Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and Arjun Rampal, is a Bollywood classic that remains close to fans’ hearts. However, what many might not know is that Vivek Oberoi was the first choice for the cold-blooded antagonist, ‘Mukesh Mehra’, a role eventually played by Arjun Rampal.
Vivek Oberoi recalls the time Farah Khan approached him for Om Shanti Om, but he had to reject the offer
Vivek Oberoi is getting it all out with revelations from his life and Bollywood career, looking back at his roles, offers, and setbacks. In a candid chat with MensXP, Vivek revealed that the timing of Farah Khan’s offer clashed with Apoorva Lakhia’s gangster drama, Shootout at Lokhandwala, which he had already committed to. The actor recalled:
“It was an either-or because the dates were also clashing, and both were negative roles. I liked my role (in Shootout at Lokhandwala). Moreover, by the time Farah approached me for the role, I had already started doing my whole research for the character.”
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