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Vivek Oberoi
IIFA Awards? More Like Lafda Awards!
Filed under : A. R Rehman, Hrithik Roshan, Lara Dutta, Rajnikanth, Riteish Deshmukh, Salman Khan, Sweetest, Vivek Oberoi
Bollywood’s been facing a lot of flak on its decision to arrange the IIFA awards in Sri Lanka this year. The human right issue apart, Bollywood does not even seem to be bothered about how the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC) has reacted to it. Well, this is certainly cold, even by our standards.
Though the Southern film industry makes up for only a small part in Bollywood, there are eminent people like A.R Rehman, Rajanikanth, Shankar and many others who are upset with this clear apathy of Bollywood, and with good reasons too. Perhaps, Bollywood only gets involved with politics when there is some mileage to be made. Layers after layers of agendas perhaps. Who benefits from relocating the IIFA? Well not many.
The SIFCC has gone as far as to declare that those who perform at the IIFA will be boycotted by the Southern film industry. Ouch! That’s gotta hurt. So most likely, we will not find the has beens of Bollywood get a chance to dazzle the Southern audiences anymore. At least not for the next couple of years, till the resentment on this issue continues to brew. Among those to be boycotted names like Lara Dutta, Riteish Deshmukh, Salman Khan and Hritik Roshan are the most prominent. Funnily enough, Vivek Oberai, who is in the midst of Tamil production, is all set for the IIFA awards. Way to nosedive a career that already never took off.
Well, we just hope that things are good once again between the two factions because in the end, it is we who will suffer the most.
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Salman’s Success Stuns His Critics! Hate Him or Love Him….He’s A Superstar
Filed under : Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi
You have to give it to Salman Khan. His movie Wanted is running so successfully that his critics have now turned tail.
Sallu Bhai’s mass appeal is of a kind that, I am sure, is envied by the other two Khans: Aamir and Shah Rukh. He has proved beyond doubt that he is very much in business. And, at a time when such confirmation was very necessary. It was up against Dil Bole Hadippa at the halls, which has Shahid Kapoor still gloating over his Kaminey success and a very sexed up Rani Mukherjee.
This should send a message to Shahid who’s busy confusing himself to be Shah Rukh Khan already. And poor Rani, all that skin show came to naught. She had almost starved herself for over a year to wriggle into a bikini. We can’t even say better luck next time to you, Rani, and you know why.
Anyway, getting back to Salman dear, his all-out publicity efforts for Wanted paid off. And he celebrated in style, too, with each fly in Bollywood invited except for the people he loves to hate, namely SRK, the Bachchans, and Vivek Oberoi.
But he should do something about his ever-growing hate list. When Aamir and Shah Rukh have buried the hatchet and will soon work together in Danny Boyle’s next film, don’t you think Salman that you too could profit significantly by a similar collaboration? So how about forgiving and forgetting and moving on like a big-minded, successful superstar is expected to do?
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Vivek Oberoi never says die. According to recent reports, he has turned vegetarian. The change of palate happened while shooting for Kurbaan overseas. And when a journalist texted him to confirm this, Vivek broke into an essay message: “I never ever thought that I will call myself vegetarian. By virtue of being a half Punjabi and half Sikh, tandoori chicken was my staple diet. In fact, I remember teasing Kareena Kapoor during the shoot of Kurbaan saying, ‘Bebo, you are either a Punjabi or a vegetarian, choose one…’” and so on and on and on.
Maybe the guy was just dying to talk to another human being. Whatever the case may be, I hope this switch to vegetarianism does something to stop the never-ending whining and his propensity to fall in love with Tupperware. And, if that too doesn’t work, there’s always the Himalayas for some peace and quiet (for us while he’s gone).
But seriously though, we know we’ve knocked Vivek pretty hard in the past for his foolish choices, but this is one time he deserves kudos. It takes a real man to act compassionately with the welfare of animals in mind. For this decision he has earned our respect…and that is rarely given to any Bollywood brat. So take a bow Vivek!
