After his outstanding performance in his debut film, Johnny Gaddar, Neil Nitin Mukesh is looking forward to his forthcoming projects. In Jehangir Surti’s supernatural romantic thriller, Aa Dekhe Zaraa he will be seen playing an important role opposite Bipasha Basu. The film will see Bipasha playing a DJ and Neil a photo-journalist. He is also excited about Kabir Khan’s film New York. The film, which has been filmed completely in New York and Philadelphia, has terrorism as its backdrop. The film also stars John Abraham, Katrina Kaif and Irrfan Khan. After that, there is Jail directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film will expose the harsh reality behind the criminal justice system in the country. Jail is a hard-hitting yet sensitive tale of an ordinary man Parag Dixit, played by Neil Mukesh, who finds himself inside the four walls of a prison because of a series of unfortunate events around him. Neil has also signed an Abbas-Mustan film, which is a thriller. And while Neil has been signing all these dark and serious films he has also signed Ken Ghosh’s film, which will be a romantic comedy. In the untitled film he will be seen romancing the petite Amrita Rao.
After playing the sweet, demure, girl-next-door role in Rajshri Production’s Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi, Eesha Koppikhar will be seen in completely different roles in her upcoming films. In Ram Gopal Varma’s Shabri, she plays the lead role of a girl from a slum girl who later turns into a gangster. Talking about the film she says, “ It is a really dark film, something that I have never done before. I have absolutely no make-up in the film and have gone about three shades darker than what I am. The role emotionally drained me out.” She will also be seen in Mukta Arts’, Hello Darling with Celina Jaitley and Gul Panag. The film, a contemporary comedy, is a story of three working girls who bond together in an office in Mumbai and their pervert boss is played by Jaaved Jafferi. The movie is based along the lines of the Hollywood blockbuster series Charlie’s Angels. She will also be seen in Jahnu Barua’s Har Pall with Preity Zinta and Shiney Ahuja. The film is about the love story between two neighbours, played by Preity and Shiney. Eesha Koppikhar plays the supporting role of Preity’s room mate. The film has been shot in Mumbai, Kolkata, Meghalaya and Shillong.
Known for his unconventional and performance-oriented roles Irrfan Khan is now trying his hand at comedy. In Anil Sharma’s Dil Kabaddi he will be seen playing a light-hearted role. Talking about the film he says, “It is about metropolitan politics in relationships. It’s a simple story of two couples and how their minds play games with them. One can’t have perfect relationships and a perfect marriage and this film explores this hidden world about the couples. I play Soha Ali Khan’s husband. My character is bored of his married life and wants to have some change.” After that he is looking forward to Red Chillies Entertainment’s Billo Barber where he plays the title role opposite Lara Dutta. The story is based on the friendship between a rich man and a poor guy. Irrfan Khan is playing the role of poor friend who is a village barber and Shah Rukh Khan is playing the role of a superstar. Irrfan has also completed shooting for Kabir Khan’s New York with Neil Nitin Mukesh and John Abraham where he plays an important role. He will also be seen in Sanjay Gupta’s Acid Factory, which is an offbeat action thriller. Fardeen Khan, Manoj Bajpai, Dino Morea, Aftab Shivdasani, Danny Denzongpa and Dia Mirza are his co-stars in the film. He will also be seen in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionnaire with Anil Kapoor.
