Mukesh Chhabra Gives A Complete Break Down On What Goes Behind Casting For A Movie

We explored Central Delhi and the National School Of Drama with Bollywood casting director and filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra. We couldn’t help but ask the renowned casting director how he decides what role will fit an actor and the entire process that goes behind casting for a movie. Here’s how he ensures the perfect cast for each project.

Mukesh Chhabra Reveals All About His Casting Process

Casting the right actor for a role is a momentous task and a lot goes behind it as well. So, while we were on a food trail with Mukesh Chhabra, we asked him to give us an insight into this process. He candidly shared, “Pehle director and writer puri script likh lete hain. Then they share the script with me and after reading it, I create a complete process of my own. What kind of actors should be cast, whether we should go for newer faces or go for a mix of old and new? It also depends on where the movie is set in.”

“Keeping all this in mind, I make a brief and sit down with the director of the film. We might have different things in mind, so we sit and discuss the whole process. Once that’s done, I start my search. I keep looking for the right cast until I am convinced. Only then I go and tell the director about my choices and then we go ahead,” he further explained.

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How Success Affected The Renowned Bollywood Casting Director

Being one of the most celebrated casting directors in the Hindi film industry, Mukesh Chhabra has been part of some of the biggest movies in Bollywood. So, has success ever gotten to his head? Mukesh Chhabra revealed that he had a phase, about 5-6 years back when he thought very highly of himself. He shared that for almost six months, he was riding high on his success and became quite arrogant. He was quick to realise his mistake and thanked his mother and friends like Imtiaz Ali and Hansal Mehta for making sure he got back on the right track.

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