Acting
Richa Chadha
Hindi, Malayalam cinema · 35 credits
Born
18 December 1986 (age 39)
Birthplace
Patna, Bihar, India
Also known as Riccha Chadha · Richcha Chadha
Richa Chadda is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting with a bit role in the comedy film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), she worked as a supporting actress in several films. Her major breakthrough was a supporting role in the film noir gangster saga Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), where her role as the bellicose and extremely foul-tongued wife of a gangster earned her a Filmfare award. Her sole foray into mainstream cinema has been as a supporting character in Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela (2013). In 2015, Chadda made her debut in a leading role with the drama Masaan, playing a girl caught after indulging in casual sex. The film got a standing ovation when screened at the Cannes film festival. The film has been cited as a milestone in Chadda's career and through it she is said to have created a niche for herself in the Hindi film industry. Chadda has also worked in theatre, essaying the role of a married Delhi-based woman in Trivial Disasters (2014).
Known for
Filmography
Fukrey 3
as Bholi Punjaban
Lahore Confidential
as Ananya
Panga
as Meenu
Ghoomketu
as Pagaliya
Unpaused
as Devika Khanna (segment "The Apartment")
Shakeela
as Shakeela
55 km/sec
as Srishti
Cabaret
as Roza
Section 375
as Hiral Gandhi
Daas Dev
as Paro
Love Sonia
as Madhuri
Ishqeria
as Kuhu
Fukrey Returns
as Bholi Punjaban
Sarbjit
as Sukhpreet Kaur
Masaan
as Devi Pathak
Main Aur Charles
as Mira Sharma
Fukrey
as Bholi Punjaban
Ahista Ahista
as Interviewer