Background
He was born in Quetta, now Pakistan. Oberoi was born to Anand Sarup Uberoi, a Punjabi business man and Kartar Devi on 17 December 1946 in Quetta, then Baluchistan Province (Pre-Parition India), present day Pakistan.
He was born in Quetta, now Pakistan. Oberoi was born to Anand Sarup Uberoi, a Punjabi business man and Kartar Devi on 17 December 1946 in Quetta, then Baluchistan Province (Pre-Parition India), present day Pakistan.
Oberoi attended Saint George"s Grammar School in Hyderabad and was active in sports.
He is the father of Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi. and is a recipient of 1987 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He started his career in radio shows, modelling and later moving to Bollywood, making him a popular character actor in the 1980s and much of 1990s. He is fluent in Hindi, Urdu, English, Telugu and Tamil.
In early 1970s, due to his interest in acting and a good voice he gained entry into radio shows and stage plays prompting him to attend the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.
Modelling and radio shows
In his early Mumbai years, his prior Radio show experience and his well received voice kept him going and his contacts with advertising agencies led to being picked up as model for Charminar cigarettes and Lifebuoy soaps making his one of the leading models by late 1970s. Bollywood
In late 1978 he made his debut in Ek Baar Phir, but the film was not commercially successful.
Later he was part of the radio program Mukaddar Ka Sikandar. In 1980 again he made his re-entry in Laawaris and thereafter till the early 2000s appeared on average in four to five films per year.
He has made over 135 films.
He recited few couplets in the song "Dil Mein Phir Aaj Teri" with Anuradha Paudwal for film Yaadon Ka Mausam (1990). In addition to acting and singing, he was also the host of the show Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai on Zee television for his clear voice and diction. Besides all of above, he writes "romantic and philosophical poetry".
Animated films.