RICHA CHADDA ,HINDI ACTRESS BORN 1977 DECEMBER 18

RICHA CHADDA ,HINDI ACTRESS 

BORN 1977 DECEMBER 18

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Richa began her career as a model and then she moved to theater. She has performed plays touring in India and Pakistan. Later, she also received her training under Barry John

Richa acted in the critically acclaimed movie Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! as the character of Dolly, both the movie and her role were well appreciated. She was cast by Anurag Kashyap for his movies Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 and Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 wherein she plays the pivotal character of Nagma Khatoon in the narrative. In the movie, she matured from 16 to 60 years of age. She got the name "Ms. Fire" for her spirited portrayal in the epic movie. This performance was well appreciated by the Critics. The movie was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 and the entire cast was present at the event.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: UPSC

Richa Chadha, born 18th December 1988 was brought up in Delhi, India. She is the daughter of Somesh Chadda who owns a management firm and her mother, Kusum Chadda is a professor at Delhi University, who has written two books and also works with Gandhi Smrit. After completing her schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in 2002, she graduated with Bachelors in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Later, she completed her PG Diploma in Social Communication Media from Sophia College, Mumbai.

She began her career as a model and then she moved to theatre. She has performed plays touring in India and Pakistan. Later, she has also received her training under Barry John Acting School. This school provides professional training in acting for past 15 years.

Her first film was Dibakar Banerjee's directed film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! that released in 2009. She played a supporting role as Dolly and received notable reviews as a confident debut. Her next movie was a Bollywood debut which was a stepping stone towards success, she played a pivotal role of Nagma Khatoon in Anurag Kashyap's crime drama Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 and Part 2 which got her radiant reviews and recognized her as an actress of great caliber. In the movie, she portrayed roles of a 16 to 60 year old. She got the name "Ms. Fire" for her spirited portrayal in the epic movie. This performance was well appreciated by the Critics. The movie was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 and the entire cast was present at the event. She was nominated in Filmfare as Best Supporting Actress category and won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress in 2013.

Her next release was with Mrighdeep Singh Lamba's comedy drama film Fukrey, in which she played a role of female- don Bholi Punjaban and won Best Performance in a Comic Role in Screen Awards 2014. Later, she was part of Sanjay Leela Bhansali 's movie Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela in a supporting role as Rasila. Even as a supporting cast, her performance was well-appreciated from prominent sources as she didn't had a major role in the movie but she possessed the scenes she strolls in with her inbuilt fire. She got nominated in IIFA Best Supporting Actress category 2014 for this role.

Later in 2014, she played a role of Babu, a criminal in Navneet Behal's film Tamanchey. Being compared to her earlier performance, this role received mixed reviews. She has also worked with the director Mira Nair; (known for her glorious movies -The Namesake, Vanity Fair, Salaam Bombay and many more) for the film Words with Gods, is a Mexican-American anthology directed by nine distinctive directors. 2015 was a splendid year for Richa Chadha. She gave us the movie Masaan.

Masaan (Fly Away Solo) was acknowledged at 2015 Cannes Film Festival and won two prestigious honors. The movie as well as her performance has received immense appreciation around the globe. After a massive acknowledgment for Masaan, she represented India at 18th Marrakech Film Festival as a jury member alongside Hollywood film-maker and screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola, the president of the Marrakech Film Festival. Followed by next release was a biopic of Charles Sobhraj, Main Aur Charles, she had played a role of a law student and Charles girlfriend.

In 2016, she is filming for Aur Devdas, which is a version of the Devdas saga by Sudhir Mishra and also on Pooja Bhatt's film Cabaret as the main lead. She will also be seen in Omung Kumar's film Sarbjit which is a biopic on the life of Sarabjit Singh.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Shraddha Mehta

Filmography[edit source]

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!	Dolly
2010	Benny and Babloo	Fedora
2012	Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1	Nagma Khatoon	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2
2013	Fukrey	Bholi Punjaban
	Shorts	Girlfriend
	Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela	Rasila Sanera
2014	Tamanchey	Babu
	24	Sapna	TV series Cameo appearance
	Words with Gods	Meghna	Indian-Mexican-American film
2015	Masaan	Devi Pathak	Indian-French film[60]
	Main Aur Charles	Mira Sharma
2016	Chalk n Duster	Reporter	Cameo appearance
	Sarbjit	Sukhpreet	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2017	Inside Edge	Zarina Malik	Amazon Original series
	Jia Aur Jia	Jia
	Fukrey Returns	Bholi Punjaban
	Aur Devdas	Paro	Filming [61]
	Cabaret		Post-production[62]
2018	Love Sonia	Madhuri	Post-Production
	Ghoomketu		Filming [63]

Awards and nominations[edit source]

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2013	Gangs of Wasseypur	Filmfare Awards	Best Actress (Critics)	Won	[26]
			Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	[25]
		Screen Awards	Best Supporting Actress		[64]
		Stardust Awards	Best Supporting Actress		[65]
		Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female		[66]
2014	Fukrey	Screen Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Won	[67]
		Star Guild Awards	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Nominated	[68]
	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Star Guild Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role		[68]
		International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress		[69]
		Screen Awards	Best Supporting Actress		[70]
2015	Masaan	Stardust Awards	Editor's Choice Performer of the Year	Won	[71]
2016	Sarbjit	Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	[72]