33 Facts About Richa Chadha

Richa Chadha was born on 18 December 1986 and is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema.

Richa Chadha's career progressed with a supporting role in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela and a leading role in the drama film Masaan.

Richa Chadha had her biggest commercial success with the comedy film Fukrey and its sequels in 2017 and 2023, and has starred in the film Section 375, and series Inside Edge and Heeramandi.

Richa Chadha was born on 18 December 1986 in Amritsar, Punjab, India to a Punjabi father and a Bihari mother.

Richa Chadha was educated at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya and then at the St Stephen's College in New Delhi.

Richa Chadha's father owns a management firm and her mother, Kusum Lata Chadha, is a professor of political science at PGDAV College of Delhi University, who has authored two books and works with Gandhi Smriti.

Richa Chadha began her career as a model and then she moved to theater.

Richa Chadha has performed plays touring in India under Barry John.

Richa Chadha appeared in the 2010 comedy film Benny and Babloo as Fedora.

Richa Chadha stated in an interview that this role as Nagma Khatoon helped her get 11 film roles.

Richa Chadha won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, in addition to a Filmfare Award nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Richa Chadha then appeared in one of the segments in the Anurag Kashyap-produced anthology film Shorts titled "Epilogue".

Richa Chadha next appeared in a supporting role as Rasila in Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed drama film Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, an adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.

Richa Chadha received a nomination for the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film.

Richa Chadha next appeared in Navneet Behal-directed 2014 film Tamanchey in the role of Babu, a criminal.

Richa Chadha's next movie was a biopic of Charles Sobhraj, Main Aur Charles.

In January 2016, Richa Chadha appeared as a journalist in the social-drama Chalk n Duster.

Richa Chadha later appeared in Sarbjit, a biographical-drama film based upon the life of Sarabjit Singh.

Richa Chadha portrayed the role of Sukhpreet, and share screen alongside Aishwarya Rai and Randeep Hooda.

In 2017, Richa Chadha acted in an Indian web-series Inside Edge, playing the lead character of a struggling actress.

Richa Chadha worked in Sudhir Mishra's version of the Devdas saga, entitled Aur Devdas as Paro.

Richa Chadha's much-delayed film with Pooja Bhatt, Cabaret, released on 9 January 2019.

In 2024, Richa Chadha played a courtesan Lajjo in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's series Heeramandi.

Richa Chadha's upcoming film includes Anubhav Sinha's Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai.

In 2006, Richa Chadha directed and wrote a 20-minute documentary film called "Rooted in Hope".

Richa Chadha created The Kindry, a social media effort, in June 2021, with the goal of amplifying ordinary good tales from society in the midst of the epidemic.

Richa Chadha argues that religion in India has deteriorated into hypocrisy, whether in the treatment of women or in the celebration of festivals.

Richa Chadha insists she is not "religious," but she has a deep connection with spirituality, and the more she studies it, the more baffled she is by society's treatment of women.

Richa Chadha filed a 'public interest' notice in May 2018 with an appeal to defend Hinduism from Hindutva sympathisers.

Richa Chadha stated that Hinduism was under attack from Hindutva leaders.

Richa Chadha believes that once you discover love, you should retain it without worrying about anything else, and she found her love in Ali.

Richa Chadha stated that her father is a Punjabi and her mother is a Bihari, and they share a great relationship that is unaffected by any form of bigotry.

In November 2022, Richa Chadha apologised and deleted a controversial tweet made in response to Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi's statement that the Indian Army is ready to take back Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir if the Indian government issues the order.