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Full Name | Mukesh Chhabra |
Nickname | Mukesh |
Profession | Casting Director and Actor |
Height, Weight and Physical Stats/Body Measurements and More | |
Height | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7” |
Weight | in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs |
Body Mesurements | Not Known |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Age, Date of Birth, Personal life/Biography and More | |
Date of Birth/Birthday | 27 May 1980 |
Age | 40 Years |
Birth Place | Delhi, India |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Delhi, India |
Religion | Hinduism |
Current Address | First Address- 1st Floor, Pooja House, Opp. J.W. Marriott, Next to Starbucks, Juhu Tara Rd, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra Second Address- A-10, Chowk,, 1, Sector 8A, Pitampura, Rohini, New Delhi, Delhi 110085 |
Hobbies | Listening to Music, Watching Movies, Playing and Watching Cricket |
Controversies | Mukesh Chhabra and actor Suniel Shetty started a casting company named, 'F The Couch,' Mukesh used to work in Suniel Shetty’s premises located in Versova (Mumbai). But a year and half later, they had a fight. As a result, Mukesh started working at Vashu Bhagnani’s office building at Juhu in Mumbai. |
Education and Qualifcation | |
School | Not Known |
College | Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts (Delhi University) Theatre in Education’ Company (National School of Drama) |
Educational Qualification | Diploma in Acting |
Relationships, Affairs, GF and Maritial Status | |
Marritial Status | Not Known |
Affairs/GF's | Not Known |
Current Relationship Status | Not Known |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Not Known |
Children | Not Known |
Parents | |
Father : | TC Chhabra (Government Servant) |
Mother : | Name Not Known |
Siblings | |
Brothers : | Sundeep Chhabra |
Sisters : | Not Known |
Money Factor | |
Net Worth | 1 Crore (approx) |
Salary/Net Income | ₹10-20 Lakh/movie |
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Actors | Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Aamir Khan |
Actress | Not Known |
Film | Not Known |
Singers | Not Known |
Restaurant | Not Known |
Colours | Not Known |
Sport | Not Known |
Film Director | Anurag Kashyap, Rajkumar Hirani, Imtiaz Ali |
Mukesh Chhabra Carrer
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, 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 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.

Mukesh Chhabra Movies/Films and Debut
1. Mukesh Chhabra as a Casting Director
Year Film
2011 Yeh Faasle
2011 Force
2011 Rockstar
2013 Amal
2013 Chintu Ji
2013 Teen The Bhai
2013 Chillar Party
2013 Trishna
2013 Gangs of Wasseypur
2013 Shahid
2013 Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
2013 I.D.
2013 Pehla Sitara
2013 Kai Po Che
2013 Ugly
2013 Monsoon Shootout
2013 D-Day
2013 Chennai Express
2013 Siddharth
2013 Mastram
2013 That Day After Every Day
2014 Jai Ho
2014 Hasee to Phasee
2014 Highway
2014 Bhootnath Returns
2014 Haider
2014 Tamanchey
2015 Bombay Velvet
2015 Tamasha
2016 Dangal [11]
2017 Tubelight
2018 Sanju
2019 Bharat
2020 Dil Bechara
2020 99 Songs
2. Mukesh Chhabra as an Acting workshop director
Year Film
2007 Amal
2011 Yeh Faasle
2011 Chillar Party
2012 Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
2013 Kai Po Che
2013 Aashiqui 2
2014 Ek Villain
3. Mukesh Chhabra as an Actor
Year Film Role
2006 Rang De Basanti Manmath Nath
2007 Amal Subhash
2008 Hijack Shakeel
2009 Kaminey Guddu’s friend
2011 Chillar Party Panuti’s Guest
2012 Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 Nawab
2012 Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana Lovely
2013 Vakratunda Mahakaya Man in the Bus
2013 Siddharth Mukesh Bhai
2016 I Don’t Watch TV Himself
2016 Raman Raghav 2.0 Loan Shark
2018 Rajma Chawal Anoop Ji
4. Mukesh Chhabra as a Director
Year Film
2020 Dil Bechara
Mukesh Chhabra’s Official Website
Website Link : www.mccc.in

Some Facts About Mukesh Chhabra
- Does Mukesh Chhabra smoke?: Not Known
- Does Mukesh Chhabra drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Before becoming a settled casting director, he used to teach acting to children in Delhi.
- When he came to Mumbai for the first time in 2007, he started working as an assistant casting director.
- Chintuji was his first film as an independent casting director.
- He got his breakthrough from the movie, Rockstar which was released in 2011.
- Mukesh and actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui have been good friends for more than 20 years. They used to work together at the National School of Drama.
- In 2012, he was threatened by some amateur actors for not selecting them in the movies.
- Apart from being a casting director, he is also a good actor. He has worked in many movies as an actor such as Rang De Basanti, Chillar Party, Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2, etc.
- In 2017, he published a book, ‘Moongphali‘, co-written by Neha Singh.