Mukesh Chhabra, 42, is, arguably, one of the crucial influential particular person in Indian cinema. The man who ‘discovered’ Rajkumar Rao (Shahid, Trapped), Sushant Singh Rajput (Kai Po Che), Sanya Malhotra , Fatima Sana Shaikh (Dangal), Pratik Gandhi (Scam 1992) has now solid for over 300 movies and nearly 90 OTT collection. The founding father of Mukesh Chhabra Casting Company can also be the director Dil Bechara (2020), curator of Khidkiyaan, a 5-day theatre competition held yearly in Mumbai for 3 years. He is together with Neha Singh, co-author of Moongphali a guide of quick tales for youngsters. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar spoke to him concerning the function of casting within the cinema ecosystem. Edited excerpts.