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Vivek Oberoi reveals the real reason behind shifting to Dubai: ‘I initially went there for a little while…’

Vivek Oberoi owns several fin-tech companies as well as collaborates with large brands in Dubai as a businessman. He shifted there three years ago.

Vivek OberoiVivek Oberoi has invested in 29 businesses. (Photo: Vivek Oberoi/ Instagram)

Vivek Oberoi, who is known for his films such as Saathiya (2002) and Shootout At Lokhandwala (2007), is also a businessman, living in Dubai. In a recent interview, the actor revealed the reason behind him shifting to Dubai from Mumbai. He shared he wasn’t planning on living there, but life had a different plan.

In an interview with News18, Vivek Oberoi shared, “I initially went to Dubai for a little while–to start my business. God has been kind, and our business flourished. It expanded so much that today we are a family of 400 people.”

Sharing details about his business, the actor previously told Curly Tales, “My focus is to create value everywhere I go, so back home in India, I built a fintech company, which had a little bit of social angle–to try bring kids who cannot get loans for their education. Now, the company helps almost 45 lakh kids in India. Then I built an education startup that focused only on small town guys–kids who don’t get access to best teachers in the big cities. They get better education called I Scholar. In India, we run an agri startup that helps 97 lakh Indian farmers. My businesses are more like tech meet social impact, which I love doing.”

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Talking about Dubai, he shared in the same interview, “In Dubai, its real estate, collaboration with large brands, bringing them into lifestyle. Our company, BnW developments–we are doing some ultra luxury projects with the new casinos coming. So we are doing eight buildings there. I have a little startup ecosystem here. God’s been kind to me, Dubai has been good to me. It’s been a success story here.”

The actor has been living in the city for around three years. He owns a luxurious house which has a garden, pool, and a very aesthetic interiors. However, the actor claimed, “Every time I go to Mumbai, I don’t feel like leaving. You will ask me where is home, and I will still say Mumbai. I love Dubai, I love part living here and part living there. It’s mix of best of both worlds.”

On the work front, Vivek Oberoi was last seen in Rohit Shetty’s web series, The Indian Police Force, alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Shilpa Shetty Kundra.

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