If my phone still rings for work, I feel successful: Vivek
Actor Vivek Oberoi has said that if his phone still rings to inform about work for him in films, he feels successful. Speaking about his films which didn't perform well at the box-office, he said, "If I start spending time analysing my choices, I won't be able to live my life." Vivek added that success or failure is very relative.
Actor Vivek Oberoi started off his career on a high note with the film Company (2002). He established himself as the new heartthrob in Bollywood, after the romantic drama Saathiya (2002).  However,  after a series of flop films such as Fool N Final (2007) and  Kismet Love Paisa Dilli (2013), many filmmakers wrote him off. However, this hasn?t dampened Vivek?s spirits. ?I don?t believe in analytics, I believe in living my life. If I start spending time  analysing my choices, I will not be able to live my life. Success or failure is very relative. If I believe had I failed after Shootout At Lokhandwala (2007),  then I wouldn?t have been around. I wouldn?t have had success with films such as Grand Masti, Krrish 3 or Prince. I wouldn?t be around at all. For me, a simplistic way of looking at life was that if my phone still rings and the other person says that ?I have a role for you in my film? I am successful,? he says.The actor, who has experimented with various genres and roles, does not believe in categorising his work. ? I have never believed that characters are negative or positive, white or grey. Shade cards are for paints, not for actors. Anything that I find interesting, I become that person and then it?s done,? says the actor, who currently stars in a web series.In his career spanning over 15 years, the actor, who made his debut with Company, never found it difficult to portray different roles. ?The minute I am off camera, I am done. In the initial stages of my career I did a lot of experiments. I did Company and lived in slums for it and researched. After I would finish shooting for a film, it would be a little difficult to shake the character off  but now after my shoot I believe that you have to shake it off otherwise it starts becoming a part of you,? he says.