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Filmmaker Aditya Dhar has shared a heartfelt note appreciating casting director Mukesh Chhabra, crediting him as a key force behind the making of his upcoming film Dhurandhar. In a post on X, Dhar reflected on how Chhabra’s vision and belief in the project helped shape the film in ways he had not initially imagined.<\/p>
“Here’s to Mukesh Chhabra, the man who saw Dhurandhar long before I truly did,” Dhar wrote, setting the tone for a deeply personal tribute. He added, “There are people who come into a film and do their job, and then there are people who quietly reshape the film itself. Mukesh was the latter.”<\/p>
Pushing boundaries through casting<\/strong><\/p> Dhar recalled that from the very first narration, Chhabra showed immense faith in the project. “From the very first narration, he believed in the scale, the ambition, the sheer possibility of Dhurandhar far more than I did. Where I was cautious, he was fearless,” he wrote.<\/p> DON’T MISS |\u00a0‘Dhurandhar 2’ box office collection day 20: Ranveer Singh’s film maintains its run; Deepika Padukone, Siddharth Anand react<\/strong><\/p> Highlighting the challenges of casting a large ensemble, Dhar noted that the process was overwhelming at times. “The casting of this film was never going to be easy\u2026 the sheer number of actors, the range of characters\u2026 it was overwhelming,” he said.<\/p> However, he credited Chhabra and his team for approaching the task with relentless energy. “My only brief to him was simple: bring me great actors, new or old, big or small, it doesn’t matter. And he turned that into a mission.”<\/p> The filmmaker described long creative discussions that went beyond routine work. “What followed were endless days and nights, sitting together, breaking down every character, debating, exploring, rejecting, discovering,” he wrote, adding that the process felt like “building something brick by brick with absolute honesty.”<\/p> Dhar also emphasised Chhabra’s approach to casting, noting, “For him, casting was never about filling roles, it was about finding people who belonged.”<\/p>