Neil Nitin Mukesh Chand Mathur was born on 15 January 1982 in Mumbai, Maharashtra in a Hindu Kayastha family. His parents are Nishi Mukesh and Bollywood playback singer Nitin Mukesh, son of veteran singer Mukesh Chand Mathur.Neil Nitin Mukesh Chand Mathur better known as Neil Nitin Mukesh is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi-language films. The actor was later noted for his performances in Lafangey Parindey (2010), 7 Khoon Maaf (2011) and David (2013). He debuted in Tamil cinema as the main antagonist in Kaththi (2014), for which he learned Tamil from scratch.