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Richa Chadha

Actor, ProducerBorn December 18, 1986 (38 years)
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).
Known For
  • Gangs of Wasseypur
  • Masaan
  • The Great Indian Murder
  • Section 375
  • Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela
  • Fukrey 3
  • Candy (2021)
  • Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
  • Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
  • Fukrey
  • Panga
  • Madam Chief Minister
  • Sarbjit
  • Ghoomketu
  • Fukrey Returns
  • Call My Agent Bollywood
  • Love Sonia
  • Inside Edge
  • Main Aur Charles
  • Unpaused
  • Lahore Confidential
  • Shakeela
  • Tamanchey: Pyar Mein Dil Pe Maar De Goli
  • Cabaret

Filmography

2024
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar (TV Series) · as Lajjo
2023
Fukrey 3 · as Bholi Punjaban
2023
Charlie Chopra & The Mystery of Solang Valley (TV Series) · as Dolly Chopra (charlie's Mother)
2022
Farzi Mushaira (TV Series)
2022
The Great Indian Murder (TV Series) · as Sudha Bharadwaj
2021
Call My Agent Bollywood (TV Series) · as Special Appearance
2021
Candy (2021) (TV Series) · as Ratna Sankhwar
2021
Lahore Confidential · as Ananya
2021
2020
Shakeela · as Shakeela
2020
Unpaused · as Devika Khanna (segment "the Apartment")
2020
Ghoomketu · as Pagaliya
2020
Panga · as Meenu
2019
Section 375 · as Hiral Gandhi
2019
Cabaret · as Roza
2018
Ishqeria · as Kuhu
2018
Love Sonia · as Madhuri
2018
Daas Dev · as Paro
2018
2017
Fukrey Returns · as Bholi Punjaban
2017
Jia Aur Jia · as Jia
2017
Inside Edge (TV Series) · as Zarina Malik
2016
Sarbjit · as Sukhpreet Kaur
2016
2015
Main Aur Charles · as Mira Sharma
2015
Man's World (TV Series) · as Police Inspector
2015
Masaan · as Devi Pathak
2014
Words with Gods · as Meghna - Segment "god Room"
2014
2013
2013
24 (IN) (TV Series) · as Sapna
2013
Shorts · as Cast
2013
Fukrey · as Bholi Punjaban
2013
58th Filmfare Awards · as Best - Winner
2012
2012
Gangs of Wasseypur · as Nagma
2010
Benny and Babloo · as Fedora
2008
2006
Ahista Ahista · as Interviewer

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