Veteran singer, Nitin Mukesh who turned 60 on Sunday got his life’s most cherished gift from son, Neil Nitin Mukesh

A Mercedes of the new CGI series.

The Mercedes is a car that the senior Mukesh wanted to own all his life.

Says Neil excitedly, “You had to see his expression when I took him by the hand, blindfolded to the garage where the car was parked and showed him his dream car. He jumped up and down and squealed like a child. He then ran to his best friend’s apartment and got him down to see the car. The two of them were like a couple of excited school kids on their first outing to Disneyland. It was full paisa –vasool for me.”

For Neil this was the proudest moment of his career as an actor so far. “If I’m earning a certain amount of money my biggest wish is to make my family happy with what money can buy. I planned to buy the Merc for dad for over a year so that I can give it on his 60 th birthday.”

For Nitin Mukesh the Mercedes still remains the ultimate luxury car.

Chuckles Neil, “When I bought myself the Audi Q7 last year Dad was like… ‘Ok, but the Merc’s the car for me.’ I then decided what his gift would be on the 60th birthday.”

On Sunday, the entire family drove in the golden Mercedes to Amby Valley for celebrating Papa Nitin Mukesh birthday.

After Shilpa Shetty’s wedding, it’s the time for Bollywood to gear up for another big marriage celebration! Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh is all set to tie the knot with his girlfriend, Priyanka Bhatia who is a Mumbai-based fashion designer, in 2010. Neil, who has had a long-standing relationship with Priyanka, has now confirmed that he is engaged to his girl, and plans to marry her by the end of next year.

"I love Priyanka. She’s the best thing to have happened to me,” Neil said.
Talking to a news daily, a source close to Neil said, “Neil and Priyanka hope to tie the knot next year. He is very possessive about Priyanka, and has kept her identity under wraps so far, to avoid undue attention. However, some people saw that as a sign of him being ashamed at admitting his relationship. That is why he has decided to come out with it. Priyanka even accompanied him to the premiere of ‘Jail’ but at that time no one knew about her, so she wasn’t photographed.”

Synopsis: In this visually stunning, roller-coaster of a film, Johnny, a young boy from the Mumbai slums, must deal drugs supplied by a local mafia don to make a living. He comes into contact with a range of diverse characters, each living out their own drama in the backstreets of the sleepless city. These include Parvez, a young man who is having an affair with the wife of a corrupt cop, and Preeti, a young model who lives with her druggy advertising boyfriend. As these and other characters’ stories converge and slide inexorably into violence and murder, Johnny seizes his chance to make his dreams come true. With Neil Nitin Mukesh, Soha Ali Khan, Kay Kay Menon. Sudhir Misra, Tutu Sharma, and Manu Kumaran in person.

Starring          : Soha Ali Khan, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Karan Nath, Shahana Goswam more…

Director         : Sudhir Mishra

Language       : Hindi

Genre            : Comedy / Thriller / Social / Spoof

Release Date : 2009

Their grandfathers were best friends, their fathers enjoy great camaraderie and Neil Nitin Mukesh says he and Ranbir Kapoor are pals too. But he also admits that there is healthy rivalry between them.

“Ranbir and I are of course competitors. But there’s no negative rivalry between us. Our respective fathers (Nitin Mukesh and Rishi Kapoor) would kill us if we behaved like two brats fighting for the same roles,” Neil told IANS.

“I’m proud that Ranbir’s and my grandfather (Raj Kapoor and Mukesh) were very close friends. My father and Ranbir’s father adore each other. Ranbir is like my younger brother,” he added

Neil’s “Jail” and Ranbir’s “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani” releases on the same day.

“I’d want Ranbir’s film to do as well as mine,” Neil says. “Fortunately, ‘Jail’ and ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’ look like north and south poles.”

Neil Nitin Mukesh went to Delhi’s Tihar Jail and came back with a bagful of goodies made by the prisoners, including a blanket, a shawl, sweets and other edibles. The shopping arcade in the jail premises sells everything under the sun, says the actor who will be seen as a prisoner in his next movie.

“There’s a shopping arcade at Tihar where everything under the sun made by the prisoners is branded TJ (Tihar Jail) and sold. I was told the revenues from these handmade Tihar goods comes to Rs.7.5 crore every year. I bought a kambal (blanket), shawl, kurta, sweets and other edibles,” Neil told IANS.

“Do you know they have 10-day meditation courses in there, a full Vipassana where the yoga guru comes and stays inside the prison?”

Neil spent Monday afternoon in what is described as Asia’s largest prison as part of the campaign to make his film “Jail” connected to a larger reality about the life of prisoners.

