Sohail supported me against Salman: Vivek

Actor Vivek Oberoi has revealed that Salman Khan's brother Sohail had supported him in his fight with the superstar.

"He (Sohail) was my best friend and he had even fought for me with Salman. And he had told me, 'I will sort it out, don't worry!," Vivek said.

However, the actor believes that he lost Sohail's friendship after he went public against Salman in 2003 alleging that the actor had threatened to kill him because of his relationship with Aishwarya Rai.

"I felt bad that I had let a friend down. Till date, Sohail has not been able to forgive me...I speak to Arbaaz but I understand that I let down Sohail the most," Oberoi said.

Talking to director Farah Khan on her chat show, Tere Mere Beach Mein, the actor admitted that the moment he sat at the press conference, he knew he was wrong and he should have sorted things out with Salman privately.

Talking about the backlash that followed his public spat with Khan, Vivek said, "People don't know this. I suddenly became an outcast from being this lovable boy. There were few who called up saying that I did the right thing...but they soon disappeared. Suddenly there was no one to back me, and those who had asked me to do this also walked away saying that this is no longer their responsibility."

"I was fed up...People started asking me to return the signing amounts saying that they can't do the film with me because they were facing pressure from here and there," he said adding that he is still facing music from the industry.