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Vivek Oberoi might not be a superstar in the movies, but he surely is one of the most successful actor-entrepreneurs. The actor, who will soon be seen in Masti 4, is known to have net worth of Rs 1200 crore and in a recent interview, he shared if there is any truth to that. He also spoke about earning his first Rs 1 crore when he was still a teenager and said that he had a knack for raising funds and setting up businesses from that age.
In a chat with Pinkvilla, Vivek shared that he made his first Rs 1 crore when he was just 16-17 and while this was his first big earning, he had been financially independent since the age of 15. Talking about his first Rs 1 crore, he recalled, “It was from trading, and I knew how to save. It wasn’t cash but in stock value.” He also shared that theirs was a family that owned mansions and palaces before the partition and had to leave everything across the border, which caused them to start from scratch again. And for Vivek, this was a lesson that he had to earn his own wealth.
Vivek moved to Dubai a few years ago with his family and the actor said that it was after his move that he realised the contribution from the NRIs towards India. “NRIs contribute 136 billion dollars a year. The trade reserve that India has, half of that is made up by the money that NRIs contribute,” he claimed and added that in the last decade or so, he has raised almost 40 million dollars from the US and the UK for charitable work in India.
Vivek also answered questions about his net worth, which is often circulated online as Rs 1200 crore. To this, the actor said, “How does it matter? At the end of the day, you have the car and house you like, you buy them, then what else? God has given me enough that many generations of mine can be taken care of.”
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