Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh is all praise for the current generation of actors in Bollywood. In an exclusive chat with India Today Digital, the actor opened up about his admiration for the current crop of Bollywood talent.
He named Vicky Kaushal, Kartik Aaryan, Rajkummar Rao, Jahnvi Kapoor, Ananya Panday and several others in his list of actors who he is impressed with.
Speaking with us, Neil spoke about who among the younger generation of actors he finds promising. ” he said, adding, “Then there is Kartik [Aaryan], who is shining very nicely. He’s pushing the envelope, doing some interesting stuff. Rajkummar [Rao] is doing some good work too.”
Neil went on to say that it’s tough to single anyone out because the entire new generation is stepping up. “All these kids are upping their game. I can’t name just one and be biased. Whether it’s Janhvi [Kapoor] or anybody else – they’re all working really hard,” he explained.
One name that pleasantly surprised him was Ananya Panday. “I was surprised to see her in her recent film (‘Kesari Chapter 2’). I really liked her in that,” he added.
Neil also spoke about some recent films that have stayed with him. He stated, “I saw ‘Chhaava’, and I really liked it. I loved Vicky in it, it was fantastic. Recently, I also , I’m a big Siddharth Anand fan, a big Jaideep Ahlawat fan. I like both of their work. Sid is very dear to me, so I enjoyed that too. At least we’re making the effort to create entertaining and massy films.”
Among other films he enjoyed recently are ‘Hisaab Barabar’, ‘Kesari’, and ‘Raid’ – “I loved ‘Kesari’. Maddy was outstanding in the film. And I saw ‘Raid’ recently, enjoyed that too.”
Neil called himself a ‘movie buff’ and said that he makes it a point to catch up on as many films as he can. “I love watching movies. I learn from them,” he explained.