Mumbai: Vivek Oberoi was the star kid to watch out for after he made a grand entry into Bollywood with Ram Gopal Varma's Company', winning awards as well commercial success. He followed it up with Yash Raj's superhit Saathiya' opposite Rani Mukerji and people thought the film industry got a much needed young superstar.
However, Vivek soon became a villain when held a press conference in 2003 claiming that Salman Khan threatened him over his affair with the latter's ex and his then girlfriend Aishwarya Rai.
His infamous press conference is often termed as the reason for Vivek's career lull at that time, almost as if people were asked not to work with him. The actor opened about the period in an interview to Mumbai Mirror, saying, "It was like a fatwa issued against me from the powers that be.
He added, "Even if I gave a hit, work wouldn't follow. Shootout at Lokhandwala became a huge hit but I sat at home for a year after that."
His refusal of films like Bunty Aur Babli', Om Shanti Om' and Hum Tum', which eventually went on to become hits, didn't help matters.He turned down Om Shanti Om' because he "didn't want to play a negative character again" after Shoout at Lokhandwala.'
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