After
keeping
a
low
profile
for
some
time,
Viveik
Oberoi
has
been
in
the
news
recently
for
the
much-awaited
film
Shootout
at
Lokhandwala,
where
he
once
again
plays
the
gangster
Maya
Dolas.
We
spoke
to
him
about
his
character
and
experiences
in
the
movie.
Here
is
the
excerpt.
Firstly,
Viveik
tell
us
how
does
it
feel
to
be
back
in
a
gangster
role
after
your
debut
Company?
Yeah,
firstly,
it
is
a
huge
compliment
that
people
still
remember
Company.
It
has
been
almost
five
years
and
people
still
keep
talking
about
Company
and
gangster
roles.
It
is
really
nice
to
be
remembered
and
to
feel
that
people
found
the
role
so
memorable.
While
they
are
both
gangsters,
they
are
poles
apart
too.
There
is
absolutely
nothing
common
between
Maya
and
Chandru.
If
you
put
both
their
pictures
side
by
side,
you
will
see
that
there
is
nothing
common
between
the
way
they
look
or
the
way
they
try
to
portray.
So
it
is
exciting.
Is
it
that
you
are
getting
better
recognition
in
gangster
roles
than
in
others?
I
have
done
only
one
gangster
film
earlier.
Anyways,
I
don't
like
to
think
that
way.
I
like
to
think
like
an
actor
and
feel
that
I'm
lucky
to
receive
the
love
and
appreciation
of
my
fans.
I
have
done
romantic
films,
I
have
done
action,
I
have
done
dramas,
and
I
have
done
comedy.
People
love
me
for
all
that
I
did
and
I
feel
really
happy
for
that.
I
do
not
think
there
is
any
particular
genre
that
people
like
me
in.
Did
you
go
through
any
homework
for
playing
the
character
of
Maya
Dolas?
See,
a
character
like
this
requires
no
homework.
Because
what
happens
is
that
when
you
are
trying
to
portray
a
character
in
a
film,
especially
when
it
is
a
real
life
character,
you
got
to
have
your
homework
correct.
You
have
to
sit
down
and
work,
get
the
entire
background,
get
the
entire
information.
You
have
to
try
to
understand
the
mindset
of
the
person,
try
to
understand
why
he
did
what
he
did.
And
then
after
that
you
will
have
to
join
that
to
a
little
bit
of
creative
liberty,
to
a
little
bit
of
director's
vision,
to
a
little
bit
of
the
legend
and
stories
around
him.
It
has
been
16
years
that
he
has
passed
way.
So
all
that
combined
together
comes
out
on
the
screen
as
Maya
Dolas.
So,
did
you
meet
with
the
friends
or
family
members
of
Maya
Dolas? I
met
quiet
a
few
people
who
were
connected
to
him
though
I
do
not
have
the
liberty
to
speak
about
it.
I
have
met
people
connected
to
them,
interviewed
them,
interviewed
cops
who
were
there
at
the
time
of
the
shootout,
who
actually
and
eventually
killed
him.
I
met
general
convicts
and
murderers
to
try
and
understand
the
mind-sets
of
the
psyche.
Also
we
met
people
who
worked
with
Maya
and
worked
against
Maya
at
that
time.
I
actually
tried
to
get
a
feel
of
him.
I
went
to
the
places
where
he
grew
up,
where
he
actually
started
out
with
criminal
activities.
I
went
through
the
police
files
and
things
like
that.
Were
you
aware
of
this
incident
earlier? Yeah,
I
knew
about
the
shootout
earlier,
but
not
in
so
much
detail.
It
was
only
after
I
got
into
this
character,
that
I
came
to
know
in
so
much
detail.
It
was
fascinating
to
know
so
many
things.