Happy birthday Suresh Oberoi (born Vishal Kumar Oberoi on December 17, 1946) is an Indian character actor. He is the father of Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi. He was born in Quetta, now Pakistan. and is a recipient of 1987 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He started his career in Radio shows, Modelling and later moving to Bollywood making him a popular Character actor in the 80s and much of 90s. Born to Anand Sarup Uberoi, a Punjabi Real estate business man and Kartar Devi on 17 December 1946 in Quetta, then Punjab Province (British India) and present day Pakistan . Within a year due to partition the family along with four brothers and sisters were to move to India, later relocated to Hyderabad state where his family established a chain of medical stores. Suresh Oberoi attended the St Georges Grammar School in Hyderabad and was active in sports as Tennis and swimming champion, later winnng President’s Award as Boy Scout.After his father’s death when just out of high school, Suresh along with his brother continued running his pharmacy chains. Career[edit] In early 70s His interest in acting and a good voice gained entry into radio shows and stage plays prompting him to attend the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. Suresh Oberoi, prior to joining the Acting Institute,he met Yashodhara his future wife who was from Tamil Nadu and the couple married in Madras in 1974. In 1976 future Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi was born and the couple relocated to Mumbai. Modelling and Radio shows[edit] In his early Mumbai years his prior Radio show experience and his well received voice kept him going and his contacts with advertising agencies led to being picked up as model for Charminar cigarettes and Lifebuoy soaps making his one of the leading models by late 70s. Bollywood[edit] In late 1978 he made his major debut in Ek Baar Phir, but the film was not commercially successful. Later he was part of the radio program Mukaddar Ka Sikandar. In 1980 again he made his re-entry in Laawaris and thereafter till early 2000s he was on average four to five films per year.He has made over 135 films. He recited few couplets in the song Dil Mein Phir Aaj Teri with Anuradha Paudwal for film Yaadon Ka Mausam (1990). Family[edit] Suresh Oberoi met Yashodara in Hyderabad in early 70s and later married in Madras in 1974. The couples first son is the Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi, born in 1976 and a daughter Meghna Oberoi born few years later. His wife Yashodara is originally from the Coimbatore region in Tamil Nadu and belonged to the Palayakottai Pattakarar family of Kangeyam, in present day Erode district. In addition to acting and singing, he was also the host of the show Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai on Zee TV for his clear voice and diction. Besides all of above, he writes romantic and philosophical poetry. Source: Wikipedia https://youtube/watch?v=O-eboXPpy2o
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 15:56:43 +0000
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