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Richa Chadha made her Bollywood debut with Dibakar Banerjee’s Oye Lucky Lucky Oye. She subsequently proved her mettle in Anurag Kashyap’s classic Gangs of Wasseypur Parts 1 and 2. Recently, the actor garnered praise for her portrayal of Lajjo in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi. While Richa has become one of the most sought-after actors in the film industry, she recently discussed the challenges she faced in breaking the stereotypes set after starring in Gangs of Wasseypur.
In a conversation with Instant Bollywood, Richa shared that she would dress sexily at award shows to present her true self post-Gangs of Wasseypur as she didn’t want people to see her as a middle-aged village woman. She said, “I would just see how people are responding. For instance, after my Gangs of Wasseypur character got really popular, I made sure I dressed sexy and hot for events and awards so that people would know what I really look like, and not like a middle-aged village woman. Those are the strategies that I adopted. Stereotyping happens with everyone but eventually, you get the people who understand who you are. I never thought I would do a song with Bhansali saheb ten years into my career.”
Richa’s ride to success, however, wasn’t smooth. During the chat, she also recalled how she was replaced in roles at the last minute. “There have been many times when I haven’t got a role that I really wanted. Sometimes I was even shortlisted for the role and I knew that I was the best person for the job; but somehow it didn’t come to me. This has happened various times. What do you do when they say it isn’t working out? I am not one of those who would go to their office and ask them to take me. I don’t do all of this,” she said.
Apart from savouring professional acclaim, Richa is also thriving in her personal life. The actor is currently in the third trimester of her first pregnancy and will deliver the baby in July. In a recent interaction with Hindustan Times, the actor spoke about her maternity leave and revealed that she will resume work post-delivery in October for a musical rom-com.
She shared that the film will have 18 songs after her delivery. She said, “We plan to start shooting in the second week of October. It’s happening in a hill station in Himachal Pradesh. We need the season of autumn and the skyline of Himachal, just before the onset of winter, for our shoot. The film is about a musical band in a small hill town. It’s a love story but it’s kind of like a family film as well with a lot of dynamics. We are currently in the pre-production stage and work is not stopping.”
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