Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh has officially resigned as the brand ambassador for the global singing reality show The Universal Idol. The Johnny Gaddaar star mentioned that somebody had completely broken their trust, according to him, because their first two payment installments did not reach him.
The actor reported that HMC Events gave him three different cheques which later became invalid. Neil had to separate himself from the project and its people because his legal and management teams failed to reach an agreement about the ongoing dispute.
Cheque Bounced
The main reason for his immediate departure from the company happened because he did not succeed in using financial instruments.
Neil Nitin Mukesh confirmed that the contractual commitments were ignored when three specific cheques issued for his services were returned unpaid by the bank.
The financial misconduct changed a respected international partnership into a courtroom battle. The actor used bounced cheques to demonstrate how the show management system failed because he saw their complete refusal to pay his agreed earnings as the reason he must end his business partnership with Mr. Shakeel Hassan and the HMC group.
Legal Options
The actor has begun to examine his legal options because the negotiation process has reached an impasse. He has explicitly stated that he reserves the full right to pursue all “appropriate remedies” through Indian law, which includes his option to file a criminal complaint under the Negotiable Instruments Act.
ATTENTION DEAR ALL !!! pic.twitter.com/nlh4qOMT8P
— Neil Nitin Mukesh (@NeilNMukesh) February 23, 2026
Neil used his public statement to warn the industry about the dangers that he faced during his personal recovery. He urged fellow artists and vendors and international collaborators to exercise extreme due diligence before entering into contracts with these specific organizers to prevent other creative professionals from facing similar financial misconduct.
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