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Bitter Vivek Oberoi lashes out at ‘plastic Ash’ for ruining him
Filed under : Bitchiest, Vivek Oberoi
After all these years of unemployment and a barely-existent acting ‘career’, you’d think Vivek Oberoi would finally have learnt to stop stuffing his foot into his loud, and completely unnecessary mouth. For those of you who’ve missed the drama, or don’t remember exactly what the fuss is all about, here’s an excerpt from the notorious press conference which pulled the plug on his acting ambitions.
Although Vivek spent many years and a great deal of effort to make good with Sallu, the Khan khandaan has no intentions of forgiving and forgetting. To make things worse, a very career-oriented Aishwarya walked out on bechara Vivek, leaving him to lick his many wounds with only a lonely Ram Gopal Verma for company (pun totally intended).
And just when we thought Vivek had faded away from public memory for good, he resurfaces with a ‘poor me’ interview yet again where he blames Ash for not just instigating the unfortunate event, but also backing out from supporting him when the industry turned against him.
Excerpt from Farah Khan’s Tere Mere Beech Main:
So when Farah asked Vivek,“Lekin jinke liye aapne yeh sab kiya unhone kabhi bhi aap ka saath diya? Appreciated hua?”
Vivek replied,“No! Ulta yeh hua ki “tum bahut immature ho.” Apne industry mein ek dastoor hai – Jaise Tupperware jahan plastic ke dabbe banate hain … usse zyada plastic hamare yahan hai. Plastic smile, plastic heart..plastic everything!
Tupperware romance? Seriously?!! Is that your new excuse for behaving like a total dope?
Seriously dude, it’s about time you grew up… and fast. If there’s anything you should have already learnt from the entire Salman fiasco, it should be two little attributes called ‘accountability’ and ‘taking responsibility for your actions’. Stop acting like an immature idiot and maybe, just maybe, someone will stop long enough to spare you a little pity and the odd Bollywood role.
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Vivek Oberoi’s career headed south a long time ago, and now he is heading in the same direction too. He will appear next in a Kannada movie Sihi Muthu (meaning ‘Sweet Kiss’) directed by Ashok Kashyap. And guess what? Vivek’s Kannada debut will be as an item boy with a (hopefully) sizzling number that will cost Mr Kashyap a cool Rs 40 lakh.
We wish Mr Kashyap well, especially, after we learned that Vivek was not his first choice, either. He tried to rope in Bollywood majors such as Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, etc., but as that didn’t work, he had to settle for the only-too-eager Vivek.
Vivek better take this seriously and not disappoint Sandalwood. Who knows, he might soon be a much-sought after hottie down South, cashing in on the glamour trickle-down effect. There’s little left for him in Bollywood anyway. Seems as if his best days are behind him now.
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Vengeful Salman Khan’s Hit List of Hate
Filed under : Aamir Khan, Bitchiest, Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi
Salman Khan detests ‘F’ words. He hates them with all his might.
It’s not the four letter variety that he hates though. It’s the seven letter one that’s spelt F-O-R-G-I-V-E. The other is F-O-R-G-E-T. And he hates to forgive and forget. Get on his wrong side and you’ve got yourself an enemy for life.
Vivek Oberoi learnt it the hard way after his olive branch was snubbed very publicly by Salman on stage at an awards function a few years back. Shah Rukh Khan is bearing the brunt of his wrath with Sallu Bhai leaving Aamir far behind in taking the choicest of pot shots at King Khan through the media. And now it’s Shahid Kapoor who’s at the receiving end.
Salman hasn’t forgiven Shahid for locking horns with him during the Rockstars international tour- a good three years ago. Neither has he forgotten. And the short-tempered Khan made his animosity plain when he snubbed Shahid on his show Dus Ka Dum in one of the latest episodes (yet to be aired).
According to insiders, Salman was extra warm to the other guest Rani Mukherjee while practically ignoring Shahid. Poor Shahid, who’s been so full of himself after the success of Kaminey, was left speechless and stunned. Phew!
