Mukesh Chhabra (born 27 May 1980) is an Indian film

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who has cast several actors for movies including director

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's Chillar Party,

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and

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. Mukesh has now started his new office at Delhi for all the aspiring actors from Delhi NCR and north region. After working for years as a casting director, Chhabra made his directorial debut with ''

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'', a remake of ''

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in the leading role and music composed by

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Early life

He spent early days growing up in Mayapuri in West Delhi. Chhabra graduated from

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with an acting diploma from the

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. He completed a six-year acting and teaching stint with the ‘Theatre in Education’ Company (TIE) affiliated with the

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in India. Chhabra is based in Mumbai.

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

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, Chennai Express, Jai Ho, Hasee To Phasee,

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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

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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

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