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{{short description|Indian filmmaker and actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mukesh Chhabra
| image = Mukesh_Chhabra.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|05|27}}
| years_active = 2000-present
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]]
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[casting director]], acting workshop director
| other_names =
| website = http://www.mccc.in
}}
'''Mukesh Chhabra'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/my-directorial-debut-a-love-story-mukesh-chhabra/|title=My directorial debut a love story: Mukesh Chhabra|date=2016-01-23|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-06|language=en-US}}</ref> (born 27 May 1980) is a [[Mumbai]]-based Indian film [[Film director|director]], [[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 (2013 film)|D-Day]]. Mukesh has now started his new office at Delhi for all the aspiring actors from Delhi NCR and north region.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bollywoodgaliyara.com/2020/02/mukesh-chhabras-casting-company-comes-to-delhi/|title=Mukesh Chhabra’s Casting Company comes to Delhi|date=2020-02-21|work=Bollywoood Galiyara|access-date=2020-02-21|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2020, Chhabra has made his directorial debut with ''[[Dil Bechara]]'', a remake ''[[The Fault in Our Stars (film)|The Fault in Our Stars]]'' featuring [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] is the leading role and music composed by [[A. R. Rahman]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-locked-for-the-fault-in-our-stars-remake/story-JCrcSNgYSTClBe5fCvCR6J.html|title=Sushant Singh Rajput locked for The Fault In Our Stars remake|date=2017-10-06|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2017-10-06|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mukesh-chhabra-fired-from-kizzie-aur-manny-sushant-singh-rajput-5408693/|title=Mukesh Chhabra suspended as director of Kizzie Aur Manny amid sexual harassment allegations|date=19 October 2018}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Chhabra graduated from [[University of Delhi|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]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/theatre-of-dreams/1158827/|title=Theatre of Dreams - Indian Express|date=2013-08-23|publisher=Archive.indianexpress.com|accessdate=2014-06-08}}</ref>

== Career ==
Chhabra came to Mumbai in 1997 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..

Subsequently, Chhabra did the casting for films of different genres like Kai Po Che, [[Shahid (film)|Shahid]], [[Chennai Express]], [[Jai Ho (film)|Jai Ho]], [[Hasee Toh Phasee|Hasee To Phasee]], [[Mastram]] and D-day<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/D-Day-Its-gripping-and-has-gravitas/articleshow/21141280.cms/|title='D-Day': It's gripping and has gravitas - The Times of India|author=|date=2013-07-19|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com|accessdate=2014-06-09}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/one-for-the-balcony/meet-casting-director-mukesh-chhabra-the-man-behind-films-like-gangs-of-wasseypur-shahid-highway/|title=Meet casting director Mukesh Chhabra: The man behind films like Gangs of Wasseypur, Shahid, Highway | Times of India Blogs|author=|date=|publisher=Blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com|accessdate=2014-06-09}}</ref> Chhabra's democratic style of auditioning has previously invited nuisance value from potential actors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/casting-director-mukesh-chhabra-gets-threat-calls/article1-929216.aspx/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-06-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915173259/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Casting-director-Mukesh-Chhabra-gets-threat-calls/Article1-929216.aspx |archivedate=2012-09-15 }}</ref>

Actor [[Rajkummar Rao|Rajkumar Rao]] was chosen to play one of the leads for the film Kai Po Che only on Chhabra's insistence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/when-raj-kumar-yadav-faced-rejection-for-kai-po-che-337524/|title=When Raj Kumar Yadav faced rejection for Kai Po Che! - NDTV|date=2013-03-03|publisher=Movies.ndtv.com|accessdate=2014-06-09}}</ref> Rao's talent in the film won him critical acclaim and later Chhabra cast him in [[Shahid (film)|Shahid]] as the leading man.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeoutmumbai.net/film/features/interview-casting-director-mukesh-chhabra/|title=Film | Raj Kumar | Shahid|date=2013-10-09|publisher=Time Out Mumbai|accessdate=2014-06-09|archive-url=https://archive.is/20140608230919/https://www.timeoutmumbai.net/film/features/interview-casting-director-mukesh-chhabra/|archive-date=8 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Casting director===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011 || [[Yeh Faasley|Yeh Faasle]]
|-
|[[Force (2011 film)|Force]]
|-
|[[Rockstar (2011 film)|Rockstar]]
|-
| rowspan="18" | 2013 || Amal
|-
|[[Chintu Ji]]
|-
|[[Teen Thay Bhai|Teen The Bhai]]
|-
|[[Chillar Party]]
|-
| Trishna
|-
|[[Gangs of Wasseypur (film series)|Gangs of Wasseypur]]
|-
|[[Shahid (film)|Shahid]]
|-
|''[[Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana]]''
|-
|[[I.D. (2012 film)|I.D.]]
|-
| Pehla Sitara
|-
|[[Kai Po Che!|Kai Po Che]]
|-
|[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]
|-
|[[Monsoon Shootout]]
|-
|[[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]]
|-
|[[Chennai Express]]
|-
| Siddharth
|-
|[[Mastram]]
|-
|[[That Day After Everyday|That Day After Every Day]]
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2014 || [[Jai Ho (film)|Jai Ho]]
|-
|[[Hasee Toh Phasee|Hasee to Phasee]]
|-
|[[Highway (2014 Hindi film)|Highway]]
|-
|[[Bhoothnath Returns|Bhootnath Returns]]
|-
|[[Haider (film)|Haider]]
|-
|[[Tamanchey]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || [[Bombay Velvet]]
|-
|[[Tamasha (2015 film)|Tamasha]]
|-
| 2016 || [[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Meet-Aamir-Khans-wrestler-daughters/articleshow/47007245.cms|title=Meet Aamir Khan’s wrestler daughters|website=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || [[Tubelight (2017 Hindi film)|Tubelight]]
|-
| 2018 || [[Sanju]]
|-
| 2019 || [[Bharat (film)|Bharat]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020 || [[Dil Bechara]]
|-
|[[99 Songs]]
|}

=== Acting workshop director===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film
|-
| 2007|| Amal
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011|| [[Yeh Faasley|Yeh Faasle]]
|-
|[[Chillar Party]]
|-
| 2012|| ''[[Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013|| [[Kai Po Che!|Kai Po Che]]
|-
|[[Aashiqui 2]]
|-
| 2014|| [[Ek Villain]]
|}

=== Actor ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role
|-
| 2006|| [[Rang De Basanti]]|| Manmath Nath
|-
| 2007|| Amal|| Subhash
|-
| 2008|| [[Hijack (2008 film)|Hijack]]|| Shakeel
|-
| 2009|| [[Kaminey]]|| Guddu's friend
|-
| 2011|| [[Chillar Party]]|| Panuti's Guest
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012|| [[Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2]]|| Nawab
|-
|[[Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana]]|| Lovely
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013|| [[Vakratunda Mahakaaya|Vakratunda Mahakaya]]|| Man in the Bus
|-
|[[Siddharth (2013 film)|Siddharth]]|| Mukesh Bhai
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016 || [[I Don't Watch TV (web series)|I Don't Watch TV]]|| Himself
|-
|[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]|| Loan Shark
|-
|2018 || [[Rajma Chawal]]|| Anoop Ji
|}

=== Director ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Dil Bechara]]''
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.mccc.in/}}
*{{IMDb name|2535507}}

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