Richa Chadha
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
Movie
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
as Nagma
2012
Movie
Masaan
as Devi Pathak
2015
Movie
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
as Raseela
2013
Movie
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2
as Nagma
2012
Movie
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
as Dolly
2008
Movie
Fukrey
as Bholi Punjaban
2013
Movie
Section 375
as Hiral Gandhi
2019
Movie
Fukrey Returns
as Bholi Punjaban
2017
TV
The Kapil Sharma Show
as Self
2016
Movie
Sarbjit
as Sukhpreet Kaur
2016
TV
Inside Edge
as Zarina Malik
2017
Movie
Love Sonia
as Madhuri
2018
Movie
Panga
as Meenu
2020
TV
Heeramandi
as Lajjo
2024
Movie
Fukrey 3
as Bholi Punjaban
2023
TV
The Great Indian Kapil Show
as Self
2024
Movie
Unpaused
as Devika Khanna (segment "The Apartment")
2020
TV
The Great Indian Murder
as Sudha Bharadwaj
2022
TV
One Mic Stand
as Herself
2019
Movie
Ghoomketu
as Pagaliya
2020
Movie
Madam Chief Minister
2021
Movie
Main Aur Charles
as Mira Sharma
2015
Movie
Ahista Ahista
as Interviewer
2006
TV
Candy
as Ratna Sankhwar
2021
