It was a pleasant surprise for Mukul Dev when actor director Sohail Khan offered him a key role in his upcoming film ' Mental '. Sohail offered him the role of main villain in his film. Apparently, Mukul hasn't gone through any test or audition before selection. He was just told to meet Sohail and sign the deal. Mukul very surprised ,met Sohail and signed on the dotted line.

In fact, Sohail had liked Mukul's performance in his two recent releases ' Yamla Pagla Deewana ' and ' Son Of Sardaar '. So he asked Mukul to play the main villain in his ' Mental ' starring Salman Khan . Besides this, Mukul will also play a gray character in ' Rambo Rajkumar ' starring Sonakshi Sinha and Shahid Kapoor . Mukul also has one South Indian and one Bengali project on the list. He will soon start shooting for ' Mental '.

Mukul expressed his feelings that , just one call from Sohail made his day. He said that he is very excited and looking forward to be a pivotal part of this film.

' Mental ' also stars Tabu , Yash Tonk , Santosh Shukla and newbie Daisy Shah . Forgotten star Ashmit Patel will essay the role of Salman Khan and Yash Tonk's friend in the film.