Neil Nitin Mukesh is known as an amazing actor of his generation. However, there was a time when Neil Nitin Mukesh locked horns with Shah Rukh Khan and told him to 'shut up' in front of famous Bollywood people at an awards night. After so many years, Neil Nitin Mukesh spoke about the same and clarified his intentions and never wanted to insult the legendary superstar.
After almost 14 years, Neil talked about the controversial incident in a chat with Siddharth Kannan. He said he never wanted to insult him and that he loved Shah Rukh Khan. Talking about the incident, Neil shared that he was having fun with Shah Rukh and knew it. Neil added that Shah Rukh had already given him a head-up about his stint, but he wasn't fully aware. Neil was quoted as saying:
"Not at all. They were never insults. I would never ever, I love that man, the entire nation loves him. He was having fun, I was having fun and both of us knew that."
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Further, when the interviewer asked Nitin whether the award show was scripted, he added that you can 'call it scripted'. The actor also clarified that Shah Rukh Khan gave him liberty, so he did it. He also added that he would never disrespect an older person. He said:
"If you say so, I’ll believe it. If you want to call it scripted, let it be, but there was love. He told me beforehand that 'I’ll have some fun with you'. So I asked, 'Sir, what level of fun are we talking about?' He said, 'Whatever you can think of, do it.' He gave me that liberty so I did it. I would never disrespect an elder, a person from Mukesh family will never insult anyone."
For those who don't know, the incident happened at the 2009 Filmfare Awards, when Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan hosted the event. During one of the segments, Shah Rukh pulled Neil's leg and asked him about his three names. The superstar had asked:
"I have a question for Neil Nitin Mukesh. Tumhara naam hai Neil Nitin Mukesh, bhaiya surname kahan pe hai? Saare ke saare first names hain? Why don’t you have a surname?"
Neil looked offended by Shah Rukh's question in front of many people. He tried to keep calm but ended up asking Shah Rukh to 'shut up'. Neil added that it is an insult for him as his father is also sitting in the audience. He was quoted as saying:
"Sir, very kind question, thank you so much. But can I take the liberty of saying something? That is an insult for me actually, I feel. It’s not right. I think you haven’t seen, but my father’s sitting out here. I think you guys just need to shut up. I’m sorry."
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