For
the
last
four
years,
Neil
Nitin
Mukesh
had
been
missing
from
the
most
important
annual
event
in
his
house.
The
Ganpati
festival
is
celebrated
with
optimum
gaiety
in
veteran
singer
Nitin
Mukesh"s
house.
Sadly
his
son
Neil
had
been
missing
out
on
all
the
celebrations.
But
this
time
Neil
is
not
only
at
home
for
Ganesh
Chaturthi,
he
has
taken
over
the
entire
arrangements.
Says
the
exuberant
actor,
“For
the
first
time
in
four
years
I"ve
the
time
to
be
home
for
Ganpati.
For
the
last
three
years
during
Ganesh
Chaturthi
I
was
shooting
outside
Mumbai.
Last
year
I
was
shooting
in
New
York
during
Ganpati.
Forget
about
doing
arrangements,
I
wasn"t
even
home
for
Ganpati."
Neil
has
taken
complete
charge
of
everything
in
his
South
Mumbai
home.
“All
the
decorations
inside
and
outside
the
house
are
done
by
me.
I"ve
arranged
for
the
cook
and
his
help
and
the
menu.
And
I'm
looking
after
all
the
Pooja
guests.
For
ten
days
it"s
an
open
house
in
our
residence.
Guests
come
in
any
time
pray
have
their
meal
and
leave
when
they
like."
Neil
is
not
shooting
in
September
and
October.
This
sabbatical
is
not
just
for
religious
purposes.
Neil
has
taken
time
off
till
October-end
to
prepare
for
his
action
part
in
Abbas-Mustan"s
The
Italian
Job.
While
the
directorial
duo
has
arranged
for
a
special
team
of
trainers
from
Hollywood
to
train
all
the
actors
(the
same
team
that
trained
Mark
Wahlberg
and
gang
in
the
other
Italian
Job,
Neil
intends
to
get
his
own
personal
martial-arts
trainer.)
Says
the
actor,
“The
role
requires
a
lot
of
martial
arts
training.
I"ve
learnt
Taikwando
for
two
years.
But
that
is
not
enough.
Though
Abbas-Mustan
has
hired
a
team
to
train
me
and
Abhishek
I
am
getting
my
own
personal
trainer." Neil
plunges
into
the
action
regime
for
The
Italian
Job
right
after
the
Ganpati
season.
No
leading
lady
has
been
finalized
as
yet.
Apparently,
Neil
is
pitching
hard
for
his
Lafangey
Parindey
co-star
Deepika
Padukone.
The
actor
jumps
to
his
film"s
defence,
“Lafangey
Parindey
was
certainly
not
the
loser
it
is
being
made
out
to
be.
In
fact,
my
producer
Aditya
Chopra
personally
told
me
it
has
made
sizeable
profits."
There
are
rumours
that
Neil
has
been
signed
by
Yashraj
for
another
film.
“Not
yet.
But
I
am
sure
when
Adi
has
something
he
will
call
me."