Neil Nitin Mukesh

Neil Nitin Mukesh comes from a line of singers: his father is playback singer Nitin Mukesh, and his grandfather was the singer Mukesh. He was born on 15 January 1982 in Mumbai, took a commerce degree from HR College, Mumbai, and did his acting training at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute. As a child artist he appeared in Vijay (1988) and Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii (1989), playing the younger selves of characters portrayed by Rishi Kapoor and Govinda. He acts mainly in Hindi films and also works as a producer. His first film as an adult was Johnny Gaddaar (2007), in the title role. New York (2009), Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), Golmaal Again (2017) and Saaho (2019) came later. Kaththi (2014) was his first Tamil film and Kavacham (2018) his first in Telugu. Malayalam followed in 2026 with Khalifa, director Vysakh's action drama with Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead, in which he is seen as Harris Basheer. Khalifa can now be watched on several streaming platforms.