Neil Nitin Mukesh has apparently replaced his New York co-star John Abraham in the yet untitled film starring Akshay Kumar and being directed by David Dhawan’s son Rohit Dhawan.

Just last week we had reported about this Akshay-John starrer finally getting a producer to mark the directorial debut of David Dhawan’s son. But within a matter of days John Abraham has been dropped. The reason, our source reveals is ‘cost cutting’. What with the on going recession, the makers, Eros apparently felt taking John would have multiplied their making costs and it would have been better to opt for a much cheaper and now also reliable Neil Nitin Mukesh for the same part. Neil shall be playing the role of a pole dancer along with Akshay Kumar in a strip club in the film. The film is a romantic comedy and the leading ladies for the two male leads are yet to be finalized.

Another source reveals, “John is presently in London shooting for Abbas Tyrewala’s next after Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and still doesn’t yet have the complete idea as to why he has been dropped.”

Jail’ the forthcoming Bollywood movie starring Neil Nitin Mukesh, Mugdha Godse and Manoj Bajpai in the lead roles.

‘Jail’ is scheduled to release in the month of ‘September 2009′

This movie is directed by ‘Madhur Bhandarkar’ The story revolves around ‘Neil Nitin Mukesh’ as ‘Parag Dixit’ who is happy dreaming about a decent job & happy life with his mother and his girl friend ‘Mughda Godse’ as ‘Maansi’

His dream life changes upside down, all of  a sudden, because of the unfortunate incidents that took place in his life. All that ‘Parag’, remembers is that he is handcuffed and randomly beaten up by the cops. ‘Parag’ is confused and all that he remembers, is about his worried mother and his loving girlfriend, who is trying to be brave, to face the situations, but failing to do so.

Everything around ‘Parag’ is in confused status with shattered souls, sad people, broken hearts, pending cases, court cases and world of arrests. Parag is forced to accept the life that has been imposed on him or to break the system, by going against the system.

If you’ve seen Neil Nitin Mukesh driving himself around instead of a chauffeur, that’s because he is practising driving his luxurious SUV, the high-end Audi Q7, smoothly. The Audi, a lava-grey colour, is an S-line sports model.
But it’ll take some time before Neil Mukesh gets to drive the car. Even though he has paid for the car and it is officially his, it is still decorating the display of the showroom. Actor Neil Mukesh explains, “The front of our building is under renovation and there’s hardly any space to park the new car. I’d rather be impatient and fret about it than deal with the trauma of the Audi getting scratched and bearing marks.”
Neil’s father, singer Nitin Mukesh, always dreamt of owning a super-luxury car. So now that the movie New York has clicked at the boxoffice, Neil Mukesh has decided that he can flaunt his success a bit without being labeled a spoilt south Mumbai brat. An emotional Neil Mukesh recalls, “I still remember the first car, a Maruti Zen, that my dad gifted me. Now it’s my turn to fulfill his dream. I could’ve afforded an Audi earlier, but it is only now that I truly deserve it.”
When Neil Mukesh will finally get to drive his Audi depends entirely on how quickly the renovation work in his building winds up. Meanwhile, a possessed Neil Mukesh goes to the showroom everyday to gaze at his prized possession. And as if to compensate for the wait, Neil’s other dreams are coming true too. His Abbas Mustan film, which was shelved due to recession, has been revived. Also, he’s finally doing a love story. Neil says, “It’s a Ken Ghosh film and finally, I’m doing the kind of film that debutants dream of at the beginning of their career.”

Thmakers of Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bipasha Basu starrer Aa Dekhen Zara are set to release the fast-paced romantic musical thriller again on Friday. Director Jehangir Surti’s film was first released on March 27 and was shown only in single screen theatres because of the stand-off between producers and multiplexes.

But now when the matter is resolved, Aa Dekhen Zara is being re-released on a big scale — it will hit 170 screens across India.”This is a perfect opportunity to re-release the film. We are really excited and looking forward to audiences visiting theatres to watch one of the first films to be released post strike.

Movie buffs, who missed it earlier, can see it now,” said producer Viki Rajani in a press statement.

Check out these stills from upcoming flick New York starring John Abraham,Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh.

The story is based in Big Apple revolving around three friends Sam,Maya and Omar. Sam is an Indian origin US citizen and the stud of his college, Maya is also an Indian origin US Citizen and Omar,also an India and a bright student lands in New York on a scholarship. They start bonding great time until the fateful day of September 9th,2001, when World Trade Centre is attacked.

The lives of these three friends takes a topsy turvy turn as they find themselves facing the most dreadful situations of their lives.