"I will tell Ramuji - 'It's good to be home'" - Vivek Oberoi
It has been close to a fortnight since the announcement around Rakta Charitra was made. While Ram Gopal Varma has proudly announced the cast of the film, the man of the moment, Vivek Oberoi, is currently out of country shooting for Jihaad (tentative title). We catch up with the young man who can't help but term Ramu as 'master' and opens up to talk about everything from his so-called comeback, perception about him in the industry, alleged link ups and excitement around working in Rakta Charitra amongst other things. Over to Vivek!
Isn't
it
surprising
that
media
is
calling
Rakta
Charitra
as
a
big
comeback
when
you
have
seen
success
regularly
with
Shootout
At
Lokhandwala
[2007],
Omkara
[2006],
Kaal
[2005],
Yuva
[2004],
Masti
[2004],
Dum
[2003],
Saathiya
[2002],
Road
[2002]
and
Company
[2001]?
Perception
is
a
very
potent
weapon.
Unfortunately,
sometimes
it
is
successfully
used
to
alter
reality.
The
funny
thing
is
that
until
you
pointed
this
observation
out
so
clearly,
even
I
never
really
saw
my
career
this
way.
Perceptions
about
you
can
be
so
strong
that
sometimes
even
you
yourself
might
end
up
believing
them,
even
if
they're
untrue.
But
clearly,
it
seems
to
be
the
case
of
people
ignoring
success
and
highlighting
failure?
Despite
all
the
games
people
can
play,
truth
has
its
own
destiny.
Work
so
hard
and
do
so
well
that
people
cannot
ignore
your
success
even
if
they
want
to.
Give
it
your
best,
believe
and
leave
the
rest
to
god.
There
were
also
stories
around
your
frequent
link
ups
with
various
women
during
last
so
many
months.
Was
it
a
deliberate
camouflage
on
your
part
to
showcase
the
relaxed
-
I
don't
care'
persona
of
yours?
Apparently,
I
am
quite
the
candidate
for
imaginary
link
ups.
I
am
flattered
by
most
and
some
I
even
wish
were
true
(smiles)
but
unfortunately,
no
such
luck!
If
there's
one
thing
I'm
very
bad
at,
it's
camouflage.
The
'I
don't
care'
persona
you're
referring
to
is
an
outcome
of
me
realizing
how
hopelessly
bad
I
am
at
putting
on
an
image
or
faking
a
persona!
It's
too
tiring
to
be
plastic.
Why
be
someone
you
are
not
when
you
can
just
be
happy
being
yourself.
When
Ramu
narrated
Rakta
Charitra
to
you,
what
was
going
on
in
your
mind
at
that
moment
-
"The
excitement
about
working
with
Ramu?
The
power
that
the
character
of
Paritala
Ravi
carried?
The
incidents
that
led
to
you
and
Ramu
moving
away?
The
BIG
movie
that
you
could
see
yourself
working
in?" What
was
that
one
singular
thought
that
came
during
that
first
meeting?
Ever
since
the
day
I
finished
filming
for
Company
almost
7
years
ago,
I've
been
wanting
and
waiting
to
work
with
the
master
again.
When
I
heard
the
character
of
Ravi
and
the
epic
legend
of
Rakta
Charitra
and
saw
how
unbelievably
excited
Ramuji
was,
I
felt
it
was
worth
waiting
for
7
years
to
be
offered
this
opportunity.
Is
it
the
best
of
all
worlds
that
you
are
eventually
getting?
After
all
you
are
now
working
in
a
high
profile
project,
have
a
role
that
would
see
you
dominating
the
screen
would
be
returning
with
a
film
maker
who
is
easily
the
best
in
drama
genre
and
most
importantly,
have
got
an
altogether
different
perception
about
you
being
built
amongst
audience
ever
since
the
announcement
was
made!
You
are
absolutely
right.
I
couldn't
have
put
it
better,
it
is
a
dream
come
true.
It
has
been
close
to
a
fortnight
since
the
announcement
around
Rakta
Charitra
was
made.
Of
course
there
would
be
different
talks
behind
your
back
and
in
front
of
you.
Still,
what
are
the
kinds
of
reactions
that
you
have
gathered
ever
since
you
were
signed
on?
My
phone
has
been
flooded
with
congratulations!
All
over
the
net
people
have
been
so
positive.
My
fans
are
even
more
excited
and
happy
than
I
am
and
that
makes
me
truly
happy.
I
thank
them
for
their
constant
belief,
love
and
support.
You
are
currently
in
overseas
shooting
for
Rensil's
film.
Aren't
you
missing
all
the
attention
that
you
could
have
gained
were
you
in
the
city?
I
have
learned
in
my
roller
coaster
ride
of
life
that
in
Bollywood,
too
much
attention
can
be
a
bad
thing.
Coming
to
your
other
movies,
there
were
a
couple
of
them
announced
with
you
sometime
back
-
UTV's
7G
Rainbow
Colony
and
an
Anubhav
Sinha/Vikram
Bhatt
collaboration.
What's
happening
to
them?
I
am
fortunate
to
have
been
signed
by
some
great
producers
but
to
make
good
cinema
we
need
good
scripts
and
good
scripts
take
time
to
develop.
UTV
and
I
have
shared
a
long
and
strong
relationship
and
I
am
glad
they
believe
in
me
so
much.
A
question
on
the
parting
note.
On
the
first
day
of
shoot
for
Rakta
Charitra,
what
are
you
going
to
say
to
Ramu?
It's
good
to
be
home
(smiles).