Neil
Nitin
Mukesh's
love
interest
is
no
longer
kept
out
of
view.
That
the
girl
in
question,
Priyanka
Bhatia,
is
very
much
part
of
the
Mukesh
parivar
which
became
evident
on
the
night
of
November
2
when
at
the
Fame
Adlabs
at
a
private
screening
of
Jail.
Priyanka
was
prominently
present
alongside
Neil's
parents
and
brother
Naman.
Neil's
mother
and
girlfriend
sobbed
uncontrollably
throughout.
"Priyanka
and
my
mom
were
hysterical
with
grief.
They
weren't
looking
at
just
a
character
being
put
through
a
traumatic
time.
To
them
it
was
someone
who
they
both
love
in
pain
in
front
of
their
eyes," said
Neil.
Neil
admits
Priyanka
is
an
integral
part
of
his
family.
"My
parents
and
her
parents
don't
only
know
and
like
one
another,
we
also
visit
each
another's
homes
constantly.
More
than
lovers
we're
friends
first.
There's
a
comfort
level
in
our
interaction
that
makes
us
very
relaxed
with
one
another.
We
don't
have
to
hide
anything.
We
meet
openly
and
are
very
proud
of
one
another.
There's
no
pressure
for
marriage
on
either
side.
When
it
happens,
it
happens.
The
marital
status
on
the
passport
would
hardly
alter
anything
between
us."
Priyanka
has
done
a
course
in
fashion
designing.
Neil
is
open
to
the
idea
of
Priyanka
designing
his
clothes
for
his
films.
"I'd
love
that.
But
it
should
happen
on
its
own.
Neither
Priyanka
nor
I
want
to
pressurize
anyone
to
use
her
skills.
But
if
it
happens,
I'd
be
very
happy
to
be
dressed
up
by
her." Another
happy
happening
is
the
fact
that
Neil's
colleague
Ranbir
Kapoor's
film
Ajab
Prem
Ki
Ghazab
Kahani
released
on
the
same
day
as
Neil's
Jail.
Says
Neil,
"Ranbir
and
I
are
of
course
competitors.
But
there's
no
negative
rivalry
between
us.
Our
respective
fathers
would
kill
us
if
we
behaved
like
two
brats
fighting
for
the
same
roles.
I'm
proud
that
Ranbir's
and
my
grandfather
were
very
close
friends.
My
father
and
Ranbir's
father
adore
each
other.
Ranbir
is
like
my
younger
brother."
So
is
Neil
saying
Ranbir
is
no
competition?
"Of
course
he
is!"
rejoins
Neil.
"I'd
want
Ranbir's
film
to
do
as
well
as
mine.
Fortunately,
Jail
and
Ajab
Prem
Ki
Ghazab
Kahani
look
like
the
North
and
South
pole."
Last
week,
all
of
Neil's
forthcoming
directors
saw
Jail
at
Yash
Raj
Studios
"David
Dhawan.
Abbas-Mustan,
Kunal
Kohli
and
Ken
Ghosh
saw
the
film.
I
think
they
liked
what
they
saw.
So
I'm
safe
in
their
films."