Neil Nitin Mukesh wants to play a situational comedy

Neil Nitin Mukesh wants to play a situational comedy: He has always played intense and serious roles, but not many know that Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh has a humorous side which he would like to explore in films. The actor is keen to do situational comedies.

'I would love to be a part of a comedy film but it is very important what type of comedy the film has to offer. I can't bang my head here and there and make people laugh,' Neil told IANS on phone from Mumbai.

'I would love to be a part of a situational comedy, something like 'Hera Pheri',' he added.

Five-films-old Neil has garnered plenty of critical acclaim with serious roles in his films 'Johnny Gaddaar', 'Aa Dekhen Zara', 'Jail', 'New York' and 'Lafangey Parindey' but off-screen the actor admits he is a clown.

'I am a clown off-screen and keep making people laugh with my acts. I have a great sense of humour. I am a good mimicry artiste also, a glimpse of which you would have seen in 'Johnny Gaddaar',' the actor proudly said.

Last seen in 'Lafange Parindey' with Deepika Padukone, Neil returns with yet another dark role in Vishal Bharadwaj's '7 Khoon Maaf', which is an adaptation of Ruskin Bond's short story 'Susanne's Seven Husbands'.

He plays the role of the 'lucky first husband' to get married to Susanna, played by Priyanka Chopra.

'Earlier, I was a bit nervous about working with Vishal but in course of time I realised he is a very humble human being and a great director. He has a different vision and explains each and everything so beautifully to an actor,' he said.

The actor sports a moustache for his role as an army man, Major Edwin Rodrigues, in the film, and says the character is inspired by his uncle Mohnish Mukesh.

So, does he plan to sport a moustache in future?

'Let's see how the audience responds to it. That will only decide whether or not I would sport it in future,' he said.

Apart from Neil, the film also stars John Abraham, Irrfan Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Annu Kapoor and Russian actor Aleksandr Dyachenko.

Asked if he was ever apprehensive about being a part of the multi-starrer '7 Khoon Maaf', Neil said: 'I don't understand why everybody is asking the same question. If I had been apprehensive, I would not have taken the film in the first place.'

'Such things sometimes create a doubt in the minds of actors like us - whether we made the right decision or not,' he added.

Meanwhile, Neil is busy shooting for Abbas Mustan's 'Players' with Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Sonam Kapoor and reveals that he has signed another film.

'7 Khoon Maaf' is a Priyanka Chopra's film: Neil Nitin Mukesh

'7 Khoon Maaf' is a Priyanka Chopra's film: Neil Nitin Mukesh: It’s rare to see a Bollywood movie where, despite the presence of seven male actors, it’s the female lead who hogs the limelight. Well, that’s the case with maverick director Vishal Bhardwaj’s upcoming film 7 Khoon Maaf.

Priyanka Chopra is getting all the attention for playing the hubby-slaying wife in the movie that also stars the likes of Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham, Irrfan Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Anu Kapoor and a Russian actor.

Neil, who plays an army Major Rodriques in the film, says the male actors are equally pivotal to the plot.

“So if the girl is important so are her seven husbands. The story would have been incomplete even without one of them. The movie has a great and huge cast,” said Neil.

However, even he couldn’t deny that the movie ultimately belongs to Priyanka.

“Of course it's her film. But we seven husbands are like her support systems. If not for us, whom would she kill!”

7 Khoon Maaf is slated to release on February 18.

Neil tells Shahrukh to shut up at Filmfare Awards

The who and who of Bollywood was present at the 55th Filmfare Awards held at the Yash Raj studios. The noisy auditorium turned silent after Neil Nitin Mukesh told his seniors Shahrukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan to ‘shut up’.

Shahrukh pulled the final trigger by saying why he has three names and no surname. He went on to say that his surname is Khan and so too Saif’s but he has no last name. On being mentioned on his family, Neil got into a rage and toldShahrukh to restrain himself, as his father was in the audience. He didn’t stop there. He told Shahrukh to just ‘shut up’.

After the show, Katrina Kaif went up to Neil and told him to apologise to SRK and Bipasha Basu told him that the act was scary. The actor himself is yet to come out of the incident. The very thought of tellingShahrukh to shut up still shakes him. He said that he even broke eggs on the heads of Shahrukh and Saif at the end of the show.

Hold on guys, it was part of the show. Neil revealed that Shahrukh told him what he should do on the stage. He added that he was even asked to throw eggs at his co-hosts but he begged to at least spare him on that. He instead chose to break eggs on the heads after the show.

Well Neil, your recent act has proved that you have come a long way as far as acting is concerned.