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Richa Chadha

Actress | * 12/18/1986 (37) | Patna, Bihar (India)
Richa Chadha (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut with a small role in the comedy film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), Chadha's breakthrough came in 2012 with a supporting role in the crime film Gangs of Wasseypur, in which her role as the bellicose and foul-tongued wife of a gangster earned her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. Her career progressed with a supporting role in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) and a leading role in the drama film Masaan (2015). She had her biggest commercial success with the comedy film Fukrey (2013) and its sequels in 2017 and 2023, and has also starred in the film Section 375 (2019) and series Inside Edge (2017–2021). ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Inside Edge is the story of the Mumbai Mavericks, a T20 cricket franchise playing in the PowerPlay League. Set in a landscape of conflicting interests, where selfishness is almost a virtue, where sex, ...

Inside Edge

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2017 | 2.6/5 | 1h 9min
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Ran and Leela are passionately in love with each other. The only problem is that their respective clans have been enemies for 500 years. ...

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela

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2013 | 3.5/5 | 2h 35min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Four lives intersect along the Ganges: a low caste boy in hopeless love, a daughter ridden with guilt of a sexual encounter ending in a tragedy, a hapless father with fading morality, and a spirited c ...

Masaan

PG-13

2015 | 3.5/5 | 1h 49min
Drama
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Shahid Khan is exiled after impersonating the legendary Sultana Daku in order to rob British trains. Now outcast, Shahid becomes a worker at Ramadhir Singh's colliery, only to spur a revenge battle th ...

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

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2012 | 3.6/5 | 2h 40min
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Richa Chadha

Filmfare Awards
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Movies with Richa Chadha as Actress(26)

as Bholi Punjaban2023 Fukrey 3
2021 Madam Chief Minister
as Ananya2021 Lahore Confidential
as Meenu2020 Panga
as Srishti2020 55 km/sec
as Shakeela2020 Shakeela
as Devika Khanna (segment "The Apartment")2020 Unpaused
as Pagaliya2020 Ghoomketu
as Hiral Gandhi2019 Section 375
as Roza2019 Cabaret
as Paro2018 Daas Dev
as Kuhu2018 Ishqeria
as Madhuri2018 Love Sonia
2018 3 Storeys
as Bholi Punjaban2017 Fukrey Returns
as Jia2017 Jia aur Jia
as Sukhpreet Kaur2016 Sarbjit
2016 Chalk N Duster
as Mira Sharma2015 Main Aur Charles
as Devi Pathak2015 Masaan
2014 Tamanchey
as Raseela2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
as Bholi Punjaban2013 Fukrey
as Nagma2012 Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
as Dolly2008 Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
as Interviewer2006 Ahista Ahista

TV Shows/Series with Richa Chadha as Actress(12)

2024 Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
2022 Farzi Mushaira
as Sudha Bharadwaj2022 The Great Indian Murder
as Ratna Sankhwar2021 Candy
as Richa Chada2021 Call My Agent Bollywood
as herself2021 Call My Agent Bollywood
as Special Appearance2021 Call My Agent Bollywood
as herself2019 One Mic Stand
as herself2017 The Drama Company
as herself2016 The Kapil Sharma Show
as herself2015 Comedy Nights Bachao
as herself2014 Son of Abish

Movies with Richa Chadha as Crew(1)

Production/Producer2024 Girls Will Be Girls

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Full Name: Richa Chadda
Citizenship: India
Born: Thursday, 12/18 1986 (December) in Patna, Bihar (India) (current age: 37 years + 131 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Hindi (HI)
Educated at: St. Stephen's College, Sophia College for Women
Other names for Richa Chadha (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Riccha Chadha"
"Richcha Chadha"
Richa Chadha frequently works together with these people:
Kiku Sharda (14x, Actor)
Farah Khan (7x, Crew)
Sugandha Mishra (6x, Cast)
Mrighdeep Singh Lamba (6x, Crew)
Krishna Abhishek (6x, Actor)
Anurag Kashyap (6x, Crew)
Vipul Vig (6x, Crew)
Salman Khan (5x, Actor)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (5x, Crew)
Nitya Mehra (5x, Crew)
Rajiv Thakur (5x, Actor)
Pankaj Tripathi (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1124, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024