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).

Known For

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

as Nagma

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela

as Raseela

Masaan

as Devi Pathak

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2

as Nagma

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

as Dolly

Fukrey

as Bholi Punjaban

Section 375

as Hiral Gandhi

Fukrey Returns

as Bholi Punjaban

The Kapil Sharma Show

as Herself

Sarbjit

as Sukhpreet Kaur