Exclusive! Neil Nitin Mukesh and Divya Khossla team up for a dark comedy thriller
Neil Nitin Mukesh
and
Divya Khossla
will be seen together in the upcoming film Ek Chatur Naar. The movie marks the two actors first outing together. The dark comedy thriller is directed by
Umesh Shukla
, best known for Akshay Kumar-starrer Oh My God.
The film, currently in its final leg of production, casts Neil as a grey and corrupt man and reportedly taps into the darker, more cerebral space he explored in Johnny Gaddar and Bypass Road. Divya, last seen in more conventional romantic roles, such as Yaariyaan 2 takes on what she calls 'an extremely difficult role." "I have tried to do an extremely difficult role, something audience has not seen me before," she adds.
Divya was last seen in Savi.
Neil chose to not comment on the story when we reached out to him. A source close to the project adds, "It is a revenge drama, whether Divya's character taking her revenge from Neil's character. It has the typical Umesh Shukla flavour in it as well."
Earlier in an interview with us, Neil, who recently donned the producer's hat, spoke how he is keeping up with the current dynamics of the industry. 'We've come in an age and an era where social media has just taken over,' Neil told us. He revealed that makers are only looking for 'relevant actors and people with social media following'. 'I have been told by producers and filmmakers to up my social media game a little bit because the channel is requesting to get actors who have numbers.
When I asked them, who are the other options that have been thrown around? I'm told people who aren't even actors. Are you ready to take that risk? You're demoralizing an actor who's worked so hard for so many years," he said.
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