Neil Nitin Mukesh: Neil Nitin Mukesh also known as Neil Mathur is a Bollywood actor. He is the son of singer Nitin Mukesh and the grandson of the late noted singer Mukesh. Mukesh Chand Mathur, his grandfather and great playback singer of Indian cinema.
Birthday: 15th January, 1982 in Mumbai.
Debut Film: Vijay (1988) as a child artiste.
Major Impact: Johnny Gaddar (2007).
Successful Films: Jaise Karni Waise Bharni (1989), Johnny Gaddar (2007).
Awards: Winner of the IIFA Fresh Face of the Year Award in 2007.
Upcoming Films: Aa Dekhen Zara, New York and Tera Kya Hoga Johnny.
Facts we didn’t know:
He graduated from HR College, with a B.Com degree.
At his father’s insistence, he has been very focused on his career since he was in the 12th standard.
He did a 4-month workshop with Kishore Namit Kapoor and also at Anupam Kher‘s institute, during vacations.
He also assisted Aditya Chopra in his movie ‘Mujhse Dosti Karoge’, when he was in college.
He did receive offers as a lead actor earlier, but as he did not want to debut with a love story, he chose to wait. Then Sriram offered him a movie – he was impressed with the script, which demanded an ensemble cast.
If he had become a singer, people would have expected a lot more from him because of his father and grandfather.
