Vivek Oberoi was born on 3 September 1976, to a
Punjabi Khatri family, in Hyderabad to bollywood actor
Suresh Oberoi. He attended Mayo college in Ajmer. He is a true devotee of Lord Aiyyappa and has been going to
Sabrimala for the last 11 years. At an actors'
workshop in London he was spotted by the director of NYU who encouraged Vivek to join New York University, where he then completed his Masters Degree in film acting. His big break came when
filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma offered Oberoi a role in his gangster flick, Company (2002), which went on to become a commercial success and Oberoi received critical acclaim for his performance.