Makes me wonder, is Salman getting crabby and vengeful in his old age? Or is he getting schizophrenic, imagining hostility where none exists? Oops, I better shut up before After Packup ends up on his hit (hate) list too, wot say?
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Kissing up and lip service in Bollywood
Filed under : Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aruna Moorty, Bitchiest, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Saif Ali Khan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi
Though Aamir Khan locked lips with Karishma Kapoor more than a decade ago, Bollywood’s still not comfortable with kissing.
While Kareena kissed Akshay Kumar 10 times for good measure in Kambakkht Ishq, boyfriend Saif settled the smooch score with Deepika in Love Aaj Kal. So did Shahid and Priyanka in Kaminey.
Among the unkissed majors, are Shah Rukh and Salman. Till now, they have gotten by without resorting to any serious smooch tactics, and SRK seems to be getting along fine. But maybe Sallu Bhai needs some lip service apart from all the interviews he’s frantically giving and the TV shows he keeps popping on these days. He’s spent a lot of time bullying his girlfriends – past and current – and now his forehead’s getting broader by the day.
Vivek Oberoi, his pet foe, – yeah, he’s still alive – has already taken the cue and has apparently smooched Aruna Moorty for verrrrrrrrry long in his forthcoming movie Prince. Methinks the magnitude of his desperation is directly co-related to the length of the kiss. Aamir’s kiss in Raja Hindustani was a pretty long one and maybe Vivek’s hoping to kiss his blues away similarly. I do pity Miss Moorty for her ordeal.
It’s nice to see Bollywood come a good way from the clumsy hugging and groping, but I think it’ll be some time before kissing becomes a part of the plot and not inserted forcefully for its cheap thrill value.
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When Ramesh Taurani hosted a party to celebrate his twenty fifth anniversary, it was an event to remember and while everyone remembered good things, Vivek Oberoi remembered his last altercation with Salman Khan. Maybe that’s why he spent the entire evening avoiding Salman.
Maybe he also remembered that the last time he locked horns with Salman, his career got destroyed for good. Now struggling to get back on his feet, he probably wants to maintain all possible distance from Salman. Of course Vivek, we understand. If I were you, I would have done the same. Sallu Bhai is not one to be taken lightly!
By the way Vivek, just a tip, next time that you’re trying to sneak off, I’d recommend using the backdoor… just helps to avoid letting the press get onto you.
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Everyone’s scared of Sallu
Filed under : John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan, Vivek Oberoi
While the almost invisible Vivek Oberoi runs off to somewhere safe and far away from Salman Khan at any given opportunity, Katrina Kaif is thinking twice about accepting roles she would otherwise have died for, only because they are cast opposite John Abraham.
Is Sallu bhai really the bully he’s made out to be? After the tiff with Salman nearly six years ago, Vivek is still struggling to get a foothold in Bollywood, when new kids like Ranbir and Neil Nitin Mukesh seem to be doing far better.
But if Katrina dilly-dallies too much over such plum roles, it’d be a real waste. Yeah, Sallu’s her lucky mascot and all, but will he also prove to be her undoing?
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Yeh bechaara bina kaam ke maara!
Guys, I read an interview of this dude (Vivek Oberoi) at one of the bollywood news Websites, where he said that he gets in to the character by letting the character into him and blah blah …..
C’on Vivek, can you ple…ee…ase tell me which characters are you talking of? I have not seen you for really long… anyways, even if you had acted, audience would not have noticed you, as has happened with most of your films.
Except Saathiya, Company and Lokhandwala, none of your films showed charisma at the box office. Yuva did well, but Abhishek outshined you and got all the credits (and also took your girl friend away!!). Poor chap.
I scratched my head hard to remember more of your films where you get into your characters. I am still scratching….
Infact, even your ads too didn’t do well and a macho man like you is left with advertisement for TB patients.
Get in to some act darling, and this time…please act!
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