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Mumbai, Maharashtra: In an exclusive interview with casting director Mukesh Chhabra, where he discussed the success of a major film, 'Dhurandhar' and how it brought more recognition, opportunities, and responsibility. Then, he talked about the creative process, emphasizing detailed research, collaboration with directors, and the importance of choosing actors who truly fit each role. After that, he highlighted how casting has evolved into a respected profession with structured systems. He shared insights on working with actors, handling disagreements, and replacing performers when needed, while encouraging newcomers to focus on craft, patience and passion for the art.

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00:02Thank you so much sir. So we'll start with a publicilatory message. Publicilations to you.
00:09I'm very proud of you. In Bharki cinema, one of the most successful films, I can say top 5 most
00:18successful films, that you are a casting director. After this success, what has changed?
00:27Thank you very much. Change is so much that I have a lot of love. I have a lot of
00:34love for you too.
00:36Change is so much that I have a lot of love for you too. I have a lot of love
00:45for you too.
00:47Thank you to God that everything has happened in my life and in all of my life.
00:53I have a lot of love for you too. It's like a rebirth of everyone.
01:06So, first, let's talk about Dundar. I know you have answered this so many times, but I would like to
01:14know, you know, I have a camera, that how did the entire process happen?
01:18and look, this is what we know that the lead is the director of the film.
01:23No, Ranveer Singh was the first one. We all have discussed in detail.
01:27Whether he is Akshay Khanna, Varejo Rampal, Sanjay Dutt Kabaat, Madhavan, Rakhish Bedi, Gaurav Ghera, Tendan, Dharish Bota.
01:36So, the whole process is our first one.
01:38When we read this film, I was shocked that how many scripts can be written in detail.
01:44It was such a beautiful script.
01:46After the narration of it, I was shocked.
01:48When we came, we thought, how will it happen?
01:52It was so well written script. Everything was so clear.
01:57So, the first thing I was shocked.
01:59I thought, how can I create this world?
02:03I created it.
02:05I created it.
02:06I created it.
02:07I created it.
02:07Everything was created.
02:09How will it happen?
02:11I think, but I think, me and Aditya are also friends.
02:14We have so much trust that we will do magic.
02:19We did a lot of research with this film.
02:22The research was very intensive.
02:24We thought about a role.
02:26It was a very long process.
02:28It was a long process.
02:29It was a long process.
02:31So, what is the process like?
02:34You know, about casting director.
02:36This position was, I think, you know, famous.
02:39Earlier people in India, they were not quite aware.
02:44Yes.
02:44Professionally, literally, people now know this job because of all of us.
02:48And I am very glad that this happened.
02:49Now, so many people come to this profession.
02:51I think, the main job is that the director's vision is that it's going to be a little further.
02:56And the right actor, the right character is going to cast it.
03:01And in detail, the world is creating.
03:03What is the demand of the story?
03:04What is the people?
03:05What is the behavior?
03:06What is the attitude?
03:07What is the personality?
03:08What is the personality of everyone?
03:10What is the right actor?
03:13What is the right actor?
03:14It's not good.
03:14But the film is not going to skip.
03:16How do we decide to make it?
03:18If there's a 100 person in a room in a room,
03:19if there's a 100 person who will correct this part in one room,
03:22think about it.
03:24And to think about the scene,
03:25that will bring our performance more.
03:27Think about it.
03:29And to think about how much the director could be with his ideas,
03:32how we can collaborate with it,
03:34how we can make ideas,
03:35how we can make ideas and think about it.
03:37So, literally, it's the most important department in the film industry.
03:41It's the most important department in the film making,
03:43if you have the right casting,
03:44then you have the right actor,
03:45it's easy to do.
03:46When you came into the industry, which was I think, in the early 2000s,
03:52so did you become an actor?
03:55No, I was always an assistant director, but I did a course in acting,
03:58and in the industry I was also in TI, so I didn't do both acting and teaching with children.
04:03I think, luckily when I was assistant director,
04:06I would say that I would say that someone would say that in a small role,
04:09but I never moved to this city to get into acting.
04:14What was the scene at that time?
04:17Because, you know, a few years back, I used to hear about Yashira,
04:21that they have a dedicated casting director.
04:23This was almost 15 years back.
04:25Yes, they have a dedicated casting director.
04:26We were doing that before.
04:28But we didn't have an office.
04:29We worked as a director.
04:31So I thought that we should get a little respect for this company,
04:36so we create a system.
04:37So we took a small office,
04:38and we took a small office,
04:41so that people,
04:42because I was told,
04:43they were talking about CCD,
04:44or going to the office,
04:46and going to the office,
04:46and they said,
04:46they were asking,
04:47where are they going to go to the building?
