Vivek Oberoi on Saathiya shoot: “Had to go to restaurant toilet to change clothes”

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Vivek Oberoi and Rani Mukherjee Saathiya Holds a special place in our hearts. The film, directed by Shaad Ali, was released in 2002. Now, in an interview people of bombayVivek has shared information about the challenges faced during the shooting due to budget constraints. The actor recalled, “I was shooting Saathiya, I used to be at railway stations. I used to sleep on benches because we had no budget. There was no makeup van. I had to go to the restaurant toilet to change clothes. We had to shoot four scenes each in a day. We were shooting 18-20 hours a day. There were also times when I was carrying equipment. So I went back to my assistant without a release just a few days after I debuted. I had no release. No one knew me.” For your information: Vivek made his debut with this film companyWhich was released on 12 April 2002. Saathiya Opened in theaters a few months later in December.

“And, I was shooting, roaming everywhere. The days Rani (Mukherjee) used to come, there was security… no one knew me, no one cared,” Vivek Oberoi said.

Vivek Oberoi talked about this after the release of his first film companyThousands of people gathered on the set of Saathiyaaddressing Vivek as “Chandu Bhai” (his character in company, He also shared that the actor had to leave the shoot in a police van due to the sudden increase in attention.

Reflecting on the aftermath, Vivek Oberoi commented, “Pretty much the same. All I had was a few more security guards and my own makeup van. This was the change. Everything else was the same. It was still a struggle. That’s the costume. The budget is less. we have to shoot for 18 hours, [The same costume. Budget was less. Had to shoot for 18 hours.],

In the same interview, Vivek Oberoi shared insights about the “dark phase” of this life. The star said, “I’ve been there. I’ve been on the edge of darkness. It’s not that I haven’t thought about the things that Sushant (Singh Rajput) did. It’s not that I haven’t cried,” the star said. Why’ is this happening to me?’ I sat on the floor with my head in my mother’s lap like a child and started crying. I said, ‘Why is this happening?’ She kept caressing my head, kept waiting for me, maybe for 30-40 minutes, kept mopping, crying, complaining. And she asked me one thing. She said, ‘Son, when you are winning these awards Ho, when you’re getting all the glory, all the fame, all the love, did you ask? God, Why should I?’ And it clicked. There’s a very dark place you can get to in life.”

Talking about the work front, Vivek Oberoi was last seen in the Prime Video series. Indian Police Force. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the show also featured Sidharth Malhotra and Shilpa Shetty in important roles.