By: Entertainment DeskNew Delhi | September 29, 2025 01:30 PM IST 4 min readBack in 2003, Vivek Oberoi stirred a storm in the film industry with his public allegations against superstar Salman Khan. In a press conference, the actor accused Salman of threatening him because Aishwarya Rai was allegedly in a relationship with Vivek after breaking up with the Ek Tha Tiger actor. Since then, Vivek went through a lot of struggles in his career in Bollywood. Now, in a recent interview, he opened up about the controversy and how he dealt with it. The actor also spoke about handling heartbreak.During a conversation with Prakhar Gupta, he shared his perspective on dealing with heartbreak and said, “I have been a very sensitive and emotional person in life. I don’t want to live in the fear of heartbreak because I have lived that already. I have experienced it, its a very scary, lonely and insular life. I am a very human, relationship-loving, family-oriented guy.”He continued, “After the heartbreak, when I clamped down myself, I became very lonely just to protect myself because I didn’t want to experience that pain again. As humans, we go through this cycle. But, that’s not me, it’s not my nature. I was functioning in an opposite way, it makes you feel like fish out of water. You have to be open again, to love again, and feel again.”Talking about the 2003 feud with Salman Khan, Vivek revealed, “Ajeeb baat yeh hai ki sar par jab aafat aati hai, sar pe pange hote hai, tab woh bade lagte hai (the strangest thing is that when there are problems in your head, they feel huge). When I see the problems of my kids, I laugh because their problems are not even problems. Similarly, I feel when God (Your parampita) sees your problems, he must be thinking, ‘bacche this is a small thing, I’ll make you stronger’.”ALSO READ | Vivek Oberoi has ‘great memories of growing up’ with cousin Akshay Oberoi after latter claimed they never had a ‘real relationship’: ‘It’s been misinterpreted’The actor further added, “Woh perspective baadmein dikhta hai (you see that perspective later). You realise it only in hindsight later. Now I find it immature. Having or giving a reaction feels funny now. Ek woh jo darr tha, ya kadvahat thi, bitterness thi, scars the, it becomes a difficult window at that time. Whatever I went through, I have forgotten about it.”He revealed that the most difficult part was looking at his parents in stress. “Jo difficult hai move on karna vo hai maa ki aankhon mein aansu dekhna, pita ke chehre pe shikan. Vo cheezein reh jaati hain. Eventually, you have to move on from that and keep their happy moments in mind, because otherwise your vibration gets negative. (I have forgotten whatever I felt, but it has been difficult to move on from things like my mother’s tears or the worry on my father’s face).”Story continues below this adWhen asked if he ever felt the injustice and asked himself, ‘Why me?’ “Why me is a very important phrase in my life. I was at a point when terrifying career boycott was going on. No one was ready to work with me. I was being removed from the films that I had already signed. On top of that, I was getting strange threats over call. Sometimes, it was me, my sister, mother, or father. My personal life was also in complete mess at that time. I went into depression and cried a lot in my mother’s lap like a mama’s boy,” he replied.“I kept saying, why me? Mothers have another level of patience. She listened to me, stroked my hair lovingly and asked one question, ‘Did you ever ask yourself that question when you were winning awards, making films, and getting followed by fans shouting your character names?’ I instantly stopped crying, I had no answer. She took my to the pediatric cancer wing of a hospital. That day changed my life. I realised two things – my problem is nothing in life and secondly, every kid was smiling in that pain,” Vivek concluded.On the professional front, Vivek Oberoi was last seen in Kesari Veer, alongside Suniel Shetty and Sooraj Pancholi. The actor is currently shooting for Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana, set to release in 2026.Click here to follow Screen Digital on YouTube and stay updated with the latest from the world of cinema.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd