Neil Nitin Mukesh has consistently received praise for his willingness to choose unconventional roles and portray them beautifully onscreen. The popular actor, known for his humble nature and good looks, has delivered several performances which were widely appreciated for the depth and rawness of the characters he has played. Though he hails from a filmy background with his grandfather, Mukesh Chand Mathur, being a legendary Indian playback singer, Neil Nitin Mukesh’s struggle in the Bollywood industry was still evident.
Neil Nitin Mukesh has always been vocal about the challenges he faced during his initial Bollywood days, and recently, the actor opened up about how people didn’t have faith in him as they considered him someone with only good looks and no acting skills. During a recent interview with SCREEN, the actor spoke about making a difference as a debutant back in those days and expressed how he felt insecure during his initial struggling days.
The Golmaal Again actor also added, “The trend at that time was that debuts were happening with love stories, Ranbir Kapoor, Harman Baweja, and Jackky Bhagnani – all were debuting around the same time. That time debuts would happen once in five or three years, but this time there were multiple debuts happening in one year. So, I had to stand out.”
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Further, during the interview, Neil Nitin Mukesh also revealed that he was offered Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, but he had to reject the movie. He explained, “Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na was never supposed to be my debut film. I was given two scripts to read and pick the one where my heart was leaning more. One was Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, and the other was Johnny Gaddar.” Praising the movie further, he said that it was an amazing script and he had auditioned for it as well, but when it came down to choosing one, he chose Johnny Gaddar.
On the work front, the mesmerising actor was recently seen in the musical drama web series Hai Junoon. He played the role of Gagan Ahuja, a musical mentor for aspiring artists. The show also featured Jacqueline Fernandez in the lead role. It is available to stream on JioHotstar.