Neil
Nitin
Mukesh
is
spitting
venom.
Even
as
he
was
looking
forward
to
a
day
of
festivity
and
celebrations
yesterday,
he
woke
up
to
a
rude
surprise
when
he
read
about
his
ouster
from
Abbas
Mustan's
remake
of
The
Italian
Job.
A
tabloid
report
suggested
that
not
just
had
he
been
thrown
out
of
the
film
post
the
'failure'
of
Lafangey
Parindey;
he
was
also
blissfully
unaware
of
the
'fact'
himself.
"Well,
looks
like
some
people
out
there
know
more
about
me
and
my
films
than
myself",
says
Neil
while
trying
hard
to
control
his
irritation
over
the
matter,
"Just
because
you
are
not
speaking,
some
people
out
there
build
an
imaginary
tale
all
by
themselves."
So
what's
the
real
status?
"Arrey
issme
real
ya
unreal
status
ki
kya
baat
hai?
(There
is
no
question
of
real
and
unreal
status)
It's
sad
that
I
am
giving
clarification
on
this
when
the
fact
is
that
I
am
already
preparing
for
my
role.
The
film
is
pretty
much
on
and
I
am
also
not
going
anywhere.
In
fact
Abbas-Mustan,
who
are
currently
out
for
location
scouting,
had
given
me
such
a
detailed
role
description
before
leaving.
They
should
be
back
in
a
week's
time
and
post
that
there
would
be
a
further
one
month
of
preparation.
We
begin
shooting
early
November."
The
Italian
Job
has
been
in
news
for
about
a
year
and
most
of
the
pain
points
have
been
around
the
casting.
The
men
in
white,
Abbas-Mustan,
were
pretty
much
riding
high
after
the
super
success
of
Race.
However,
bringing
The
Italian
Job
has
been
a
challenge
due
to
its
requirement
of
a
high
profile
cast
as
well
as
the
big
budget
involved.
"I
am
sure
all
the
preparation
is
going
to
be
worth
it",
Neil,
who
plays
the
character
originally
enacted
by
Edward
Norton,
eases
up
here,
"The
film
so
much
belongs
to
the
Abbas-Mustan
zone.
They
are
the
masters
of
thrillers
and
The
Italian
Job
is
one
kick-ass
action-thriller
that
we
all
know.
I
can't
wait
to
get
started."
Meanwhile,
one
can't
help
but
tease
him
on
to
comment
on
the
'failure'
of
Lafangey
Parindey,
as
the
report
had
suggested.
After
all,
the
fact
remains
that
not
just
has
the
moderately
budgeted
Lafangey
Parindey
managed
to
sail
through
smoothly
theatrically,
it
has
also
made
profits
for
everyone
involved,
what
with
other
revenues
(satellite,
music,
home
video,
overseas)
also
being
milked
to
an
optimum.
"My
only
suggestion
to
those
who
comment
on
box
office
is,
don't
get
involved
when
you
don't
understand
the
economics
of
filmmaking.
Yash
Raj
Films
are
happy
and
this
is
where
the
buck
stops",
is
all
that
Neil
is
willing
to
comment
here,
considering
the
fact
that
folks
associated
with
Yash
Raj
Films
are
known
for
keeping
mum
when
it
comes
to
business
matters.
Story first published: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 15:52 [IST]