Actor Vivek Oberoi recently expressed his gratitude to the UAE leadership, frontline heroes and Emirates Airlines for his safe return from Mumbai to Dubai. In a video message, he acknowledged the key role UAE authorities played in reuniting his family with his family at a time when conflict in the Middle East disrupted air travel and left several family members stranded overseas.
Describing his journey back to Dubai, Vivek Oberoi said, “I spent the whole journey with my own heart racing, my thoughts entirely on my children.”
The caption for the Instagram post read: “My deepest gratitude to the UAE leadership, frontline heroes and @emirates wings for their incredible guardianship. It’s good to be back.”
In a heartfelt video message, the 49-year-old Bollywood star can be heard saying: “For all of us of the more than 200 nationalities who live here, the UAE is simply home. In the past few days, as geopolitical tensions have grown, the distance between where I was and where my family was waiting was harder than ever.”
Celebrating his return home, Vivek commented: “After returning to Dubai, I felt that every person on that Emirates plane had a silent story in their eyes. Hats off to the Emirates crew for keeping calm and looking after everyone with a smile despite their own fears.”
“The moment we landed, the atmosphere changed from quiet anxiety to a collective rush of relief,” said Vivek Oberoi, revealing the change in emotions he noticed among fellow passengers after arriving in the Middle Eastern country.
Touched by the scene at the airport, he said: “As I walked through the terminal, I saw daughters throwing themselves into the arms of their parents and fathers lifting their little ones into the air”, revealing that he cried when he saw the families reunited.
At the end of the video message, he thanked the airline and the UAE leadership. He also praised the UAE government’s leadership and calm response during the ongoing geopolitical tensions, saying: “My heartfelt thanks to the Emirates for being the bridge that brought us together in a world that felt like it was shifting…Today, I am more grateful than ever for the UAE government’s resilience in the face of global uncertainty. Your steady leadership and unwavering return provided the security we needed.”
