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Mukesh Chhabra

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Born May 27, 1980 · Delhi, India

Also known as Mukesh Chabbra

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.

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Call Me Bae

2024Casting

Hunter Among Us

2026Casting Director

Black Warrant

2025Casting Director

12th Fail

2023Casting

Amar Singh Chamkila

2024Casting Director

Sacred Games

2018Casting

Wrong Side Raju

2016Casting

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

2015Casting Director

Farzi

2023Casting Director

The Family Man

2019Casting, Casting Director

Chhichhore

2019Casting Director

PK

2014Casting Director

Goodbye

2022Casting Director

System

2026Casting Director

The Brawler

2017Casting

Dhurandhar: The Revenge

2026Casting, Casting Director

Bhakshak

2024Casting Director

The Night Manager

2023Casting Director

Parched

2015Casting

Shahid

2012Casting

Rockstar

2011Casting

Border 2

2026Casting Director

Dhurandhar

2025Casting

Chandu Champion

2024Casting

'83

2021Casting

Laal Kaptaan

2019Casting Director

Sanju

2018Casting Director

Soorma

2018Casting

Jawan

2023as Pappu (Hindi)

Masaan

2015Casting

Gangs of Wasseypur

2012Casting

Rang De Basanti

2006Casting Assistant

Dhadak 2

2025Casting Director

Santosh

2024Casting

Article 370

2024Casting

Jaane Jaan

2023Casting Director

Jersey

2022Casting Director

Badlapur

2015Casting

Do Patti

2024Casting Director

Choona

2023Casting Director

Dhadak

2018Casting

Te3n

2016as Tariq (Estate Agent)

Citadel: Honey Bunny

2024Casting

Satyaprem Ki Katha

2023Casting Director

Mission Majnu

2023Casting Director

Haseen Dillruba

2021Casting

Husband Material

2018Casting Director

Laila Majnu

2018Casting Director

Omerta

2017Casting

Ittefaq

2017Casting