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Vivek Oberoi reveals he lived in slums to convince RGV for Company, sheds light on moment when his dad Suresh Oberoi cried

Bollywood 20 Nov 2025

Vivek Oberoi is in his nice phase of his career. While his upcoming movie, Mastiii 4, is ready to hit the cinemas this weekend, he has an interesting slate of releases inside the coming days. In an one of a kind podcast, the Krrish 3 actor shed mild on various struggles of his life and how he ultimately grew to become the tables for himself. 

When asked approximately how he got his first movie with Ram Gopal Varma, the actor shared a heartfelt tale. Vivek stated that he become suffering for 2 years. Every day, he used to meet someone, audition, and get rejected, however he kept on trying. When he met Ram Gopal Varma for a gangster role in Company, he became rejected at the start glance. Vivek said, “Ramu ji ne milke mujhe bola tum bahut padhe likhe polished chocolate boy type lag rahe ho, and I want someone hardcore as it's a gangster movie.” 

(Ramu ji met me and stated, you seem like a totally educated, polished chocolate boy type, and I want a person hardcore because it's a gangster film.) Vivek quipped that he changed into wondering that the film might be about a company house. “Picture ka naam Company hai ye pata tha. Ab Company sunke logon ko yahi lagta hai, fit-tie polished, yahi lagta hai na. Hume kya pata tha konsi Company ban rahi hai. Wo jab samjha main, I said mujhe ek mauka de do. (I knew the picture changed into referred to as Company. Now, this is what crazy people consider as a enterprise, a polished fit-tie. How did we recognise what sort of organization it became? When I understood that, I said, provide me a hazard.)” 

Further, he added, “I went and stayed in the slum. 6 hafte 7 hafte, fundamental ek slum me jaake raha. Slum me bhaade pe kholi li, kholi me jaake raha. Raat ko bade bade chuhe aate the. Drum ke andar se paani nikalna padta tha. Bathroom tha nhi, aapko sulabh sauchalaya use karna padta tha, line me khada rehna padta tha. Maine realize kiya ki Chandu Nagre (Company's person) ki existence kaisi hogi, beedi kaise phookta hai, chai kaise peeta hai, baatein kaise karta hai.”(I went and stayed within the slum. For 6 weeks, 7 weeks, I went to a slum. I rented a room in the slum and stayed there. Big rats could come in at night. I needed to take out water from inside a drum. There changed into no toilet, you had to use the bathroom, stand in line. I realised what Chandu Nagre's (Company's person) lifestyles would be like, how he smokes a beedi, how he drinks tea, how he talks.)

Soon to be seen in Ramayana, the actor said, “Phir jab fundamental Ramu ji ke paas gaya, foremost wo person hi ban ke gaya, kyunki mujhe pata nhi tha ki wo mujhe audition karne denge yaa nahi. So I dressed up because the man or woman. I entered his space with an entire bunch of pics. Unhone mann bana ke rakha tha ki isko aaj mana karna hai.” 

(Then when I went to Ramu ji, I went as the individual because I didn't realize whether he would let me audition or now not. So I dressed up because the man or woman. I entered his space with an entire bunch of pix. He had made up his thoughts that this must be carried out nowadays.)

He went on to feature, “Toh most important beedi phukta hua enter kiya jaise koi gangster enter karta hai aur kursi pe baith ke desk ke upar pair rakha, chappal dono table ke upar. At the quit of the day, he said, zabardast audition. I have by no means seen an audition like this. Finally, unhone bola, tum meri film kar rahe ho.” 

(So I entered smoking a cigarette, like a gangster, sitting on a chair with my feet at the table and my slippers on the desk. At the give up of the day, he stated, "What a high-quality audition. I even have never seen an audition like this." Finally, he stated, "You're doing my movie.”) 

Vivek Oberoi then discovered to RGV that he is the son of Suresh Oberoi. Ramu changed into surprised and took him instantly to his father’s bungalow and instructed him that he changed into signing this movie. RGV asked Suresh ji for a 10 rupee note, and he gave it to Vivek as a token quantity. Seeing this, his father become in happy tears, full of delight.


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