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Game of Thrones is getting its own touch of Bollywood, as actor Neil Nitin Mukesh has been offered a part in the world famous series.  According to Mukesh, the role was a direct result of Game of Thrones’ stunt director, Greg Powell, being impressed by Mukesh’s performance in action sequences in Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.

Mukesh played the part of the younger stepbrother to Salman Khan’s character in the aforementioned movie. Powell also directed two sword-fighting scenes in the movie and was apparently confident enough in Mukesh’s abilities to offer him a role.


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About the news, Neil has stated: “Greg has directed two sword-fighting sequences in PRDP for which I had to train for over a month in order to get the stance and wrist movements right. He seemed pretty impressed with all the hard work I put in and made the offer when we were shooting for the climax scene a few months ago.”

Social media has already started reacting to the news, coming up with new and interesting ways to poke fun at the actor’s mouthful of a name. Check out some of the tweets:

As for the notoriety of the show for being explicit, Neil is not to be discouraged. He says, “I have gone nude for Jail, so why not for this? I am okay with it if it’s required for my character. I am not intimidated by it as an actor.”

According to Mukesh, his role will involve playing a royal, and he will feature in some combat scenes as well – somewhat similar to his role in Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. A member of the Game of Thrones’ production team is expected to engage in further discussions with the actor, and finalize his place on the show.