Richa Chadha, born in Patna, Bihar in 1986, is one of the most respected performers of the Hindi independent film wave. She broke out as the fearsome Nagma Khatoon in Anurag Kashyap s Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), then delivered a searing lead in the crematorium drama Masaan (2015), which premiered at Cannes. She also carved a mainstream lane in the comedy franchise Fukrey, starting with Fukrey (2013). Willing to disappear into unglamorous, morally complex women, Chadha has become a defining face of a certain kind of grown-up, socially engaged Indian cinema.
Richa Chadha
39 years (Dec 18, 1986)Patna, Bihar, India
23 Movies6 Series
Richa Chadha, born in Patna, Bihar in 1986, is one of the most respected performers of the Hindi independent film wave. She broke out as the fearsome Nagma Khatoon in Anurag Kashyap s Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), then delivered a searing lead in the crematorium drama Masaan (2015), which premiered at Cannes. She also carved a mainstream lane in the comedy franchise Fukrey, starting with Fukrey (2013). Willing to disappear into unglamorous, morally complex women, Chadha has become a defining face of a certain kind of grown-up, socially engaged Indian cinema.
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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