Has
Vivek
Oberoi
been
signed
for
Season
3
of
'Swayamvar',
the
reality
show
at
a
TV
channel
that
had
earlier
roped
in
Rakhi
Sawant
and
Rahul
Mahajan
for
Season
1
and
Season
2
respectively.
That's
the
buzz
going
around
the
B-town
for
the
week
gone
by.
While
'sources'
(?)
have
claimed
that
Vivek
is
a
hot
contender
for
the
show,
considering
his
single
status
and
popularity
amongst
women,
the
fact
is
something
entirely
different.
The
actor,
who
has
seen
a
new
lease
to
his
professional
career
post
Prince,
is
in
no
mood
to
tie
the
knot
in
near
future,
least
of
all
on
a
reality
show.
"This
is
as
ridiculous
as
it
gets",
fumes
Vivek's
publicist,
"There
is
no
truth
to
the
entire
story
and
is
imaginative
as
it
gets.
Earlier
there
were
names
like
Yuvraj
Singh
and
Mahendra
Singh
Dhoni
spoken
around.
Then
there
were
some
other
lesser
names
also
that
came
in.
Now
all
of
a
sudden
Vivek's
name
has
cropped
up.
It
isn't
even
funny
to
be
laughed
away."
A
'news'
like
this
comes
at
the
time
when
Vivek
is
looking
forward
to
his
upcoming
assignment
like
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
Rakta
Charitra,
Part
I
of
which
is
aiming
for
a
September
release.
After
that,
there
is
also
a
Mani
Ratnam
film
which
is
pretty
much
on
the
anvil.
No
wonder,
conspiracy
theories
are
being
discussed
in
hush-hush
tone.
Last
12
months
had
seen
an
upswing
in
Vivek's
career
with
first
Kurbaan
and
then
Prince
lighting
up
the
scene
for
him.
Just
when
the
actor
had
got
through
the
'let
bygones
be
bygones'
phase
and
moved
on
to
concentrate
entirely
on
his
work
and
refused
to
get
into
any
personal
conversations,
a
news
piece
like
'Swayamvar'
stands
out
like
a
sore
thumb.
While
Vivek
refused
to
comment
on
the
entire
'issue',
one
wonders
whether
his
silence
has
yet
again
made
him
a
soft
target
for
media
as
well
as
industry
alike?
What
can
be
said
for
sure
though
is
that
there
is
lot
more
he
can
be
expected
to
talk
about
once
his
film
comes
closer
to
release.
After
all
Ramu's
gritty
reel
world
of
Rakta
Charitra
inspired
from
real
life
can
be
expected
to
make
for
a
far
better
outing
than
'Swayamvar'
where
the
difference
between
real
and
reel
world
could
be
considerably
blurred!
Story first published: Monday, June 28, 2010, 15:49 [IST]