Vivek Oberoi reveals he received death threats while shooting Kurbaan: “We know you are here, khatam kar denge”

Vivek Oberoi has revisited one of the most unsettling incidents of his career — the time he received death threats while filming the Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan-starrer Kurbaan. In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, the actor shared that he was caught off guard by a threatening message left on the answering machine during the film’s shoot in the United States.

Recalling the moment, Vivek said, “I was shooting for Kurbaan in the US and they left a threat on the (answering machine) system and as per law, I had to report it to the authorities there.”

He revealed that authorities questioned him immediately, but he had no context for the menacing message. “I told them, ‘I don’t know anything’. I just landed up in this, where they were saying, ‘We know you are here, khatam kar denge, uda denge (we will finish you, we will shoot you).’ They were saying such things. And they traced that number back to Pakistan. And they said it’s a real number which has been flagged, that’s when I got scared,” he added.

Released in 2009, Kurbaan was set against the backdrop of global terrorism, unfolding across New York and Delhi. The thriller followed Avantika Ahuja, a psychology professor whose life spirals after she unknowingly marries a member of a terrorist sleeper cell. Vivek played a man seeking revenge for the death of his partner Rehana, portrayed by Dia Mirza. His character infiltrates the sleeper cell, becoming a crucial piece of the narrative’s tense and emotionally charged conflict.

While Kurbaan remains one of his more intense films, Vivek is currently in a completely different zone professionally. The actor is gearing up for the release of Mastiii 4, the latest installment in the popular adult comedy franchise. The film reunites him with Riteish Deshmukh and Aftab Shivdasani, while also expanding the cast to include Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Nargis Fakhri, Elnaaz Norouzi, Shreya Sharma, Ruhi Singh, Nishant Malkani, and Shaad Randhawa, among others.

With Mastiii 4 expected to deliver the franchise’s trademark humour and chaos, Vivek’s anecdote about Kurbaan serves as a stark reminder of the unexpected challenges actors sometimes face behind the scenes — moments far removed from the laughter and entertainment they bring to the screen.

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