“On a date, do your best to be you”

Although he made his debut in Sooraj Barjatya’s Isi Life Mein in 2010, it was his turn as Nikki Singh, the troublesome son of a real estate tycoon in the dark and gritty 2017 thriller Gurgaon, that made Akshay Oberoi a force to reckonwithinbollywood.

“I was born and raised in th US. I wanted to be an actor, so I moved to India in 2008 due to lack of diversity in Hollywood,” he reveals. The actor, who landed in Mumbai with a dream, has turned it into reality. “I’m kind of living mydream.i’mmarriedtothewomanilove the most. I do the thing I love the most. I have a son, whom I love to bits. This is my ideal universe!” says the actor who will be seen in Pavan Kriplani’s Gaslight, with Vikrant Massey

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One relationship rule you always follow? Honesty. I know this can get difficult at times, but in the long run, the most successful relationships of any kind rest on honesty. One can do a million things wrong, but if you are honest enough with that person and yourself, it will always be successful.

If you were on Tinder, your bio would say? I don’t have any ‘playboy’ skills. I’m awkward andcan’tpickuponcues.so,itwouldread: “Ain’t got game, but certainly not lame”.

One social media related term you learnt recently?

I just found out what a thirst trap means. I’m still trying to figure what exactly counts as a thirst trap, I understand it’s ‘anything that is kind of sexy’. That’s the funniest thing I have heard!

A guilty pleasure? Watching Youtube videos about something I am obsessed with at that point. I have an obsessive personality. I get obsessed with things for a while like with leather, geography, history, or even wars.

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Instagram or Twitter?

Instagram.

Tell a painful truth or a comforting lie?

Tell a painful truth.

Money or fame?

Money.

Web series or movies?

Movies.

Sunsets or sunrises?

Sunsets.