Dhurandhar Casting Director Mukesh Chhabra Says He ‘Will Bring an Oscar to India for Casting’: Already Manifesting It

The Dhurandhar by filmmaker Aditya Dhar has been turning the box office into a hit. The movie has largely been praised in terms of the acting of the cast, and Mukesh Chhabra has also done a perfect job in casting. The casting director, speaking to Miss Malini has now, however, announced that he will take Oscar to India to do the casting.

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Mukesh Chhabra aims to win Oscar in casting

Mukesh revealed that he has been manifesting an Oscar for India and said, “It is my aim, and I will make sure it happens. Our department, casting, has been ignored at almost all awards in India, despite being one of the most important departments. They may realise this slowly, but that’s okay. I will bring an Oscar to India, and I am 100 per cent sure. I am already manifesting it, and I will make it happen. I am afraid to say such big things, but sometimes it is good to put them out into the universe. I will definitely bring an Oscar to this country for casting.”

In the presentation of the categories of the 2026 Oscars, there was a new category that was added, the Best Casting category. The Casting Directors Branch members will elect who will be the shortlist and nominees. The members of the Academy will then have the opportunity to watch the clips of the shortlisted films as well as pre-recorded interviews with the casting directors.

Mukesh has been a casting director in a number of blockbuster movies such as Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Jawan, Dunki, Rockstar, etc. In addition to Dhurandhar, he has also done the casting of one of the most anticipated upcoming movies being Ramayana by Nitesh Tiwari.

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About Dhurandhar

The spy action thriller is directed by Aditya Dhar and it stars Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt and Arjun Rampal as the main actors, with Sara Arjun and Rakesh Bedi in supporting roles. The movie has become the third highest grossing Indian of the year 2025 a notch over Saiyaara and Coolie and is not stopping yet at the box office. It already secured ₹634 crore in the global market and now it is targeting Chhaava to take the second position. The second installment of the movie will receive theatrical release on March 19, 2026.

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