Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, who has taken an unconventional route in Bollywood and acted in thought-provoking movies, says he had been lucky when it came to directors.

"I'd been lucky when it comes to my directors. I've had the opportunity to work with three National Award winning directors - Kabir Khan, Sudhir Mishra and Madhur Bhandarkar, " Neil told.

The actor also says that he was lucky to have worked with Sriram Raghavan in his debut film "Johnny Gaddar". Neil earned rave reviews for his strong performances in the film that released in 2007. Later he impressed with his work in "New York" and "Jail".