Vivek Oberoi – T’towns’s new diva

The star apparently charged fees for a performance that never happened

Vivek Oberoi

New Year’s Eve is always a demanding affair if you’re a celebrity. Whether it is wearing the trendiest clothes, posing for the cameras, being spotted at uber-cool spots, promoting movies or performing through the night, there is a lot of work. But this doesn’t seem true for Vivek Oberoi.

Rumour has it that the ‘Rakht Charitra’ actor was asked to perform at the Country Club in Mumbai on NYE. A crowd of over 2,000 people had assembled to catch a glimpse of the actor. But at the last minute the event was cancelled because the organisers had not obtained necessary permissions from the police to host the event. When the crowd caught wind of the news, they turned wild. Cops were called in to control the situation. The angry crowd demanded that their ticket cost be refunded to them.

Amidst all this chaos, one man played it cool. Apparently, Vivek Oberoi who got his cheque for Rs 80 lakh from the organisers for a performance that never happened, swiftly got into his van when the problem began and drove off far from the madding crowd!

A source, close to the actor however claimed there was nothing unfair about the event. He said that Vivek had worked very hard days before the NYE event, rehearsing with his troupe of dancers so that the crowd could have a good time and so he needed to be given his due.

Well one thing’s clear: as long as you’re a celebrity you could make money even by doing nothing at all!