No throne for Neil

Speculations of the Bollywood actor being cast in ‘GoT’ turn out to be false.

A few days ago Mumbai Mirror reported that B-Town actor Neil Nitin Mukesh had been offered a role in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones (GoT). The report said Neil was offered the role by GoT’s stunt director, Greg Powell.

However, turns out that the news was false. Entertainment Weekly‘s (EW) senior writer aka EW‘s resident Game of Thrones expert, James Hibberd tweeted that the Bollywood actor has NOT been cast in Game of Thrones.

Neil Nitin Mukesh not part of Game of Thrones?

“Neil Nitin Mukesh has NOT been cast in ‘Game of Thrones,’ HBO confirms this is yet another inaccurate report,” Hibberd said on Twitter. Greg was roped in to direct the action sequences in Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (PRDP) and Neil had professed that the stunt director was so ‘impressed’ by his technique and training in PRDP‘s sword-fighting sequences that he offered him a role in GoT.

‘Watchers on the Wall’, a fan community that posts latest news about the show, also stated that they received confirmation from HBO that Neil was never considered for any role.

Neil had also claimed that a member of the GoT production team would be making their way to India soon to take the conversation further.

Meanwhile, in an interview with PinkVilla, the actor said that the statement released by HBO isn’t “official”, and refrained from commenting further.

Bollywood actor offered role in Game of Thrones

“As of now, I am not allowed to comment on anything because my global agencies have refrained me from doing so. Unfortunately, speculation about me doing the show has just gone out of control,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 10^th, 2015.

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