Friday,
September
21,
2007
Neil
Nitin
Mukesh,
who
plays
Vikram
in
Sriram
Raghavan's
Johnny
Gaddaar,
worked
as
a
child
artiste
in
Jaisi
Karni
Waisi
Bharni.
Now
he
is
a
confident
young
man,
with
a
smile
to
kill
for,
and,
of
course,
a
face
that
makes
women
go
weak
in
the
knees.
This
hunk
is
all
set
to
rock
Bollywood
with
his
confidence.
We
manage
to
speak
with
him
on
his
life.
Tell
us
something
about
Johny
Gaddar?
The
movie
is
about
five
friends
who
want
to
make
quick
money.
I
am
playing
the
character
of
Vikram,
the
most
ambitious,
because
of
whom
the
others
get
into
a
soup.
One
of
the
five
friends
turns
out
to
be
a
crook,
and
another
is
murdered.
Everyone
tries
to
solve
the
mystery
of
this
murdered
man,
and
there
is
huge
twist
towards
the
end
of
the
movie.
What
was
it
like,
working
with
Rimi
Sen?
Rimi
is
fabulous
-
a
very
composed
actress.
She
has
been
in
the
industry
for
over
three
years,
and
that
makes
her
a
senior.
She
is
extremely
helpful,
and
a
good
human
being.
Tell
us
about
yourself?
I
had
a
normal
childhood,
like
most
other
children.
I
graduated
from
HR
College,
with
a
B.Com
degree.
At
my
father's
insistence,
I
have
been
very
focused
on
my
career
since
I
was
in
the
12th
standard.
I
did
a
4-month
workshop
with
Kishore
Namit
Kapoor
and
also
at
Anupam
Kher's
institute,
during
vacations.
I
also
assisted
Aditya
Chopra
in
his
movie
'Mujhse
Dosti
Karoge',
when
I
was
in
college.
I
did
receive
offers
as
a
lead
actor
earlier,
but
I
did
not
want
to
debut
with
a
love
story.
I
chose
to
wait.
Then
Sriram
offered
me
this
movie
soon
-
I
was
impressed
with
the
script,
which
demanded
an
ensemble
cast.
Does
this
mean
that
you
will
not
do
any
love
stories?
Nothing
like
that,
it's
just
that
I
did
not
want
a
set
image
as
a
lover
boy.
People
learn
a
lot
of
things
before
coming
into
the
industry.
I
chose
to
learn
how
to
act.
I
am
confident
that
people
will
remember
me
on
the
basis
of
my
work.
You
come
from
a
family
of
singers,
yet
you
chose
to
be
an
actor.
I
have
always
wanted
to
be
an
actor.
It
has
been
my
childhood
dream.
I
have
also
worked
in
Yash
Raj's
movie
'Vijay'
and
Vimal
Kumar's
'Jaise
Karni
Wiasi
Bharni'
as
a
child
artiste
when
I
was
around
4
years
old.
Yash
Raj
uncle
used
to
give
me
a
box
of
chocolates
everyday.
I
loved
my
job
because
of
those
chocolates
at
the
end
of
the
day.
When
I
played
the
role
of
Govinda
as
a
child
in
'Jaise
Karni
Waise
Bharni',
I
was
appreciated
more
than
Govinda
and
that
left
an
impression
on
my
mind.
If
I
had
become
a
singer,
people
would
have
expected
a
lot
more
from
me
because
of
my
father
and
grandfather.
Do
you
regret
not
being
a
singer?
No,
not
at
all.
My
grandfather
and
father
entertained
people
by
singing
and
I
do
that
with
my
acting.
Did
your
father
ever
force
you
to
become
a
singer?
Never.
He
is
the
most
supportive
father,
guiding
me
in
the
right
direction.
I
had
the
freedom
to
choose
whatever
career
I
wanted,
wherever
my
interest
lay.
He
is
not
a
friend,
but
a
father.
He
never
imposed
anything
on
me,
and,
at
the
launch
of
the
movie's
music,
he
was
more
excited
than
I
was.
Actors
take
to
singing
quite
a
bit
these
days.
Do
you
think
you
will
consider
such
a
step?
Of
course
(laughs).
I
am
not
that
bad
and
you
know
the
background
I
come
from.
I
will
consider
singing
if
the
script
of
the
movie
demands
it.
What
are
your
future
plans?
After
this
movie
I
am
doing
'Tera
Kya
Hoga
Johnny',
which
is
a
Sudhir
Mishra
movie.
The
'Johnny'
factor
in
the
title
is
a
co-incidence,
and
it
is
not
a
sequel
to
my
first
movie.
Apart
from
that
I
have
signed
two
movies
with
Adlabs,
but
I
would
not
like
to
discuss
it
now.