Mukesh Chhabra
- Production
- May 27, 1980 · Delhi, India
Biography
Mukesh Chhabra is a Mumbai-based casting director, acting workshop director and actor who has cast several actors for movies including director Vikas Bahl's Chillar Party, Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur, Abhishek Kapoor's Kai Po Che and Nikhil Advani's D-Day. Chhabra graduated from Delhi University with an acting diploma from the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts. He completed a six-year acting and teaching stint with the ‘Theatre in Education’ Company (TIE) affiliated with the National School of Drama.(NSD) Chhabra came to Mumbai in 2007 and worked as an Assistant Casting Director before setting up his own casting company. His first film as independent casting director was the small budget film Chintuji. His casting for the film Chillar Party won him accolades based on which director Anurag Kashyap engaged him for the casting of his crime thriller Gangs of Wasseypur and also its sequel. Subsequently, Chhabra did the casting for films of different genres like Kai Po Che, Shahid, Chennai Express, Jai Ho, Hasee To Phasee, Mastram and D-day. Apart from films, he's also done casting for TVCs. In his career, Chhabra has employed several unconventional casting methods. For example, he spotted the budding actor Irfan Khan, who played the character 'Fatka' in the film Chillar Party, on the streets of Mumbai. Chhabra's democratic style of auditioning has previously invited nuisance value from potential actors. Actor Rajkumar Yadav (now Rajkumar Rao) was chosen to play one of the leads for the film Kai Po Che only on Chhabra's insistence. Rao's talent in the film won him critical acclaim and later Chhabra cast him in Shahid as the leading man.
Known for
Filmography
- Force 3 · Casting Director
- The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj · Casting Director
- King · Casting Director
- Yeh Prem Mol Liya · Casting Director
- Ramayana: Rise of a Legend · Casting Director
- Nayyi Navelli · Casting Director
- The Vvaan · Casting Director
- Hunkkaar: The Roar · Casting Director
- Vibe · Casting Director
- Lust Stories 3 · Casting Director
- Waiting Hai · Casting Director
- Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War · Casting
- Pritam and Pedro · Casting Director
- Governor · Casting Director
- Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata · Casting Director
- Main Vaapas Aaunga · Casting Director
- System · Casting Director
- Gudgudi · Producer
- Shekhar Tonite · Self
- Kartavya · Casting Director
- Daadi Ki Shaadi · Casting Director
- Dhurandhar: The Revenge · Casting Director
- The Kerala Story 2 · Casting Director
- Assi · Casting Director
- O'Romeo · Casting
- Tu Yaa Main · Casting
- Daldal · Casting Director
- Border 2 · Casting Director
- Safia/Safdar · Casting Director
- Hunter Among Us · Casting Director
- Real Kashmir Football Club · Casting Director
- Dhurandhar · Casting
- Tere Ishk Mein · Casting Director
- Perfect Family · Producer, Casting Director
- Rangbaaz: The Bihar Chapter · Casting Director
- Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari · Casting Director
- Jolly LLB 3 · Casting
- Baaghi 4 · Casting Director
- Court Kacheri · Casting Director
- Bindiya Ke Bahubali · Casting
- Dhadak 2 · Casting Director
- Tanvi the Great · Casting
- Maalik · Casting Director
- The Traitors · Self
- Housefull 5 · Casting Director
- Kankhajura · Casting Director
- Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins · Casting Director
- Sikandar · Casting Director
- Kanneda · Casting Director
- Nadaaniyan · Casting Director
- Ziddi Girls · Casting Director
- Deva · Casting Director
- Fateh · Casting Director
- Black Warrant · Casting Director
- Baby John · Casting Director
- The Sabarmati Report · Casting Director
- Citadel Honey Bunny · Casting
- Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 · Casting Director
- The Miranda Brothers · Casting Director
- Do Patti · Casting Director
- Ghamasaan · Casting
- Jo Tera Hai Woh Mera Hai · Casting Director
- The Buckingham Murders · Location Casting
- Visfot · Casting Director
- Call Me Bae · Casting
- IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack · Casting
- Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba · Casting Director
- Santosh · Casting
- Ishq Vishk Rebound · Casting
- India's Got Latent · Self
- Chandu Champion · Casting
- Dedh Bigha Zameen · Babloo Bhaiya
- Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan · Gulab Chacha, Casting Director
- Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond · Casting Director
- Amar Singh Chamkila · Casting Director
- Patna Shuklla · Casting
- Lootere · Casting Director
- Bastar: The Naxal Story · Casting Director
- Shaitaan · Casting Director
- Article 370 · Casting