There aren’t many people in the Bollywood film industry that have rubbed Salman Khan the wrong way and got away with it. Case in point is erstwhile bollywood heartthrob and one time winner of the best new face of the year male (?) Vivek Oberoi. Vivek slammed into bollywood with the hit film Company that had him essaying the role of a small time crook who eventually turns into Dawood’s right hand at first and then his arch nemesis. Vivek ( and the movie ) won rave reviews for his realistic portrayal of an underworld don In the making and was touted as the next biggest thing since well… the last actor son to make his debut in Bollywood. Flushed with success and everything that came with it, he broke up with his then girl friend and went on to date Ms Aishwarya Rai who was on the rebound fresh from a breakup with that shirtless wonder Salman Khan. Well as things would have it, Salman did not take the liason lightly and ended up calling Vivek over 40 times apparently, after downing a few and proceeded to threaten and abuse the living crap out of the poor guy. Well this was one guy who was already reeling under his acceptance by the Rai babe and obviously not in a sane frame of mind (who would be) and he in turn called, actually staged is the word we should use if filmy magazines are anything to go by, a meet and complain, and proceeded to lambast Salman and his ways, he also called up Salman in front of the salivating press corps and dared him to come down and slug it out if he was man enough. Salman as it turns out had prior pressing engagements and declined. The rest as they say is history and to this day in-spite of one embarrassing public display of begging for forgiveness , Salman refuses to even acknowledge the Oberoi dude.
Well that was some moons ago, Vivek’s career is on the rebound for lack of a better word and he is on the cusp of his next release “Prince”, which for unknown reasons has already been trashed before its release by the apes on passionforcinema.com. When quizzed about the status of his long drawn war with Salman by this reporter, Vivek had this to say while running his fingers through his glossy tresses. See Salman is not a purush, he is a maha-purush, he is perfection personified and has never in his entire life made a mistake which is why he finds it difficult to forgive and forget the whole sorry business, me on the other hand am a mere mortal, he signed off with a sigh.
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