Long ago, in a conversation with Farah Khan, actor Vivek Oberoi made a remark about the film industry that continues to haunt him to this day. He’d said “Our industry has more plastic than the company that makes Tupperware boxes.” Recently, the actor was asked about this infamous 2009 comment, and he said that he was ‘immature’ when he made it. In a recent interview with India TV, when Vivek was asked about his ‘plastic’ remark, the actor smiled and said, “That’s not something to say out loud. They know who they are and you know it, too. The way I made this remark back then, its been a while, now I am older and more mature.”

He added, “It’s up to an individual whether or not they want to be plastic. It’s you who chooses to be real. Some people become plastic because they fear that people would judge their real side. Some people might lack the strength to be real. And others become plastic because they don’t know any other way to survive. They think this is how it is — networking, pleasing people, lying to them behind their back. But, when you realise that all this is waste of time, and being real is the ultimate satisfaction, you live in a meditative state and enjoy life.”

What was Vivek’s ‘plastic’ remark all about?

Back in 2009, Vivek Oberoi appeared on a Star Plus show titled Tere Mere Beech Mein, hosted by Farah Khan. The actor spoke in detail about his feuds in the industry, and addressed an infamous press conference that he had conducted. Vivek told Farah, “As soon as I sat down to do the press conference, I realised I was doing something wrong. My inner voice told me to not do this and go have a conversation man-to-man. But, when you have too many people giving you suggestions, you seem to suppress your own mind and listen to others. I ended up saying things I shouldn’t have.”

He added, “Soon after the press conference, people who suggested that I should do it in the first place also distanced themselves from me overnight. Now, I laugh at my immaturity and whatever I had done. But, back then I was really stressed. I was young, I was 24, I was in love and many go crazy when in love.”

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