Friday, December 19, 2025
ADVT 
Bollywood

I'm Extremely Proud Of My Name: Neil Nitin Mukesh

Darpan News Desk IANS, 17 Aug, 2016 11:12 AM
  • I'm Extremely Proud Of My Name: Neil Nitin Mukesh
His name has been made fun of on social media, but actor Neil Nitin Mukesh says he is proud of it and feels blessed to be born in legendary singer Mukesh's family.
 
"People make fun of my name, but I am extremely proud. Tell me how many sons actually use their father's name in today's time and take their legacy forward," Neil told IANS over phone from Mumbai. 
 
Neil is the son of veteran singer Nitin Mukesh and grandson of Mukesh. 
 
"I am very blessed and honoured to be born in the Mukesh family. I am extremely proud to have my grandfather's and father's name on my shoulders," said the actor, who has recently joined hands with animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India for a campaign against elephant joyrides.

MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

Rajesh Khanna Episode Over With Naseeruddin's Graceful Apology: Akshay Kumar

Superstar Akshay Kumar said that the controversy over Naseeruddin Shah's comment about his late father-in-law Rajesh Khanna has ended as Naseeruddin has has "gracefully appologized" and the matter should be forgotten.

Rajesh Khanna Episode Over With Naseeruddin's Graceful Apology: Akshay Kumar

Hollywood Should Not Be A Benchmark For Success: Varun Dhawan

Actor Varun Dhawan says that Hollywood should not be a benchmark for success in the Indian film industry, and that our industry should not ape them, but retain our culture.

Hollywood Should Not Be A Benchmark For Success: Varun Dhawan

Thought Of Doing 'Cocktail' Type Roles To Be Safe: Diana Penty

Actress Diana Penty on Monday said that she initially thought of playing roles similar to her role in her debut film "Cocktail", but then decided to challenge herself and hence chose a completely different character in the film "Happy Bhag Jayegi".

Thought Of Doing 'Cocktail' Type Roles To Be Safe: Diana Penty

I Don't Watch Television: Vidya Balan

She started her career in showbiz from the small screen, where she portrayed a shy bespectacled Radhika of the TV sitcom "Hum Paanch". But actress Vidya Balan says now she doesn't get the time to watch television.

I Don't Watch Television: Vidya Balan

Never Felt Like An Outsider: Jacqueline Fernandez

Never Felt Like An Outsider: Jacqueline Fernandez
She stepped into tinsel town in 2009 with "Aladin" and she has been on a roll in Bollywood ever since. Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez says she was welcomed into the Hindi film industry "very warmly" and was never made to feel like an outsider.

Never Felt Like An Outsider: Jacqueline Fernandez

Sentencing Of 'Peepli Live' Co-director Farooqui On Aug 4

Sentencing Of 'Peepli Live' Co-director Farooqui On Aug 4
A court here on Tuesday fixed August 4 for pronouncing the quantum of punishment for Mahmood Farooqui, co-director of the 2010 Hindi film 'Peepli Live', convicted for the rape of an American woman.

Sentencing Of 'Peepli Live' Co-director Farooqui On Aug 4