India, March 6 -- Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh has opened up on his 'unique' positioning of being an extremely fair-skinned man in India. In a recent interview with Hindi Rush, Neil said that he had missed out on several roles because of his skin tone and lamented the fact that other actors could break the mould, but he couldn't. (Also read: Neil Nitin Mukesh says he still messages casting directors for work: 'Have to remind them that I exist')

Talking about his fair skin, Neil said, "I agree that in a country with a population of about 140 crore, I am unique. But that doesn't mean I don't fit the perspective of a common man. And the problem isn't that I'm not trying....Today, we can make white skin look dark, right? Technology and makeup hav...