Big Comment/ Vivek Oberoi, who once dated Aishwarya Rai, talks about toxic relationships: It's not easy...

Actor Vivek Oberoi recently opened up about the lessons he learned from his past relationships, some of which he described as toxic. He claimed that he discovered he had a hero complex that he couldn't live up to as a result of certain romantic experiences. After having his heart broken, he went through a period where he was only interested in flings.

Vivek Oberoi on his toxic relationships

Vivek spoke on Anas Boukhash's podcast about going through a particularly difficult period in the early 2000s, when he had a public breakup and experienced career setbacks. He went to his mother for comfort, as any good Indian boy would, and she took him to the children's ward at a cancer hospital to give him a new perspective on life.

Vivek said, "Each serious relationship teaches you. It leaves you with something. The bad breakups, the really toxic relationships teach you your patterns. They teach you what you should stay away from. Like I discovered that some of us have a hero complex, where you come in like a knight in shining armour, and say, ‘I will take care of this for you’."

"It’s not easy to constantly be on this pedestal, and live up to the expectations that you’ve created for yourself. Then you make the other person used to, if they’re not manipulating you, to become used to expecting that of you. And now you can’t change. You can’t just say, ‘We’re equals, let’s carry the load together’, because that’s what makes a good, honest relationship. That’s what I learned from toxic relationships, it’s so important to break the pattern," he added.

What's next for Vivek Oberoi?

Vivek made his acting debut with Ram Gopal Varma's Company in 2002. Following several hits over the next few years, he experienced a dip in success, prompting him to appear in more South Indian films and on streaming services. He'll be seen in the Prime Video series Indian Police Force, a television spinoff of director Rohit Shetty's shared universe of cop films. Previously, Vivek Oberoi was in a relationship with actress Aishwarya Rai, way before she tied the knot with actor Abhishek Bachchan in 2007.