While shooting in the scenic Fiji Islands for his forthcoming film Eros International's suspense thriller 3G, Neil Nitin Mukesh was caught off guard, while the locals mobbed him on the streets.

Over 500 excited Fiji locals, surrounded the actor while shooting on the streets of Suva, so much so that the situation got out of hand and additional security had to be summoned– Luckily, the actor took it in his stride and obliged fans with pictures and autographs much to their delight.

Confirms producer Viki Rajani, Eros International "There was a lot of anticipation among the locals as not too many films are shot here. Also, they were very enthusiastic and could not contain their excitement of seeing the actors on the local streets. Much later, they co-operated when Neil gave them autographs and clicked pictures with them."

If that wasn't all, the actor has everyone impressed with his professional dedication and has been working on 16-hour shifts to ensure that the film is wrapped in its scheduled time.

Starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sonal Chauhan, the phsyological thriller 3-G is scheduled to release end of this year.