Neil Nitin Mukesh, who has served as an assistant director to Aditya Chopra for five years having worked in <em>Mujhse Dosti Karoge</em> among others in the beginning of his film career, has evinced interest to get behind the camera and helm a film. "I was an assistant director for five years of my life and would definitely like to get into direction for sure. It will certainly happen someday," Neil exclaimed when pushed to answer a query if he was indeed mulling with the idea of turning to direction.

In most of his films starting from Adlabs’ Johny Gaddar, Neil Nitin Mukesh has been seen as a gangster. But, to bring in a change, the actor will be seen essaying the role of an IPS officer attached to the crime branch in Rash Production Pvt. Ltd’s <em>Dussehra</em> produced by Aparna Hoshing and directed by Manish Vatsalya.

Going by the latest trend when all the major leading men are turning up to do cop roles like Salman Khan in <em>Dabangg</em>, Aamir Khan in <em>Talaash</em>, Akshay Kumar in <em>Rowdy Rathore</em> and Ajay Devgn in <em>Singham</em>, Neil Nitin Mukesh too has joined the bandwagon. He will play the man in the uniform in the Manish Vatsalya-directed film <em>Dussehra</em>. Confirming the same, an excited Neil says, “Yes, I am playing a cop in the film. It is going to be an action loaded affair.”

Singer Lucky Ali, actor Neil Nitin Mukesh and director Bijoy Nambiar have been under the scanner of certain sensitive communities ever since the song Ya Hussain was aired. The minority community has urged Bejoy to remove the song as they feel it doesn’t befit their definitions of propriety. The song was played to the accompaniment of a sequence showing a Moharram procession in the film. The fact that the singer Lucky Ali was also a part of the same community that objected to the song, added an even more anxious edge to the safety of the film as it approached release.

There is some disappointment in store for Neil Nitin Mukesh. Bejoy Nambiar’s Hindi-Tamil bi-lingual <em>David</em> which was to feature Neil in both the languages would now have the actor only in Hindi.

It looks like the war between Salman-Arbaaz Khan and Abhinav Kashyap over <em>Dabangg</em> is finally over. The two parties were locked in a silent war when Abhinav refused to direct the sequel to <em>Dabangg</em> opting instead to move on to what were apparently greener pastures.The Khans brothers saw red.Much acrimony was swapped on the issue.

Over the years, filmmakers have experimented with the black and white format on the big screen to bring in a change in viewing experience. The latest is that in Bejoy Nambiar’s upcoming yet untitled film, the director has recreated the black and white era in certain parts of the storyline that is a gangster film. The film has among others Neil Nitin Mukesh.

Mathira, also known as the Paris Hilton of Pakistan, is all set to become the latest addition to the list of actors entering Bollywood from across the border. The chat show host, currently in Mumbai, is confident of bagging a role in an upcoming romantic comedy starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and directed by debutant Prerna Wadhawan. "I'm not a stranger to camera, so I'm very confident and as of now, my chances are 50/50," she said in a statement. Currently, she is in talks with others filmmakers too in her stay in the city until next week.

Eros International and Next Gen Film’s psychological thriller 3-G, directed by Bejoy Nambiar starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sonal Chauhan, is a psychological-horror film that deals with the sixth sense. With this film, Neil has tried his hand in a different genre. “It's easier to get into a comfort zone and do the same predictable scripts. It’s a challenge to crack something different, 3G offers that,” Neil observed. The film recently had a 50-day schedule in the picturesque Fiji Islands. The long gap, away from Bollywood, gave the cast and crew of the film ample time to bond.