Richa Chadha

Acting

Richa Chadha

Born 1986-12-18 · Patna, Bihar, India

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).

Acting credits

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 poster
7.1

In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

2012

Love Sonia poster
7.2

Inspired by a real story of young girl's journey escape from the world of international sex trafficking.

Love Sonia

2018

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 poster
7.8

After the death of his father and brother Danish, Faizal Khan vows to take revenge by destroying Ramadhir Singh's gang.

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2

2012

Masaan poster
7.1

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 child yearning for a family, long to escape the moral constructs of a small-town.

Masaan

2015

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela poster
7.0

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

2013

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! poster
7.0

Lovinder Singh, a thief now in custody and facing trial, reflects on his life of crime while the press reflect on how he managed to get away with so much before being arrested.

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

2008

Tamanchey poster
2.8

An aggressive, passionate acidic love story between two criminals whilst on the run from the law.

Tamanchey

2014

Fukrey poster
6.4

The paths of four dream-chasing college friends cross with an array of colourful characters, from a tough-talking Punjabi female don to a Jugaad Baaz college watchman. Mayhem ensues.

Fukrey

2013

Ishqeria poster
4.8

Ishqeria is a story of a small town girl who falls madly in love with the most sought after guy in college. It is a journey of first love, growing up and second chances.

Ishqeria

2018

Lahore Confidential poster
6.3

The story revolves around a humble, divorced Indian woman named Ananya and amidst her mundane-routine life, she finds herself on a secret intelligence duty in Pakistan. But her love for Urdu literature will have her falling in love that will eventually put them in a tug of war with each other.

Lahore Confidential

2021

Cabaret poster
2.7

Cabaret is an Indian romantic dance film directed by Kaustav Narayan Niyogi and produced by Pooja Bhatt and Bhushan Kumar under the banner of Fisheye Network private limited.

Cabaret

2019

Shakeela poster
6.2

A biopic based on the life of adult movie star Shakeela, who ruled the South Indian film industry for over two decades and starred in many controversial and bold films.

Shakeela

2020

Section 375 poster
7.4

A filmmaker stands trial when a costume assistant on his movie accuses him of rape.

Section 375

2019

Jia aur Jia poster
4.0

A story about two starkly different women that share the same name. Together, they embark on a life-changing journey heading towards the same fate.

Jia aur Jia

2017

Fukrey Returns poster
6.4

A year after the first movie, the four friends are enjoying their lives to the fullest, get in trouble once again with Bholi, who is released from prison earlier than expected and is broke.

Fukrey Returns

2017

Chalk N Duster poster
6.8

Chalk n Duster is an emotional journey of two teachers Vidya ( Shabana Azmi) & Jyoti ( Juhi Chawla) , serving at a Mumbai - based High School. Their passion and love for teaching, bonds them in a special relationship with their students. Their gratification is good grades, moral values they strive to impart to students

Chalk N Duster

2016

Sarbjit poster
7.6

Sarbjit accidentally crosses the Indo-Pak border in a drunken state and gets arrested by the Pakistani army who falsely accuse him to be an Indian spy. His sister, Dalbir, fights to get justice for her brother and prove his innocence. Based on true events.

Sarbjit

2016

Fukrey 3 poster
5.6

In the third installment, the Fukras plan to take over Delhi, and run for city elections. However, they have no money and so they take on an international job to make a quick buck, which changes their lives forever. In the first two films, we saw them using dreams, then premonitions to make money but now they’ve been gifted with a new & unique talent which is going to make them millionaires.

Fukrey 3

2023

Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut -  The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur poster
8.8

An extensive, in-depth account of the making of an ultimate revenge saga through the eyes of Anurag Kashyap, the cast and the crew of "Gangs of Wasseypur".

Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut - The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur

2013

Ghoomketu poster
5.9

An aspiring writer from a small town in U.P. runs away to Mumbai. He gives himself 30 days to try and prove his worth.

Ghoomketu

2020

Unpaused poster
6.6

An anthology that brings five unique creators and filmmakers to tell stories about love, happiness, friendship, new beginnings, second chances and a glimmer of hope - set and filmed in the times of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Unpaused

2020

Panga poster
6.7

'Panga' follows the triumphs and struggle of a national level Kabbadi player from India who receives the love and support from her family to help achieve her dream.

Panga

2020

Main Aur Charles poster
4.6

In the 1980s, Charles, an enigmatic con man and a vicious killer and Commisioner Amod Kanth are embroiled in a game of cat and mouse.

Main Aur Charles

2015

Ahista Ahista poster
7.3

A professional witness at the marriage registrar helps a runaway girl when her boyfriend does not show up for the wedding. He falls in love with her, but then the missing groom returns.

Ahista Ahista

2006

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