1. Richa Gangopadhyay was cast along with the prominent actors like Venkatesh Daggubati, Ravi Teja, Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Dhanush, and Silambarasan.
21 Facts About Richa Gangopadhyay
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Richa Gangopadhyay was born on 20 March 1986, to a Bengali Brahmin family in New Delhi.
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Richa Gangopadhyay's family moved to the United States when she was only three.
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Richa Gangopadhyay's parents settled in the US in 1989 after spending her first year in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, with Gangopadhyay being brought up in Pennsylvania and Michigan.
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Richa Gangopadhyay went on to major in Dietetics and Health Administration at Michigan State University but graduated with a Bachelor of Science in communications with a minor in Theatre Arts.
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Richa Gangopadhyay represented the US in the 17th Annual Miss India Worldwide Pageant held in Johannesburg, and secured a place in the Top 10.
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Richa Gangopadhyay left the US in 2008 for Mumbai, India to embark on a career in films.
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Richa Gangopadhyay subsequently graduated with a diploma in acting from Anupam Kher's acting school, Actor Prepares, and completed her portfolio, earning offers for work in fashion shows and for modeling.
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In early 2009, Richa Gangopadhyay featured in a commercial for Dabur Vatika Almond Hair Oil alongside Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, while appearing in several print ads and TV commercials for Peter England People, Pepe Jeans, Malabar Gold and Kalaniketan.
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Richa Gangopadhyay debuted with Rana Daggubati and Priya Anand in 2010 Telugu film Leader, produced by AVM Productions and directed by Sekhar Kammula.
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Richa Gangopadhyay was recommended to an assistant director of Leader, who in turn recommended her to Sekhar Kammula.
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Richa Gangopadhyay went to Hyderabad to audition for the film on her birthday.
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Richa Gangopadhyay was selected instantly and the shooting started 2 days later.
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The film opened in theatres worldwide to positive reviews and did well commercially, with Richa Gangopadhyay's performance described as "pretty and charming" and "good in a performance oriented role" by critics.
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Richa Gangopadhyay was signed after the director of the film, Harish Shankar, who had noticed her at the success party of her previous film Leader.
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Richa Gangopadhyay initially offered her the role played by Deeksha as she was an NRI, but when they met to review the script, he was convinced that Gangopadhyay would do justice to the character of Vinamra, a traditional Telugu Brahmin girl.
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The film opened to good reviews with Richa Gangopadhyay's performance being described as "good and just about hold her own in the dance sequences" by critics.
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Richa Gangopadhyay then appeared alongside Silambarasan in Dharani's Osthe, the Tamil remake of the 2010 Hindi film Dabangg, winning critical acclaim for her role as Neduvaali.
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Richa Gangopadhyay featured in the Telugu films Sarocharu, Mirchi and Bhai opposite actors Ravi Teja, Prabhas and Nagarjuna, which were released in 2012 and 2013.
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Richa Gangopadhyay completed an MBA degree from Washington University in St Louis in May 2017.
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Richa Gangopadhyay is married to her business school classmate Joe Langella.