The controversial press conference held by Vivek Oberoi in 2003 kept him, Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai in news for days. From there on, Vivek observed a downfall in his career.
Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi's equation is known to all. Their fight in 2003 till date remains to be one of the most shocking incidents in Bollywood history. In 2003, Vivek Oberoi had a very public feud with Salman Khan. It is linked to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan episode. After Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai's breakup, the actress was allegedly dating Vivek Oberoi. Then in 2003, Vivek held a press conference stating that he was being threatened by Salman Khan over phone calls. From there on, his career went downhill. In several interviews, Vivek has spoken about influential people in the industry, lobbying and much more. So was Salman Khan actually the reason behind Vivek's ruined career?
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We stumbled upon an old video of Vivek Oberoi in a conversation with Farah Khan. He is speaking about the entire Salman Khan feud episode. He stated that more than Salman Khan, he felt bad that he let down Sohail Khan and Arbaaz Khan. Vivek was close friends with Sohail and Arbaaz and this entire episode affected their relationship too. Vivek stated that Sohail Khan fought with Salman Khan for him and also took the responsibility to sort out everything. The Saathiya actor did mention that even though he had apologised, he felt sad that he let down his friend.
Vivek Oberoi then spoke about starting all over again. He shared that after that episode, he had to actually start from minus but then he is grateful of a few friends who offered him projects. He also thanked Farah Khan for offering him a movie. To this, Farah Khan spoke in defense of Salman Khan and mentioned that he never asked anybody in the industry to not give work to Vivek Oberoi. Farah clarified that Salman never asked her to not talk or work with Vivek Oberoi.
All three have now moved on from the past. Salman Khan is leading his good life with commercially successful films. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is married to Abhishek Bachchan and has a daughter Aaradhya. Vivek Oberoi is back on his feet and has done some hit projects in Bollywood like Krissh and more.
