During the panel discussion titled ‘Casting Right’ at the NFDC Film Bazaar, which was held on the sidelines of IFFI, Casting Director of Mukesh Chhabra and Abhishek Banerjee talked about the evolution of casting in Bollywood cinemas.
From not being responded seriously at a time, in the Wassheyypur era gang, it has become one of the most important filmmaking elements.
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‘Commercial Indian cinema woke up with the fact that film casting was very important in the early 2000s
Gautam Chintamani, a film historian, who moderated the session showed that in the early 2000s that commercial Indian cinemas began to wake up with the fact that casting was very important, because that’s when the story and character changed.
He said, “This is a character that makes the film.
I think the first time I noticed the name Mukesh Chhabra was when Wassheepur gangs.”
Chhabra shared that even after he did 250 films, people still said ‘Yeh Toh Washeypur Wala Casting Director Hai’.
He said, “Instead of non-existent directors in Bollywood, but what we (new casting director) can take credit to provide opportunities for newcomers, because there is very little room for newcomers in Bollywood before.
When I started casting I didn’t know that it would make a so big problem.
It was just a job and we started with so much love.
We like – ‘we know these actors and we know this director, so let’s exercise something’.
“He also shows how filmmakers like Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap, and Tigmanshu Dhulia always looked for good actors.
‘Casting is one of the most important elements at this time not knowing why he chose Kangana Ranaut for Thalavii, Al Vijay, director of the film, said, “What is the most important is casting.
I think the most important thing to play Jaya Amma’s role is that we need that actor Great.
There are so many ups and downs in characters, who have to get and lose weight, and Kangana is a great actor.
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Abhishek Banerjee, who played Hathauda Tyagi in Patal Lok, who is the director of casting for films such as Mary Kom, Kalkask, and no one killed Jessica, as well as performances such as PataAl Lok showing that casting flight attendants are now considered serious, unlike before, no As before, it’s not like before, it’s not like before, it’s not like before, when they are considered a ‘coordinator’.
He said, “Pehle Puchha Jata Tha, ‘Batao Kitne Old Aur Kitne Young Log Hain Tumhare Paas’? Coordinator yes agent to Jaise treats Kiya Jata Tha.”
He added, “Our author wrote a deep character, and therefore we needed to find it suitable for character.
During the dirty picture, which is one of my first films, Milan Luthra, Director of Film) asked me just one question, ‘from which actors This actor? I haven’t seen them on TV ‘.
And I told him,’ Because this actor comes from the theater, the manufacturer of Jahan Bade Nahin Ghoomte.
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‘Aisa Bhi Hota Hai, when the actor you throne into a star, he stopped taking your phone’
Banerjee added, “I always feel that the casting is a selfless job.
Aisa Bhi Hota Hai, Actor Jab Ban Jata Hai Hai Woh Uss Hai Casting Director Ka Phone Ka Phone Uthana Chhod Hi.”
Speaking of newcomers, Chhabra said, “So many actors who told us that they did not want to be a capecast, but we told them, ‘Bhai, Tu Pehle threw how toh ho jaa.
Newcomers have many characters about what characters they want to play , but I always tell them that it was first in a position to decide.
Do 60-70 films, then you can talk about being typecast.
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Speaking of heartbreak when rejected for the role of Kirti Kulhari, said, “Rejection is part of the process and too much compared to success.
There is a continuous desperate struggle.
For actors, casting directors are very important.
They become bridges for us.”