Richa Chadha
Biography
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).
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Movies (31)
Secret of a Mountain Serpent
Producer (Production)
2025
Girls Will Be Girls
Producer (Production)
2024
Fukrey 3
as Bholi Punjaban
2023
Lahore Confidential
as Ananya
2021
Madam Chief Minister
2021
Shakeela
as Shakeela
2020
55 km/sec
as Srishti
2020
Unpaused
as Devika Khanna (segment "The Apartment")
2020
Ghoomketu
as Pagaliya
2020
Panga
as Meenu
2020
Section 375
as Hiral Gandhi
2019
Cabaret
as Roza
2019
Ishqeria
as Kuhu
2018
Love Sonia
as Madhuri
2018
Daas Dev
as Paro
2018
3 Storeys
2018
Fukrey Returns
as Bholi Punjaban
2017
Jia aur Jia
as Jia
2017
Raakh
2016
Sarbjit
as Sukhpreet Kaur
2016
Chalk N Duster
2016
Main Aur Charles
as Mira Sharma
2015
Masaan
as Devi Pathak
2015
Tamanchey
2014
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
as Raseela
2013
Fukrey
as Bholi Punjaban
2013
Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut - The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur
as Self
2013
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2
as Nagma
2012
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
as Nagma
2012
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
as Dolly
2008
Ahista Ahista
as Interviewer
2006
TV Shows (13)
Heeramandi
as Lajjo
2024
The Great Indian Kapil Show
as Self
2024
Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley
as Dolly Chopra (Charlie's Mother)
2023
Farzi Mushaira
2022
The Great Indian Murder
as Sudha Bharadwaj
2022
Call My Agent Bollywood
as Special Appearance
2021
Candy
as Ratna Sankhwar
2021
One Mic Stand
as Herself
2019
The Drama Company
as Self
2017
Inside Edge
as Zarina Malik
2017
The Kapil Sharma Show
as Self
2016
Comedy Nights Bachao
as Self
2015
Son of Abish
as Herself
2014