Nikitan Dheer, son of actor Pankaj Dheer, who is more famous for playing Karna in the Mahabharata series, is now following in his famous dad’s footsteps. Nikitin, who debuted earlier in the year with Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbhar, which he likes to describe as a special appearance. Now, he will be seen in a full-fledged role in Apoorva Lakhia’s Mission Istanbul alongside Zayed Khan and Vivek Oberoi. “I trained for eight and-a-half years in action. I learnt dancing from Saroj Khan’s dance academy. And as far as acting is concerned, I have had a hands-on practical training, reading parts in plays, watching my friends enact plays. However, acting cannot be learnt.

The best training is practical experience,” he says. Being a star son, did not help him get a break in this industry. He had his shares of struggle as any other new comer. It took him nearly five years to get his first break. “I play the character of a young, flamboyant, billionaire who owns a news channel in Istanbul. The film is action-oriented and I’d like to think that action is my forte, so I thoroughly enjoyed working for this film,” he elaborates. Nikitin is also being approached for film projects and with his striking height and positive demeanour, he should be in the swing of things pretty soon.