Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi‘s filmy career started with a bang with the movie ‘Company’ that won him many accolated. Then came ‘Saathiya’, ‘Masti’, and ‘Yuva’, all of which were loved by moviegoers.
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But the actor who comes across as happy and jovial to many also went through a rough patch in life that made him contemplate his existence.
In an interview, the actor opened up about going through the dark phase and accepted that the Bollywood film industry can be a cruel place, reported Hindustan Times.
“This place can be cruel, brutal, trying to crush you,” the ‘Krrish 3’ actor said adding that his family and especially his wife Priyanka Alva helped him get through it.
“The little prayers they make for me every now and then, that’s what kept it together for me. I just lost it otherwise. I am just constantly so upset with the negativity around me and maybe that was the agenda. The agenda is sometimes to break you mentally. But I think Priyanka had a big role in creating a haven for me now.”
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He went on to reveal that he wanted to end things at that time and related a lot with the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput who died by suicide at his Bandra apartment in June 2020.
“Which is why I related to unfortunately what happened with Sushant or what happens with other people. I felt that darkness and pain. This place can be pretty cruel.”
“They can be brutal with trying to crush you and when lies are spoken so many times, so loudly and so many, they become the truth. They force you to start believing that’s the truth about you but in hindsight with a lot of calmness, strength, and inner happiness, you realize that your truth is your truth and no one can take that away from you but you,” he concluded.
Life can be tough and taxing a lot of times but this is where you need to fight and show how strong you’re. We’re glad you overcame that phase in your life, Vivek.