Overview

• In a conversation with interviewer Prakhar Gupta, Oberoi says what once felt overwhelming now seems immature and he has moved on.
• He describes living through heartbreak as a “scary, lonely and insular” period and says he is choosing to be open to love again.
• Oberoi alleges the fallout led to an informal industry boycott, removals from signed films and threatening phone calls, contributing to depression.
• He says the hardest part of that phase was seeing his mother in tears and worry etched on his father’s face.
• The controversy traces back to his 2003 press conference accusing Salman Khan of threatening him during reports linking Oberoi with Aishwarya Rai.