Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 18, 1986
Place of Birth:
Patna, Bihar, India
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Richa Chadha
Biography
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fukrey 3 | Bholi Punjaban |
| 2021 | Lahore Confidential | Ananya |
| 2021 | Madam Chief Minister | |
| 2020 | Panga | Meenu |
| 2020 | Ghoomketu | Pagaliya |
| 2020 | Unpaused | Devika Khanna (segment "The Apartment") |
| 2020 | Shakeela | Shakeela |
| 2020 | 55 km/sec | Srishti |
| 2019 | Cabaret | Roza |
| 2019 | Section 375 | Hiral Gandhi |
| 2018 | Daas Dev | Paro |
| 2018 | Love Sonia | Madhuri |
| 2018 | 3 Storeys | |
| 2018 | Ishqeria | Kuhu |
| 2017 | Fukrey Returns | Bholi Punjaban |
| 2017 | Jia aur Jia | Jia |
| 2016 | Raakh | |
| 2016 | Chalk N Duster | |
| 2016 | Sarbjit | Sukhpreet Kaur |
| 2015 | Masaan | Devi Pathak |
| 2015 | Main Aur Charles | Mira Sharma |
| 2014 | Tamanchey | |
| 2013 | Fukrey | Bholi Punjaban |
| 2013 | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela | Raseela |
| 2013 | Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut - The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur | Self |
| 2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 | Nagma |
| 2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 | Nagma |
| 2008 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | Dolly |
| 2006 | Ahista Ahista | Interviewer |
| Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Great Indian Kapil Show | Self |
| 2024 | Heeramandi | Lajjo |
| 2023 | Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley | Dolly Chopra (Charlie's Mother) |
| 2022 | The Great Indian Murder | Sudha Bharadwaj |
| 2022 | Farzi Mushaira | |
| 2021 | Candy | Ratna Sankhwar |
| 2021 | Call My Agent Bollywood | Special Appearance |
| 2021 | Call My Agent Bollywood | Richa Chadha |
| 2021 | Call My Agent Bollywood | Richa Chada |
| 2019 | One Mic Stand | Herself |
| 2017 | The Drama Company | Herself |
| 2017 | Inside Edge | Zarina Malik |
| 2016 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Herself |
| 2015 | Comedy Nights Bachao | Self |
| 2014 | Son of Abish | Herself |