Vivek Oberoi Says Most Of The Criticism He Faced Has Been 'Personal'
Vivek Oberoi said most of the criticism he faced has been personal. "For actors, everything from love to criticism is all personal. Which is why you see so many actors trying to insulate themselves."
Vivek
Oberoi
is
no
stranger
to
successes
and
failures
and
the
actor
says
that
in
a
world
where
a
person
is
judged
instantly,
he
tries
to
take
criticism
positively.
Since
his
debut
with
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
"Company",Vivek
has
delivered
hits
like
Saathiya,
Masti
and
Shootout
at
Lokhandwala,
and
at
the
same
time
faced
box-office
disappointments
in
Kyun!
Ho
Gaya
Na,
Prince
and
Great
Grand
Masti.
The
actor
believes
that
artistes
must
try
to
protect
themselves
from
both
love
and
criticism.
"The
judgement
of
work
for
actors
is
brutal
and
also
immediate."
"For
example,
I
may
not
like
a
certain
product,
but
I
will
never
target
my
criticism
to
you
personally.
There
is
no
hating
or
loving.
But
here
(with
actors),
it
is
all
personal.
You
have
to
protect
yourself.
If
someone's
hitting
you
hard
with
criticism,
look
at
it,
analyse
it
and
take
something
positive," Vivek
told
PTI.
"Same
thing
applies
for
goodness.
You
have
crazy
fans,
sometimes
there
is
praise
that's
undue
and
that
also
you
don't
take
to
your
head.
So
you
have
to
take
care
of
this
both
ways."
The
41-year-old
said
most
of
the
criticism
he
faced
has
been
personal.
"For
actors,
everything
from
love
to
criticism
is
all
personal.
Which
is
why
you
see
so
many
actors
trying
to
insulate
themselves,
to
move
away.
Everything
is
focused
personally.
"It's
either
'I
love
you'
or
'What
crap,
why
did
you
do
this
film'.
It's
immediate
judgement.
You
may
be
working
on
a
film
for
a
year,
but
someone
walks
in
a
theatre
for
three
hours
and
can
say
they
hate
you
or
love
you.
It
is
that
personal," Vivek
said.
There
is
a
lot
of
scrutiny
on
star
kids,
especially
after
the
nepotism
debate,
but
Vivek,
son
of
veteran
actor
Suresh
Oberoi,
said
it
"has
always
been
there".
"There
has
always
been
comparisons.
Now
you
hear
more
about
it.
Back
in
the
day,
if
someone
in
the
college
was
discussing
about
me,
I
wouldn't
know
instantly.
Now
the
discussion
is
on
social
media,
so
you
know
it's
about
you.
There
is
no
filter
anymore," he
said.