Mukesh Chhabra

Mukesh Chhabra
Mukesh Chhabra with Imtiaz Ali at the ‘Khidkiyaan’ movie festival
Born (1980-05-27) 27 May 1980
Occupation Actor, casting director, acting workshop director
Years active 2000-present
Website http://www.mccc.in

Mukesh Chhabra [1] 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, he will make directorial debut in 2018 with the movie The Fault in Our Stars’ remake Based on the novel by John Green. Sushant Singh Rajput has been confirmed as the lead role for the Hindi remake.[2]

Early life

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)[3]

Career

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[4] 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.[5] Chhabra's democratic style of auditioning has previously invited nuisance value from potential actors.[6]

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.[7] Rao's talent in the film won him critical acclaim and later Chhabra cast him in Shahid as the leading man.[8]

Filmography

Casting Director

YearFilm
2019 Kizie Aur Manny
201899 Songs
2016Dangal (film)[9]
2015Tamasha
2014Tamanchey
2015Bombay Velvet
2014Haider
2014Bhootnath Returns
2014Highway
2014Hasee to Phasee
2014Jai Ho
2013That Day After Every Day
2013Mastram
2013Siddharth
2013Chennai Express
2013D-Day
2013Monsoon Shootout
2013Ugly
2013Kai Po Che
2013Pehla Sitara
2013I.D.
2013Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
2013Shahid
2013Gangs of Wasseypur
2013Trishna
2013Chillar Party
2011Rockstar
2013Teen The Bhai
2013Chintu Ji
2013Amal
2011Force
2011Yeh Faasle

Acting Workshop Director

YearFilm
2014Ek Villain
2013Aashiqui 2
2013Kai Po Che
2012Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
2011Chillar Party
2011Yeh Faasle
2007Amal

Actor

YearFilmRole
2016I Don't Watch TVHimself
2013SiddharthMukesh Bhai
2013Vakratunda MahakayaMan in the Bus
2012Luv Shuv De Chicken KhuranaLovely
2012Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2Nawab
2011Chillar PartyPanuti's Guest
2009KamineyGuddu's friend
2008HijackShakeel
2007AmalSubhash
2006Rang De BasantiManmath Nath

Director

YearFilmNote
TBAKizie Aur Manny Debut[10]

References

  1. ↑ "My directorial debut a love story: Mukesh Chhabra". The Indian Express. 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  2. ↑ "Sushant Singh Rajput locked for The Fault In Our Stars remake". hindustantimes.com/. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  3. ↑ "Theatre of Dreams - Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  4. ↑ "'D-Day': It's gripping and has gravitas - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  5. ↑ "Meet casting director Mukesh Chhabra: The man behind films like Gangs of Wasseypur, Shahid, Highway | Times of India Blogs". Blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  7. ↑ "When Raj Kumar Yadav faced rejection for Kai Po Che! - NDTV". Movies.ndtv.com. 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  8. ↑ "Film | Raj Kumar | Shahid". Time Out Mumbai. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  9. ↑ "MEET AAMIR KHAN'S WRESTLER DAUGHTERS".
  10. ↑ https://twitter.com/CastingChhabra/status/975591347800375296


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