Young and Restless

The first was shot straight to the charming but shy actor Neil Nitin Mukesh on his nude and controversial scene in the film. “That’s a question that I have been put each time I face the press. Controversy and my director Madhur Bhandarkar seem to go hand in hand,” quipped the actor as he went on to add,“I stripped not to create controversy but because the situation in the script demanded so.” Neil made a point and to this his director pitched in support. “It’s not a sleazy bedroom scene nor is it done to generate publicity. If you see the film,you’ll realise it’s just exposing what happens in reality,” spoke Bhandarkar. Interestingly,while many young actors in Bollywood would think twice about taking extreme steps,Neil seems the least perturbed. “I have been conscious about the kind of cinema I do. This script fit my bill,” he says.

That holds true for model turned actor Mugdha Godse who was last seen in Bhandarkar’s super-hit film ‘Fashion’. “I am new to Bollywood but at the same time I want to be choosy about the work I do. I am extremely lucky to have a director like Bhandarkar cast me twice,” Godse remarked. While ‘Fashion’ saw her play a glamourous role,in ‘Jail’,Mugdha goes totally de-glam. “It’s a more serious and demanding role and I hope the audience appreciates the hard work we have all put in,” the actor remarked.

As far as future projects,this new generation of actors want to take on Bollywood on their own terms. “At the end of the day,it’s the work you do that speaks for you. I have so far done done a few genres but it’s action that I am really wanting to do next,” pitched in Neil. Mugdha agreed: “It’s not that there’s no work in the industry. It’s what appeals to you that makes you take the final decision.” It’s a new breed indeed!