With three big releases coming up, Vivek Oberoi is in a happier place

Why have you been missing in action and also from the promos of Kurbaan?
I did not have anything much to say to anybody. Now that I have films releasing, I am more accessible. For Kurbaan, Karan (Johar) had this strategy of keeping my role under wraps. All I can tell you is that my character is called Riyaaz Masood and I play a journalist.

After Mission Istanbul, what made you sign Kurbaan which is also an issue-based film?
Kurbaan deals with a very serious topic which is plaguing our society. It deals with the woes of moderate Muslims and their fight for survival. It is a role I could not have rejected.

With Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor being the cosy couple, did you feel left out?
I am very fond of them. I have been friends with Bebo since Yuva and chatted with Saif during Omkara and became friends with him only now. But Saif and Kareena together are simply adorable. And whenever I plan to settle down, I would want my relationship to be like theirs.

So have you planned to settle down?
Not yet. I am single and happy. I am enjoying the freedom it is giving me. I can go anywhere I want, without seeking permission from my wife or girlfriend (smiles). But my mom wants me to settle down.

This is your first release of the year. Are you also practising the one-movie-a-year philosophy?
It is my only release in a year and a half. I was not getting any offers and there were no good roles. But right now with three big movies in my kitty—Kurbaan, Prince and Rakta Charitra, I think I am in the best phase of my career.

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