Biography

Coming from a non-film background, where all his family members had nothing to do with films, except watch it as a form of entertainment, Kashyap Chandhock forayed into the film industry with a zeal and enthusiasm second to none. His focus was to not only get creatively involved in the process of film making, but also to make a difference.

Kashyap grew in leaps and bounds and eventually, at a very young age, he enriched himself with fabulous experience in the discipline of Casting.

He was on his way to carve a niche for himself in the industry with his understanding and approach to a film and its casting. Having cast for several films, TV series, web series, music videos, etc. Kashyap began his career as a casting assistant with the prestigious Dharma productions where he helped in the casting of "Brothers" followed with "Kapoor and Sons".

Understanding the nuances of casting came naturally to Kashyap as he looked for more challenges. He went to being a Independent Casting Director with Films like "Nanu Ki Jaanu" Starring Abhay Deol & Patralekha. And Govinda's comeback Film "Fryday" Starring Govinda, Varun Sharma, Digangana Suryavanshi & Rajesh Sharma.

It was a matter of time before destiny presented Kashyap with an opportunity of trying his hand in production. Not shying from any test, Kashyap grabbed the prospect of producing a film with both hands and within no time Kashyap found himself grappling with the challenges of producing a Gujrati Film called 'Gujrat 11', starring Pratik Gandhi and Daisy Shah. Lo and Behold, he had turned Associate Producer for this Gujarati feature film.

Tasting success in the department of production, Kashyap is currently curating multiple projects as a producer.

Just recently he once again successfully headed the casting of the much talked of film 'Gandhi Godse - Ek Yudh' which is helmed by the legendary Rajkumar Santoshi.

The entire journey of casting for this project was set been extremely interesting and challenging. Since it was a film that involved famous characters borrowed from history, it presented Kashyap with a unique opportunity of casting actors that resembled the historical figures and understood the significance of what they were getting into. It was an obligation that was parallel to none because it needed diving deep into the historical research of these characters before looking out for actors that could justify them, add value to such characters and bring them to life with their performance. This was an immense responsibility undoubtedly and Kashyap was up to the task as well. He suggested a fresh approach to the film with. Appreciating the latent talent in theatres, Kashyap proposed casting actors with rich theatrical experience and a body of work that cost boast of their competence to approach such characters with freshness that could infuse energy into the characters.

The result is that actors with such background are performing a bulk of characters in the film.

Kashyap's hard work will also come to fruition when this year the industry will witness a couple of his films release in the theatres. Rajkumar Santoshi's next Feature Film called 'Bad boy' will launch Mithun Chakraborty's son Namashi Chakraborty & Producer Sajid Qureshi's daughter Amrin Qureshi's.

This is the beginning of many more to follow.
- IMDb mini biography by: madhu anand chandhock