Neil Nitin Mukesh Chand Mathur (Hindi: नील नितिन मुकेश चन्द माथुर, pronunciation: /niːl niʈin mʊkeɪʃ/; born 15 January 1982), known professionally as Neil Nitin Mukesh or Neil Mukesh, is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is the son of singer Nitin Mukesh and grandson of the legendary singer Mukesh.
Early life
Mukesh was born in
Mumbai to Bollywood playback singer
Nitin Mukesh and Nishi Mukesh. He was named by
Lata Mangeshkar after astronaut
Neil Armstrong as his father was a big fan of Neil Armstrong. After schooling at Greenlawns High School in Mumbai, he graduated from
HR College with a Bachelor's degree in Communications. He did a 4-month workshop with Kishore Namit Kapoor and also at
Anupam Kher's institute during his college vacation. He also assisted
Aditya Chopra in his film
Mujhse Dosti Karoge while still in college.
As a child, Mukesh appeared in
Vijay (1988) and
Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni (1989). He received several offers as a lead actor before his acting debut as an adult, but as he did not want to debut with a love story, he chose to wait for the right role. It was then that
Sriram Raghavanoffered him
Johnny Gaddaar [1][2] Although the movie did not do well at the box-office, his acting was appreciated.
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