Neil Nitin Mukesh
Born	Neil Mathur January 15, 1982 (1982-01-15) (age 27) Mumbai, India
Other name(s)	Neil Nitin Mukesh
Occupation	Actor, Playback Singer
Years active	1988 - 1989 2007 - present

Neil Nitin Mukesh (Hindi: नील नितिन मुकेश, pronunciation: /niːl niʈin mʊkeɪʃ/ / born 15 January 1982) also known by his birth name Neil Chand Mathur is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is the son of singer Nitin Mukesh and the grandson of the late noted singer Mukesh. Mukesh Chand Mathur is his grandfather and great playback singer of Indian cinema. Mukesh got married in 1946 to Saral Trivedi Raichand alise Bachhiben in a temple in Kandiwali, at the residence of R. D. Mathur. Saral was the daughter of a Gujarati Brahmin millionaire. ^[1]

Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Awards and nominations 3.1 Filmfare Awards 3.2 Star Screen Awards 3.3 Stardust Awards 3.4 IIFA Awards 3.5 Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Biography

Neil graduated from HR College, with a Bachelors' degree in Communications at his father's insistence, he has been very focused on his career since he was in the 12th standard.His name was given by Lata mangeshkar and was based on Astronaut Neil Armstrong as his father was a big fan of him. He did a 4-month workshop with Kishore Namit Kapoor and also at Anupam Kher's institute during his vacations. He also assisted Aditya Chopra in his movie Mujhse Dosti Karoge, when he was in college. Neil 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 Raghavan offered him Johnny Gaddaar, whose script he was very impressed with, as it demanded an ensemble cast.

He has always wanted to be an actor. It has been his childhood dream. He has also worked in Yash Raj Films' movie Vijay and Vimal Kumar's Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni as a child artiste when he was around 7 years old. He played the role of Govinda (actor) as a child in Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni.

[edit] Career

As a child he made appearances in Vijay (1988) and Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni (1989).

Neil made his movie debut with the 2007 crime thriller Johnny Gaddaar directed by Sriram Raghavan. He received good reviews for his role of Vikram, the main antagonist.^[2][3] Though the movie did not do well at the box-office, his acting was appreciated. A reviewer noted that he has made a good move by not being afraid of taking on a negative role.^[4]. His upcoming films are Sudhir Mishra's Tera Kya Hoga Johnny followed by New York, Aa Dekhen Zara and Madhur Bhandarkar's Jail.^[5]

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] Filmfare Awards

Nominated

• 2008:

[edit] Star Screen Awards

Nominated

• 2008: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Male; Johnny Gaddaar

[edit] Stardust Awards

Nominated

• 2008: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Male; Johnny Gaddaar

[edit] IIFA Awards

Winner

• 2008 - Fresh Face of the Year ^[6]

[edit] Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards

• 2008 - Best Performance in a negative role

[edit] Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1988	Vijay	Young Vikram Bhardwaj	Child artist
1989	Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni	Young Ravi Verma	Child artist
2007	Johnny Gaddaar	Vikram	Nominated - Filmfare Best Male Debut Award
2009	Aa Dekhen Zara	Ray Acharya
	New York	Omar
	Jail	Parag Dixit	6 November 2009
2009	Tera Kya Hoga Johnny	Parvez	Previewed in Dubai International Film Festival on 17 December 2008
2010	The Italian Job Remake
	Thank You
	Pranksters

[edit] See also

• Nitin Mukesh
• Mukesh

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Neil Nitin Mukesh at the Internet Movie Database

[www.kolkatamirror.com]