Richa Chadha
Actor, Producer
December 18, 1986 (39 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).
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
Filmography
| 2024 | Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar · as Lajjo |
| 2023 | Fukrey 3 · as Bholi Punjaban |
| 2023 | Charlie Chopra & The Mystery of Solang Valley · as Lovely Chopra |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | The Great Indian Murder · as Sudha Bharadwaj |
| 2021 | Call My Agent Bollywood · as Special Appearance |
| 2021 | Candy (2021) · 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 · as Zarina Malik |
| 2016 | Sarbjit · as Sukhpreet Kaur |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Main Aur Charles · as Mira Sharma |
| 2015 | Man's World · as Police Inspector |
| 2015 | Masaan · as Devi Pathak |
| 2014 | Words with Gods · as Meghna - Segment "god Room" |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela · as Raseela |
| 2013 | 24 (IN) · as Sapna |
| 2013 | Shorts · as Cast |
| 2013 | Fukrey · as Bholi Punjaban |
| 2013 | 58th Filmfare Awards · as Best - Winner |
| 2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 · as Nagma |
| 2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur · as Nagma |
| 2010 | Benny and Babloo · as Fedora |
| 2008 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! · as Dolly |
| 2006 | Ahista Ahista · as InterviewerOn Plex |
| 2024 | Conan O'Brien Must Go · as Self |
| 2024 | The Great Indian Kapil Show · as Self |
| 2019 | One Mic Stand · as Herself |
| 2018 | 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards · as Self - Award Presenter |
| 2017 | Queens of Comedy · as Richa Chadha |
| 2017 | The Drama Company · as Self |
| 2016 | Comedy Nights Bachao · as Self |
| 2016 | The Kapil Sharma Show · as Self |
| 2014 | Son Of Abish · as Herself |
| 2013 | |
| 2006 | Bigg Boss · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ · as Self |
| 2000 | Unreported World · as Self - Actress |