Bhandakar reportedly approached Neil some time ago for a plum role in his film ‘Fashion', but the actor could not give his final nod because of other Bollywood commitments.
Now, Neil has apparently sorted out his dates and spared enough days to shoot for ‘Fashion'. He also met Madhur on the film's sets recently and discussed the project in detail. He also liked the filmmaker's vision.
In the film, Neil plays a model who goes on to become an actor.
Though Neil has never been a full-time model, he has already had his tryst with film industry. So, in a way, his role in ‘Fashion' is close to his real personality. Like Madhur's previous films, Fashion is his take on the evils of fashion industry.
A little birdie tells us that taking a cue from Carol Gracias's infamous wardrobe malfunction Madhur has just canned a similar scene with Kangana Ranaut, who willingly did not use a body double. Only Madhur, his cinematographer and a couple of essential people were present at the shoot.
But to everyone's surprise Carol also landed in the studio. She stayed on till Madhur finished shooting the scene with Kangana but did not interfere at all. Carol didn't even exchanged pleasantries with the filmmaker or Kangana. She just sat with Noyonika and closely observed the scene and left as soon as the scene was shot.
When contacted, Bhandarkar refused to divulge too many details about the shoot.