04:49So the idea was that
04:50if you have to turn a job into the professionalism,
04:52then you should have to go to the place.
04:53Where people would come,
04:55whether it's a portfolio,
04:57or a introduction,
04:57or a number,
04:58or a name,
04:59leave something,
05:00so that they could contact them.
05:01So the idea started from this.
05:03I never thought that
05:04a big profession would become so big,
05:05and the intention was that
05:07if I had 10 actors,
05:09then they would go to the place.
05:11So that's where it started.
05:12When I was doing it,
05:14I was doing it in the office.
05:16When I was doing it,
05:18When I was doing it,
05:18I was doing it in the office.
05:20So I think that
05:21we thought that
05:23the company,
05:23the profession,
05:24and the details,
05:26and the respect,
05:27I think that
05:28there was an idea built.
05:30Then I opened the office,
05:31so that
05:32now I see that
05:33every casting director
05:34is in the office.
05:34So first,
05:35we went to the factory,
05:38and now they went to the casting director,
05:41so that was a system
05:41that was very hard.
05:42You cast so many actors,
05:45I think,
05:4620-25 years ago,
05:48you have been working with so many directors,
05:50actors.
05:51Who is the casting director,
05:54the casting process,
05:54the casting topic,
05:55but who is the most particular director?
05:59I think every director
06:00is very particular.
06:01Someone's work is very hectic
06:03someone's working is very playful
06:05someone's work becomes less stressful
06:06someone's work is so fun
06:08people will start doing it
06:10with their work
06:10he also has a lot of fun
06:11they have a lot of details
06:11they have a lot of detail
06:12they have a lot of detail
06:14they have a lot of detail
06:14in the bizarre and western and theщЪЫ
06:15they have something
06:15they have a lot of different
06:20on their private studies
06:20but also many parties
06:20the process is very heavy
06:21in someone's work
06:22they are light
06:22but the process is different
06:24all of them
06:25but
06:26in this process
06:27I think there are multiple levels like there are juniors and finalize obviously you do.
06:34But when they get brief, if I get brief then immediately you will have a mind winning.
06:41Is it possible for you to go through so many things?
06:43My team is right. That's why we have so many people working on our team.
06:46They are the assistant, they are shortlist because they also understand.
06:49They have been spent so many years with us.
06:51They also understand how they are shortlisting and taking them to me.
06:56Because it is practically impossible for me to see everything.
06:59But those who have top 2-3 people who are correct,
07:02They say they are not correct.
07:04And when I get correct, they keep doing it.
07:06So that's how the process happened.
07:09Dumbrandar has lost all the records.
07:11But if I ask you about one or two films in which you had a lot of conviction
07:16and you thought that this is the best casting.
07:19And even the director would not even believe that.
07:22But it could not do so commercially well.
07:26I think that this is the best casting.
07:27There are many films that you work with.
07:28Because when you work with every film,
07:30you get emotional attached.
07:32You feel that you have a lot of effort in this film.
07:35And you feel that you have so much thought of casting.
07:38The director has so much effort.
07:40The director has so much effort.
07:40The audience has not done so well.
07:41There are many things.
07:42One film's name is, I don't want to lose the respect of the film.
07:46They have so much effort.
07:47But there are such films that I think that this film is not good.
07:50But then it will be doing so well.
07:52I think that this one works with me.
07:54I think that this one works with me.
07:55I don't know what it is.
07:56But I think that this one works with me personally.
07:57It is not good when there is no film.
08:00I think that this one works with me personally.
08:06It is a lot of film.
08:07So you have been through this film for several years.
08:10So you have casted a cast.
08:12But the director has said that you do not have such a message.
08:14So how does the creative difference?
08:17They hire me for my opinion.
08:19They hire me for my ideas.
08:21So creative differences is not.
08:23If you are hiring me for my opinion,
08:25then please that is our fight.
08:26We are all fighting for the film.
08:29After all,
08:29If I am fighting for the creative level,
08:37then they are good.
08:39If I have said that this talking is not great.
08:41Then it is not necessary.
08:43You have hired for opinion.
08:44So if you have given me,
08:47and teatra you are prepared for the job.
08:48The same way.
08:49They respect my job, they give me so much love, and I respect my decision, so I always fight for
08:55my right decision.
08:56Sometimes they don't believe, so then you leave it at some point, but until you can convince yourself, you must
09:06do it.
09:06So which film is like the director, and you convince yourself?
09:10There are a lot of films, Kaipoche, Kaipoche, Kaipoche, Vaasipur, and I think there are a lot of films.
09:21They were not sure about Rajkumar, they were not sure about, I think Amir Saad also left the film.
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