Richa Chadha
Acting • Born 1986-12-18
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).
Filmography
45 credits
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Movie • 2008
Dolly
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2
Movie • 2012
Nagma
Fukrey 3
Movie • 2023
Bholi Punjaban
Fukrey
Movie • 2013
Bholi Punjaban
Tamanchey
Movie • 2014
Masaan
Movie • 2015
Devi Pathak
Raakh
Movie • 2016
Main Aur Charles
Movie • 2015
Mira Sharma
Daas Dev
Movie • 2018
Paro
Chalk N Duster
Movie • 2016
Cabaret
Movie • 2019
Roza
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
Movie • 2012
Nagma
Love Sonia
Movie • 2018
Madhuri
Fukrey Returns
Movie • 2017
Bholi Punjaban
3 Storeys
Movie • 2018
Jia aur Jia
Movie • 2017
Jia
Ahista Ahista
Movie • 2006
Interviewer
Section 375
Movie • 2019
Hiral Gandhi
Sarbjit
Movie • 2016
Sukhpreet Kaur
Ishqeria
Movie • 2018
Kuhu
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Movie • 2013
Raseela
Panga
Movie • 2020
Meenu
Ghoomketu
Movie • 2020
Pagaliya
Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut - The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur
Movie • 2013
Self
Lahore Confidential
Movie • 2021
Ananya
Unpaused
Movie • 2020
Devika Khanna (segment "The Apartment")
Shakeela
Movie • 2020
Shakeela
Madam Chief Minister
Movie • 2021
55 km/sec
Movie • 2020
Srishti
Abhi Toh Jung Hona Baaki Hai
Movie
Candy
TV • 2021
Ratna Sankhwar
Call My Agent Bollywood
TV • 2021
Special Appearance
Call My Agent Bollywood
TV • 2021
Richa Chada
Call My Agent Bollywood
TV • 2021
Richa Chadha
The Great Indian Murder
TV • 2022
Sudha Bharadwaj
Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley
TV • 2023
Dolly Chopra (Charlie's Mother)
Farzi Mushaira
TV • 2022
The Drama Company
TV • 2017
Self
Comedy Nights Bachao
TV • 2015
Self
One Mic Stand
TV • 2019
Herself
The Great Indian Kapil Show
TV • 2024
Self
Son of Abish
TV • 2014
Herself
Inside Edge
TV • 2017
Zarina Malik
Heeramandi
TV • 2024
Lajjo
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV • 2016
Self