Richa Chadha
Birthday: Born in 1986-12-18 in Patna, Bihar, India
Deathday: Alive
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).
TV Credits
Candy
Character: Ratna Sankhwar
Set in the cold winter of Himalayas, Candy revolves around a horrific murder mystery of a high-school student which forces an agonized teacher and a crooked cop to bury their differences and hunt down the killer....
Call My Agent Bollywood
Character: Special Appearance
From pulling off casting coups to calming celebrity egos, the drama never stops for four Mumbai talent agents hustling to save their sinking company....
Call My Agent Bollywood
Character: Richa Chada
From pulling off casting coups to calming celebrity egos, the drama never stops for four Mumbai talent agents hustling to save their sinking company....
Call My Agent Bollywood
Character: Richa Chadha
From pulling off casting coups to calming celebrity egos, the drama never stops for four Mumbai talent agents hustling to save their sinking company....
The Great Indian Murder
Character: Sudha Bharadwaj
Vikrant aka Vicky Rai, industrialist with a Casanova lifestyle, is killed at his own party to celebrate his acquittal in the rape and murder of two young girls. His father, Jagannath Rai, who is also the Home Minister of Chhattisgarh, demands a CBI inquiry. Officers Suraj Yadav and Sudha Bharadwaj lead the investigation following six suspects....
Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley
Character: Dolly Chopra (Charlie's Mother)
A rich man dead, a town full of suspects, narratives filled with lies and an innocent convict. How will Charlie navigate through the mystery when every face hides a secret?...
फर्जी मुशायरा
Character:
Zakir Khan is back with his shayarana andaaz , but this time he is not alone! He has brought his friends along with him and the shayaris will be brutal, heart breaking, hard hitting and above all FARZI like anything. In each episode five heart broken farzi shayars will come and put their heart out in the shayaris which they will present, from having a crush on your best friend’s sister to discovering strange habits of your girlfriend’s dad. From being labelled as gold diggers to the Journey of...
The Drama Company
Character: Herself
The Drama Company will feature an eclectic mix of the finest comedians in a theatrical plot portraying different characters each week. The show will explore multiple genres of comedy– from topical to physical comedy and offer viewers a complete dose of laughter and unlimited entertainment. Starring Mithun Chakraborty as Shambu Dada, the ring master of a crew of highly misfit characters including Ali Asgar, Dr. Sanket Bhosale, Sugandha Mishra, Krushna Abhishek, Sudesh Lehri, Ridhima Pandit, Tanaj...
Comedy Nights Bachao
Character: Self
Based on the format of roast comedy, the show features comic crusaders who take a jibe at celebrity guests testing their patience through slapstick humor and make unpleasant jokes about them....
One Mic Stand
Character: Herself
India's biggest actors, politicians, musicians and influencers are trained by top comedians to perform stand-up comedy for their very first time....
द ग्रेट इंडियन कपिल शो
Character: Self
Comedian Kapil Sharma hosts this laugh-out-loud variety talk show with celebrity guests, hilarious antics and his signature supporting cast....
The Kapil Sharma Show
Character: Herself
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Son of Abish
Character: Herself
Son Of Abish is a variety comedy talk show with host Abish Mathew....
Inside Edge
Character: Zarina Malik
The story of the Mumbai Mavericks, a T20 cricket franchise playing in the Powerplay League. Set in a landscape of conflicting interests, where selfishness is almost a virtue, where sex, money, and power are mere means to an end, Inside Edge is a story that pulls no punches, minces no words, and takes no prisoners. Come witness the game behind the game....
हीरामंडी: द डायमंड बाज़ार
Character: Lajjo
In 1940s British India, archnemeses Mallikajaan and Fareedan are locked in a battle of succession of Heeramandi, an elite house of courtesans, while seeds of rebellion take root in the world around them....
Movie Credits
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Character: Dolly
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....
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2
Character: Nagma
After the death of his father and brother Danish, Faizal Khan vows to take revenge by destroying Ramadhir Singh's gang....
Fukrey 3
Character: Bholi Punjaban
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
Character: Bholi Punjaban
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....
Tamanchey
Character:
An aggressive, passionate acidic love story between two criminals whilst on the run from the law....
Masaan
Character: Devi Pathak
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....
Main Aur Charles
Character: Mira Sharma
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....
Daas Dev
Character: Paro
Dev who takes control of his own life gets addicted to drugs and alcohol and eventually becomes hungry for power....
Chalk N Duster
Character:
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...
Cabaret
Character: Roza
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....
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
Character: Nagma
In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier....
Love Sonia
Character: Madhuri
Inspired by a real story of young girl's journey escape from the world of international sex trafficking....
Fukrey Returns
Character: Bholi Punjaban
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....
3 Storeys
Character:
3 Storeys is an intriguing film full of twists and turns. Over the course of 3 acts, dark secrets and past regrets are revealed, and it becomes clear that life in this small community is not quite what it seems....
Jia aur Jia
Character: Jia
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....
Ahista Ahista
Character: Interviewer
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....
Section 375
Character: Hiral Gandhi
A filmmaker stands trial when a costume assistant on his movie accuses him of rape...
Sarbjit
Character: Sukhpreet Kaur
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....
Ishqeria
Character: Kuhu
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....
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
Character: Raseela
Ran and Leela are passionately in love with each other. The only problem is that their respective clans have been enemies for 500 years....
Panga
Character: Meenu
'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....
Ghoomketu
Character: Pagaliya
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....
Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut - The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur
Character: Self
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"....
Lahore Confidential
Character: Ananya
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....
Unpaused
Character: Devika Khanna (segment "The Apartment")
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....
Shakeela
Character: Shakeela
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....
Madam Chief Minister
Character:
A political-drama where a young woman from a small village rises to power into the world of politics by breaking barriers of caste and patriarchy and overcomes the obstacles placed by her opponents to become the chief minister and work for the upliftment of backward classes....
55 km/sec
Character: Srishti
55 Km/sec is a love story set on the last day of planet Earth. A cataclysmic event has occurred, life as we knew it is ending, and people have retreated into their shells as they wait for the end of the world. Two large rocks are about to crash into each other and compared to that human life in all its complexity seems so fragile and pointless. Not knowing what’s coming next, people repeat their habits from the before-times, go to the grocery store, pack their bags like they are going somewhere...