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Mukesh Chhabra

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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Born:
May 27, 1980 In Delhi, India
Movie/TV Credits:
16
First Appeared:
In the movie Hijack 2008-09-05
Latest Project:
Movie Dedh Bigha Zameen 2024-05-31
Known For
Poster of Raman Raghav 2.0
Poster of Te3n
Poster of Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
Poster of Hijack
Filmography
Movie Dedh Bigha Zameen Babloo Bhaiya 2024-05-31
Movie Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan Gulab Chacha 2024-05-31
Series Commando Abbas 2023-08-11
Series Kafas Irfan Akhtar 2023-06-23
Series Chamak Dimpy 2023-12-07
Series First Act 2023-12-15
Movie Jawan Pappu (Hindi) 2023-09-07
Series Fixerr Agantuk 2019-10-07
Movie Rajma Chawal Anoop Ji 2018-10-13
Movie Te3n Tariq (Estate Agent) 2016-06-10
Series I Don't Watch TV Mukesh 2016-04-15
Movie Raman Raghav 2.0 Loan Shark 2016-06-24
Movie Vakratunda Mahakaaya Passenger in Bus 2015-09-25
Movie Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 Nawab (Shamshad's Partner) 2012-08-08
Movie Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana Lovely 2012-11-02
Movie Hijack Shakeel 2008-09-05