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