Madhur Bhandarkar thinks Neil Nitin Mukesh deserves the National Award for his performance in Jail
The first cut is always the deepest. And so has the impact of Neil Nitin Mukesh been on his mentor-filmmaker, Madhur Bhandarkar, who on recently showed the actor the first cut of Jail, his forthcoming film, and a first for Madhur- a story of a man’s struggle. Madhur has earlier indulged in a woman’s perspective- Fashion, Corporate, Satta, Chandni Bar.
A source close to the film revealed, “Neil has worked very hard to deliver to Madhur’s demands; be it with his range of emotions or even to physically give in to the director when the director asked him to drop his pants for a nude shot.”
While it is learnt that the nude shots will be blurred to dodge an A certificate, it is quite clear what plans Madhur has for his film and his actor. He intends to enter the film for the National Awards competition since he thinks Neil has given a National Award winning performance.
Madhur had been toying with the idea of making Jail for a long time but could not decide on an actor till Neil arrived on the scene with Johnny Gaddar. That was the first step. Madhur spoke in print that Parag Dixit (played by Neil) in Jail is a winner, and there is no doubt that the film could fetch Neil his acting trophy, as Madhur also considers that if the film wins in any other category, it will only be a bonus.
Neil is riding high on the success of New York, and Jail is next big release focused only on his star power. While his nude shots have already become a rage on the internet, it is to be seen if that or his acting abilities will be sufficient to draw audiences into Jail.
Neil isn’t particularly known for his acting skills. We hope Jail breaks the shackles around him.
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