Last seen in Golmaal Again as the baddie, Neil Nitin Mukesh will have a solo release after years. However, the film — Ishqeria — was completed over five years ago, and looks like Neil might not be promoting it at all.

“It has been six years, and I have not seen the film since then. I believe every film has a time. Today we have very diverse films every week, made with new technology. When it was made six years back, it was a good film. But I am not sure how people might like it today. I am just happy that something that was started by a person is being completed,” said Neil, the grandson of legendary singer Mukesh.

But although he is unsure, he pleads to the audience that it keeps in mind that the film was made years ago before judging it. “I think it is commendable that they are trying to release the film after all these years,” he said.

Things are now looking up for the actor. While his career as a solo hero didn’t quite take off, he seems to have found a foothold in multi-star films. He will be seen in Firkee, Ikaa, and Saaho, all of which are in various stages of pre-production.

And, now he is set to get into production with brother Naman as director. “I have got into production because there are certain stories that should be told. I have always tried doing something different right since the beginning of my career. I had debuted with a film like Johnny Gaddaar,” he reminded us.

While refusing to give away any details on what the film is going to be, Neil said that it will be his attempt at creating something unseen.

He said: “Making a film means creating an experience on the big screen. But we can make so many different kinds of films and yet we hold on to a formula that has worked. Like if a biopic works, we keep making biopics. As a producer, I just wanted to make sure that I can create an opportunity to try and do some films that are slightly out of the box.

“When I started writing this script I asked Naman if this is a film he would like to watch as an audience. Back then we had not even decided to produce this. We realised that if we make this, it would mark an entry into a genre that has never been tried in India. That’s what struck me and we decided to make it,” he concludes.