Neil Bhatt/ASP Zakir AT#5~lo main aya milne dobara~

Striking back with Pride and Zeal

The  Dream Role  and Extended Cameo Zakir -Diya aur Baati Hum(Star PLus) 2014

"I am like a remnant of a cloud of Autumn uselessly roaming in the sky.O my ever glorious sun.Thy touch has not melted vapor,making me one with thy light"

A single finger which wipes a tear during failure is better than thousand hands clapping for victory.What started as a quest to win ,a struggle to become the best came to an end with a brilliant IPS trainee losing the Best Cadet Trophy .To win no matter any cost with nothing short of the best he desired,But Zakir's shattered dreams did not even make him fall .In fact he breathed hard and gathered together the broken pieces again SMILING WITH PRIDE!!

Cynical,focused,determined and with a passion,driven by CHOICES  and never depending on the fate of CHANCES-Zakir in the Epitome of the FIRE TO WIN!!

Succumbed to his weakness and insecurities, but finally rose like a phoenix from the ashes of Remorse;REDEMPTION did find it's course and Zakir still BELIEVES in whatever he had believed in.

PERCEPTIONS changed,PREJUDICES changed but what REMAINED there was PRIDE -POWER AND PERFORMANCE-Neil  breathed the training of an IPS trainee .Every cell in his being just signifies the HARD WORK he had put in. In an already ensemble cast he found his place ,won hearts and still continues to do so as  ASP Zakir.

Quoting Neil 

I have got to learn a lot of things - "It's been an amazing experience playing Zakir so far. I have got to learn a lot of things and also had to be trained like an army officer. I have got to learn different things like kick boxing, obstacles training, jogs etc. It's like a treat for me as I am getting to do a lot of things. The experience has been good so far and it's a different character which I am playing for the first time." 

The character of Cadet Zakir is not negative - "In television, either we get to play a positive character or a negative character. It is difficult to find a grey character to play on-screen and grey character is something which has a human thinking. No one amongst us is negative but we do lack in something or the other things and it is difficult to portray that. To gain audiences' sympathy and at the same time to make the audience realize about the psyche of the character this is what attracted me towards the character of Zakir. The character is being portrayed in a bad light to look like negative but it is not negative. This character will unfold well in the upcoming episodes as what was the reason for Zakir being rude, arrogant and what made him do all such things in the show. I am happy being a part of this show because of the intensity of this show and its entire cast and crew."  

Martial arts skills has helped me a lot - "My martial skills are helping me a lot. Being trained in martial arts, I have a flexible body and I am aware of doing stunts. Since I was required to do stunts on my own, I was able to do it as I am aware of it. The challenges are always new for me as every day I am required to do new stunts. Recently, I did a split in the air and I had to do 180 degree split in the air. It required some flexibility in the legs then I did kick boxing which I already knew about it. I also did the obstacle race effortlessly as I am a well-trained martial artist. Even a common man can also do these techniques but a martial artist better knows the techniques of doing it."  

We are being mobbed every day in Punjab - "It's amazing shooting in Karnal. We are being mobbed every day while shooting. The temperature is very low and we are having an amazing time to shoot here. People keep coming on the sets and we are pleased with their presence on the sets. People are coming from Punjab and Delhi just to meet us as they love the show. They come and praise our work; the show has a brilliant impact on the people."

I have always dreamt of playing an army officer - "