Neil Nitin Mukesh was born on 15 January 1982 in Bombay, Maharashtra. His father is Bollywood playback singer Nitin Mukesh, son of veteran singer Mukesh. His paternal grandmother was a Gujarati Shrimali Brahmin while his paternal grandfather was a Mathur Kayastha from Delhi. He was named by Lata Mangeshkar after the American astronaut Neil Armstron As a child, he appeared in Vijay (1988) and Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii (1989) as the younger versions of Rishi Kapoor and Govinda respectively.
Neil was educated at Brown Lawns H kindergarten and HR College in Mumbai, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce at his father's insistence. He then decided to pursue a career in acting, despite being born into a family of singers. In an interview with The Times of India, the actor said "singing is my hobby, but acting is my passion. A passion that even my grand-dad harboured. So, while my father continued his legacy and became a singer, I pursued his other passion. I am living his dream". Neil trained at a four-month workshop at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute, and received training from actor Anupam Kher.
Acting career
2007–10: Debut and breakthrough
Neil made his debut in Sriram Raghavan's 2007 thriller Johnny Gaddaar. Despite critical acclaim, the film failed to do well at the box office. Neil's first 2009 film was the science-fiction thriller Aa Dekhen Zara. Co-starring with Bipasha Basu, His next appearance was in Kabir Khan's action-drama New York with John Abraham, Katrina Kaif and Irrfan Khan. Exploring the aftermath of the 9/11, the film was a critical and commercial success, earning over ₹610 million (US$8.6 million) worldwide.
His final film of the year was Madhur Bhandarkar's Jail, a drama revolving around the cruel reality faced by prisoners in Indian jails. In 2010, Neil featured in Pradeep Sarkar's romantic drama Lafangey Parindey with Deepika Padukone. Lafangey Parindey was a moderate commercial success, with a worldwide revenue of ₹310 million (US$4.3 million). Neil then starred in Sudhir Mishra's dramatic thriller Tera Kya Hoga Johnny. He has also been a brand ambassador to one of the leading clothing brands of the country, Oxemberg, in April 2010.
2011–present: Recent work
The following year Neil starred in Vishal Bhardwaj's 7 Khoon Maaf, a black comedy (based on Ruskin Bond's short story "Susanna's Seven Husbands")[27] featuring Priyanka Chopra as a woman who murders her seven husbands in an unending quest for love. In 2012, Neil starred in Abbas-Mustan's Players as part of an ensemble cast including Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu and Bobby Deol. In 2013, Neil worked in three films, though all were commercially unsuccessful. His first release was Bejoy Nambiar's action-drama David, in which he played a gangster whose boss controls the Asian community in 1970's London. He next appeared opposite Sonal Chauhan in Eros International's horror film 3G. Filmed in Fiji, the film told the story of how the duo face supernatural occurrences when they buy a 3G-enabled phone.
In 2019, he appeared in Saaho, a multilingual film directed by Sujeeth, playing an antagonist Jai aka Ashok Chakravarty.
Personal life
In 2017, Neil married Rukmini Sahay in a traditional Hindu wedding arranged by the familial elders.
In April 2018, Neil Nitin had announced via Instagram that they are currently expecting their first child due later on in the year. Neil Nitin was then blessed with a baby girl Nurvi Neil Mukesh on 20 September 2018.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1988 Vijay Young Vikram
1989 Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii Young Ravi Verma
2007 Johnny Gaddaar Vikram / Johnny G Nominated - Filmfare Best Male Debut Award
2009 Aa Dekhen Zara Ray Acharya
New York Omar Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Jail Parag Dixit
2010 Lafangey Parindey Nandan Kamthekar
Tera Kya Hoga Johnny Parvez
2011 7 Khoon Maaf Major Edwin Rodriques
2012 Players Spider
2013 David David / Iqbal
3G Sam
Shortcut Romeo Sooraj
2014 Kaththi Chirag Tamil film
SIIMA Award for Actor in a Negative Role - Tamil
2015 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Yuvraj Ajay Singh
2016 Wazir Wazir
2017 Indu Sarkar Sanjay Gandhi
Golmaal Again Nikhil
2018 Ishqeria Raghav
Dassehra Rudra Pratap Singh
Kavacham Vikramaditya Telugu film
2019 Saaho Jai / Ashok Trilingual film (Hindi, Tamil and Telugu)
Bypass Road Vikram Kapoor Also producer
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Film Result
2008 Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Johnny Gaddaar Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards Face of the Year Nominated
Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer–Male Nominated
Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow–Male Nominated
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Won
Zee Cine Awards Critics Special Award Won
2010 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor New York Nominated
2012 Screen Awards Best Supporting Actor 7 Khoon Maaf Nominated
2015 South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA Award for Actor in a Negative Role Kaththi Won
2017 IIFA Awards IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role Wazir Nominated
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