Vivek
Oberoi's
cousin
Akshay
Oberoi
makes
his
B-Town
debut
this
Friday
with
Rajshri
Productions'
Isi
Life
Mein.
The
normally
voluble
Vivek
has
been
oddly
silent
on
the
debut
of
his
first
cousin's
film.
Not
even
an
encouraging
tweet
for
the
newbie!
A
source
close
to
Akshay
spills
the
beans,
"Akshay
is
Suresh
Oberoi's
younger
brother,
Krishn's
son.
The
brothers
never
got
along
and
the
two
families
share
cold
vibes.
Which
was
not
a
problem
as
Krishn,
a
businessman,
lived
in
the
US
and
moved
to
Mumbai
only
a
few
years
ago."
No
acknowledgement
Though
no
one
knows
why
things
soured
between
the
brothers,
it
is
obvious
that
the
Oberoi
parivaar,
who've
been
part
of
B-Town
for
decades,
haven't
offered
any
sort
of
help
one
of
their
own.
Vivek
hasn't
even
acknowledged
the
'brotherhood.'
Akshay
didn't
get
any
help
from
his
star
bhai
even
when
he
first
came
from
US
and
was
doing
the
rounds
of
producer's
offices.
A
word
from
Vivek
or
Oberoi
Sr
would've
opened
many
doors
for
him.
Adds
a
family
friend,
"VO's
refusal
to
acknowledge
Akshay
disturbed
the
newcomer
deeply
but
he
chooses
not
to
bring
up
the
connection.
He
is
all
the
more
determined
to
make
it
on
his
own."
When
quizzed,
Akshay
is
tight-lipped
about
his
family
ties
with
the
Oberois.
"Suresh
uncle
is
my
tauji.
It's
a
normal
family
where
we
have
fights
and
good
and
bad
times.
We
lead
separate
lives.
Since
dad
was
in
USA
and
we
had
been
travelling
a
lot,
we
didn't
interact
much
with
each
other.
In
Mumbai,
too,
there's
hardly
time
to
interact
socially."
When
asked
if
he
attended
Vivek's
wedding
in
Bangalore,
he
adds,
"I
couldn't
attend
as
I
was
doing
promotional
stuff
for
Isi
Life
Mein
(promotions
hadn't
started
then)
but
I
was
present
at
the
Mumbai
reception.
I
am
not
hurt
that
Vivek
hasn't
mentioned
me
as
his
cousin
anywhere.
I
had
to
struggle
a
lot
for
more
than
a
year
when
I
entered
the
film
industry
and
that
struggle
has
made
me
tougher.
I
realise
the
importance
and
value
of
getting
things
done
on
my
own.
I
take
his
ignoring
me
positively.
This
way,
I
will
never
take
my
work
for
granted."