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.

PK

7.7

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

7.8

Rang De Basanti

7.1

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

7.1

Chennai Express

6.5

Jawan

7.2

Haider

7.2

Sacred Games

7.8

Rockstar

7.3

Sanju

7.2

Masaan

7.0

Bareilly Ki Barfi

6.8

Highway

7.2

12th Fail

8.0

Tiger Zinda Hai

6.1

The Family Man

7.7

Chhichhore

7.6

Badlapur

6.9

Kai Po Che!

7.0

Fighter

6.1

Badrinath Ki Dulhania

6.3

Lust Stories

6.2

Farzi

7.8

Ugly

6.9

Raman Raghav 2.0

7.0

Baaghi 3

6.5

Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story

8.3

Ek Villain Returns

6.0

Ittefaq

6.9

Judwaa 2

5.4

Super 30

7.3

Dil Bechara

6.6

Hasee Toh Phasee

6.5

Love Aaj Kal

6.3

Te3n

6.9

Jaane Jaan

7.1

Haseen Dillruba

6.6

Parched

7.4

Jai Ho

5.0

Tubelight

5.4

Housefull 4

5.7

ABCD 2

5.5

Mrs. Serial Killer

6.3

Ghost Stories

5.1

Half Girlfriend

6.3

Baaghi 2

5.9

Laal Singh Chaddha

6.5

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

6.4

Race 3

3.8

Shubh Mangal Saavdhan

6.5

Asur

8.0

Shahid

7.2

Rocky Handsome

6.3

The Man Who Feels No Pain

6.6

Looop Lapeta

6.1

An Action Hero

6.5

Manmarziyaan

6.8

Bharat

6.2

D-Day

6.6

Shaandaar

4.3

Shaitaan

6.2

Raabta

6.0

Citadel Honey Bunny

6.9

83

7.1

Kahaani 2

6.6

Fitoor

5.6

Trishna

5.8

Atrangi Re

6.6

Dhadak

7.1

AK vs AK

6.9

Force

6.5

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero

7.4

Mubarakan

6.2

Kedarnath

6.5

Nil Battey Sannata

7.2

Do Patti

7.1

Jersey

7.1

Lust Stories 2

5.7

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui

5.9

Mukkabaaz

7.5

Mission Majnu

6.6

Ajeeb Daastaans

6.2

Veere Di Wedding

4.8

Satyaprem Ki Katha

6.8

Soorma

7.2

Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba

6.3

Santosh

7.2

Tevar

5.1

Rangoon

6.1

Shehzada

5.6

Haraamkhor

5.7

Bachchhan Paandey

5.3

Bhakshak

7.6

HIT: The First Case

6.5

Yuvvraaj

4.9

Panga

6.8

Bawaal

6.1

Article 370

6.7

Heropanti 2

3.9

Anek

6.1

Begum Jaan

5.8

Sanak

6.3

Laal Kaptaan

7.0

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

5.7

Raksha Bandhan

6.0

Plan A Plan B

6.1

Govinda Naam Mera

5.3

Notebook

5.7

Chehre

6.5

Nadaaniyan

5.6

Amar Singh Chamkila

7.7

Selfiee

5.9

Fanney Khan

5.4

Laila Majnu

6.7

Freaky Ali

5.5

Gurgaon

4.9

Kuttey

6.0

Dhokha: Round D Corner

4.9

Uunchai

6.1

Monsoon Shootout

6.5

The Night Manager

7.9

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack

5.8

Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana

6.4

Gaslight

5.5

Chandu Champion

7.1

Hate Story IV

5.3

Omertà

7.2

Made In China

5.6

Katti Batti

5.4

Thalaivii

4.7

Scam 2003: The Telgi Story

8.1

Shabaash Mithu

6.1

Bheed

6.0

Helicopter Eela

6.4

Loveyatri

5.2

Yaara

6.2

Bob Biswas

6.8

Black Warrant

8.0

Tiger Nageswara Rao

5.9

Tadap

6.8

Tum Bin 2

7.0

Tara vs Bilal

4.6

Baby John

5.0

Jabariya Jodi

4.5

Dhaakad

4.4

Modern Love Mumbai

4.9

Goodbye

8.0

Afwaah

5.7

Dial 100

6.3

Faraaz

4.3

PM Narendra Modi

4.3

Forensic

4.5

99 Songs

5.2

My Dear Prime Minister

6.4

The Great Indian Murder

5.6

Human

5.8

Saina

6.4

Wrong Side Raju

7.8

Aakhri Sach

7.2

Choona

6.2

Tumse Na Ho Payega

7.4

Dil Juunglee

7.0

Tarla

5.8

Poacher

7.2

Sukhee

5.0

Farrey

2.5

The Jengaburu Curse

7.0

Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai?

6.0

Bastar: The Naxal Story

4.7

Patna Shuklla

5.8

Vakratunda Mahakaaya

5.8

Zubaan

7.0

Milan Talkies

4.3

Deva

8.0

Mrs.

5.7

Fateh

8.0

Faadu

5.7

The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty?

6.7

The Sabarmati Report

6.5

Visfot

6.0

Lootere

6.5

Dono

5.5

The Ladykiller

6.0

Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay

3.0

Toffee

10.0

Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna

4.0

Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond

8.0

Tanaav

1.0

Call Me Bae

7.0

Le Musk

0.0

Housefull 5

0.0

Dhadak 2

0.0

The Market

0.0

Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan

0.0

Maalik

0.0

Chicken Curry Law

0.0

Mahabharata

0.0

Golden Arrows

0.0

Jo Tera Hai Woh Mera Hai

0.0

The Miranda Brothers

0.0

Border 2

0.0

Go Goa Gone 2

0.0

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

0.0