suresh married Yashodhara, who hails from a Punjabi business family settled in Chennai.

Because of his mother's family being assimilated in the region, Oberoi is himself fluent in Tamil.

Oberoi went on to study at Mayo College, Ajmer and Mithibai College, Mumbai.

At an actors' workshop in London, he was spotted by the director of New York University who took Oberoi to New York, where he completed his master's degree in film acting.

Oberoi made his debut with Ram Gopal Varma's gangster film Company.

The film emerged as a critical and commercial success.

Jyoti Shukla of Rediff.com called it a "fast-paced film anchored by brilliant performances."

She praised the performances of Mohanlal, Ajay Devgn, and Oberoi in particular, and said they are "a treat to watch."

Derek Elley of Variety wrote: "By Bollywood standards, a dark and realistic look at the Mumbai underworld through the battle between a powerful don and his vengeful former sidekick, Company manages to cater to Hindi cinema norms while feeding the viewer something a little different."

Vivek Anand Oberoi (born 3 September 1976) is an Indian actor.

Vivek Oberoi was born on 3 September 1976 in Hyderabad, Telangana, to a Punjabi father, Suresh Oberoi, an actor.

The son of actor Suresh Oberoi, he began acting in 2002 with starring roles in the Hindi crime film Company and romantic drama Saathiya.

His performances in them were praised and he won two Filmfare Awards for the former.

He ended 2002 with the romantic drama Saathiya alongside Rani Mukerji.

The film was a critical and commercial success and earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.

He subsequently had intermittent commercial successes in the comedy Masti (2004), horror film Kaal (2005) and crime film Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), while his supporting performance in the dramas Omkara (2006) and Kurbaan (2009) were praised.

In 2004, he starred in the comedy Masti and the political thriller Yuva, both of which emerged as criical and commercial successes.

In 2005, he played the title character in Subhash Ghai's Kisna: The Warrior Poet.

In 2006, Oberoi appeared in the crime drama Omkara, Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Shakespeare's play Othello, playing the character of Kesu, based on the character Michael Cassio in the original play.

After seeing Oberoi's performance, Gulzar congratulated him.

In 2007, Oberoi played the gangster Maya Dolas in Shootout at Lokhandwala.

The film earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Villain.

In 2008, Oberoi starred in Mission Istanbul, directed by Apoorva Lakhia and produced by Ekta Kapoor.

He performed to the song "Apun Ke Saath", produced for the film by Vikas Kohli, at the 2008 International Indian Film Academy Awards.

It received negative reviews from critics.

Bollywood Hungama critic Taran Adarsh gave it 1.5 out of 5 stars.

The Hindu stated that Mission Istaanbul has no sting.

Rediff.com gave it 1 star.

In 2009, Oberoi starred with Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Om Puri, Kirron Kher and Dia Mirza in the romantic thriller Kurbaan, directed by Rensil D'Silva and produced by Dharma Productions.

It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its direction, screenplay, soundtrack, and performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Kapoor's performance.

However, despite critical acclaim, it was declared a flop by Box Office India.

In 2010, Raja Sen wrote in his review: "This finely plotted duel between two gangsters left us battered, bruised and craving more".

The film earned him two Filmfare Awards for Best Male Debut and Best Supporting Actor.

The same year, he starred in the action films Road and Dum.

In 2010, Oberoi appeared in Prince, which failed to receive a good response from the audience, despite a good opening.

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated it 3 out of 5, saying "Prince has all merits to strike a chord with the youth", praising Oberoi's 'bravura' performance, the film's 'Hollywood style' look and action sequences, as well as the music.

Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL India gave 3 out of 5, saying, "once you are willing to let go off your beliefs and logic – like you really can't jump off a cliff on your bike and remain unscratched – you would like the film."

On the other hand, Omar Qureshi of Zoom rated Prince 2.5 out of 5, saying, "The film is over-the-top and unrealistic."

Following a decline, he had commercial success in 2013 with the sequels Grand Masti and Krrish 3.

He has since expanded to South Indian cinema, playing villainous roles in the action films Vivegam (2017), Lucifer (2019), Vinaya Vidheya Rama (2019), and Kaduva (2022).