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).
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Full filmography
- The Kapil Sharma Show (2016) as Self
- The Great Indian Kapil Show (2024) as Self
- Love Sonia (2018) as Madhuri
- Heeramandi (2024) as Lajjo
- Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012) as Nagma
- Comedy Nights Bachao (2015) as Self
- Panga (2020) as Meenu
- The Drama Company (2017) as Self
- Son of Abish (2014) as Herself
- Inside Edge (2017) as Zarina Malik
- Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (2012) as Nagma
- Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) as Dolly
- Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley (2023) as Lovely Chopra
- Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) as Raseela
- Fukrey 3 (2023) as Bholi Punjaban
- The Great Indian Murder (2022) as Sudha Bharadwaj
- Call My Agent Bollywood (2021) as Special Appearance
- Call My Agent Bollywood (2021) as Richa Chadha
- Call My Agent Bollywood (2021) as Richa Chada
- Ghoomketu (2020) as Pagaliya
- Fukrey (2013) as Bholi Punjaban
- Fukrey Returns (2017) as Bholi Punjaban
- Section 375 (2019) as Hiral Gandhi
- Masaan (2015) as Devi Pathak