Shivaleeka Oberoi is a young Indian actress who has made her mark on the Indian entertainment industry via her appearances in Hindi movies. Some of her popular Hindi roles include appearances in movies like 2019’s Yeh Saali Aashiqui and 2020’s Khuda Haafiz. In this post, we will take a closer look at the life and career of the beautiful and talented actress. Let’s get started.
Shivaleeka Oberoi: All You Need To Know
When was Shivaleeka Oberoi born?
Shivaleeka Oberoi was born on July 24th, 1995 in the bustling metropolis of Mumbai. It’s the home of Bollywood and the home of India’s glitz and glamour. It’s no wonder that she was inspired to become an actress during her time growing up in Mumbai.
How did Shivaleeka Oberoi grow up?
Shivaleeka Oberoi’s family was associated with the entertainment business for some time. Her grandfather, Mahavir Oberoi was the producer of the 1967 movie Sheba and Hercules. Shivaleeka Oberoi’s mother worked as a teacher.
Where did Shivaleeka Oberoi study?
Shivaleeka Oberoi studied at Mumbai’s Arya Vidya Mandir School and Jamnabai Narsee School. After finishing her schooling, Shivaleeka Oberoi enrolled at Mumbai University and majored in Psychology And English. During her studies, she also joined Anupam Kher’s Prepares Acting Institute for a three month diploma.
Shivaleeka Oberoi: Acting Career
Assistant Director
Shivaleeka Oberoi worked as an assistant director for two famous Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment movies, Kick and Housefull 3. However, her assistant directorial venture was short lived as she started auditioning for films soon. She wasn’t cast in a movie right away and undertook some ads and modelling assignments for some time. She finally got her break in 2019 when she was cast in Yeh Saali Aashiqui in 2019.
Acting Career
Shivaleeka Oberoi was cast alongside Vardhan Puri in Yeh Saali Aashiqui. Vardhan Puri is the grandson of legendary Bollywood actor Amrish Puri. The movie was also produced by Amrish Puri Films in collaboration with Pen India Limited. Cherag Ruparel directed the movie. A year later, Shivaleeka Oberoi was cast in her second movie, Khuda Hafiz alongside Vidyut Jammwal.
Who is Shivaleeka Oberoi married to?
Shivaleeka Oberoi had been in a long term relationship with Karan Rajpal. It was rumoured that she got engaged to him on January 15th, 2018. However, she denied the reports a year later and labelled them falsified.
Three years later, she got engaged to Abhishek Pathak, a prominent filmmaker famous for movies such as Drishyam 2, on July 24th, 2022. Seven months later, Shivaleeka Oberoi married Abhishek Pathak at a private ceremony in Goa.
Abhishek Pathak grew up in a Bollywood household. His father Kumar Mangat is a well known movie producer of movies like Bittoo Boss and Khuda Haafiz. Alongside his father Kumar Mangat, Abhishek Pathak helped produce movies like Pyaar Ka Punchnama and Pagalpanti.
Abhishek Pathak was born on July 1st, 1987 in Mumbai. After finishing his schooling at Vrajlal Parekh Vidyanidhi High School, Abhishek Pathak enrolled in the Mithi Bai College. He started his production career as an assistant on the set of Omkara. He also worked as an assistant director for Anurag Kashyap on his famous movie, No Smoking. He also received assistant director credits on Ashwin Dheer’s One Two Three movie. Abhishek Pathak kicked off his directorial career with Ujda Chaman and rose to national prominence with Drishyam 2.
How did Shivaleeka Oberoi meet Abhishek Pathak?
The real life incidents that led to Shivaleeka Oberoi and Abhishek Pathak’s wedding were also quite “filmy”. Abhishek Pathak saw Shivaleeka Oberoi for the first time during her audition for the movie Khuda Haafiz (which was produced by Pathak). Shivaleeka Oberoi’s audition line was “who told me to marry you”. After seeing her dialogue and the delivery, Abhishek Pathak said “now I will marry her”. This incident was narrated by wedding photographer Himanshu Patel during the wedding of Shivaleeka Oberoi and Abhishek Pathak.
