Vivek Oberoi recalls how bouquets stopped coming when he was going through lean patch, says, “Dal-roti chalani hai, EMI bharna hai”

Actor Vivek Oberoi is a successful businessmen as well. While Vuvek has seen highs in his career, his lows became a learning lesson for him. At a recent interview, Vivek Oberoi recalls going through lean patch in his career and how he was worried about finances.

Vivek Oberoi and highs & lows of career

Recalling the highs and lows of his career, Oberoi, at an Franchise India event, said, “The film industry has been that kind of industry where one night you feel like you’ve made it, you’ve got everybody lining up behind you spending crores for your time. And, then you have a patch which could be for whatever reasons. But you have a lean patch.”

Oberoi revealed that he used to gauge his success by the number of bouquets he received on his birthday. “You can tell your lean patch by your birthday. Because on your birthday, when you are doing well, there’s no place in the house for the bouquets that come in from producers, directors, co-stars, it’s just filled up. And when your films are not doing well, the number of bouquets start to reduce and you realise, ‘Oh! I am not doing too well, am I?’” he said.

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Despite facing financial struggles, Oberoi said that many actors have to maintain a certain lifestyle. However, he emphasised that this comes with its own set of expenses. “This is what has empowered me today, where I don’t need to do a movie that I don’t believe in or I don’t like the script because dal-roti chalani hai, EMI bharna hai (I have to run my household, pay my EMI). Lots of people think, ‘Actor hai, isko kya problem hai humare jaise… (He’s an actor, what problems can he possibly have, like us ordinary people…).’ But actors also have their problems, they are used to a certain lifestyle. They are required to create a certain perception, woh perception ka bhi kharcha hai (it costs to maintain that perception). You have to live up to it,” he said.

Vivek’s upcoming movies

On the film front, Vivek has three movies signed up. The first one is Masti 4 with Riteish, Aftaab, and Milap Zaveri directing it. The shooting for same will begin in March or April and film will release in 2025. The other 2 projects are not announced yet but the actor will confirm once the time in right.

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