This year has been very difficult for Bollywood. Due to the delay in the release of many films due to the corona lockdown, the loss of crores, and the death of Sushant Singh Rajput also gave a lifetime of grief. However, Bollywood witnessed the advent of Casting director Mukesh Chhabra. Mukesh Chhabra came into the limelight after he made his directorial debut with Sushant Singh Rajput's movie Dil Bechara.
In an interview with a Hindi daily, Mukesh talked about Sushant Singh Rajput's death, Scam 1992, and most importantly he talked about the debate of star power over talent.
On being asked about the success of Scam 1992, Mukesh said, "I had seen the Prateek's work before. He played a small role in 'Lovayatri'. Apart from this, I had also seen him in many Gujarati films. In such a situation, when Hansal Mehta asked for advice to cast someone for the role of Harshad Mehta, I suggested the name of Prateek."
"Prateek impressed Hansal and thus he became Harshad Mehta. It is heartening to see that now everyone in the country knows Prateek. He is an excellent actor. I knew he was perfect for this role. This made it clear that the entire game is of talent and not of big and small stars," added Mukesh.
Mukesh also talked about Sushant Singh Rajput's death and the follow-ups after that. He said, "This year has been very difficult for all of us. It was too much for me. Sushant's death personally caused me huge pain and meanwhile had to release 'Dil Bechara'. One thing to learn from this year was that we should never make the mistake of taking things lightly. Stop spreading negativity and treat everyone well, this is what this year taught."