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name: "Richa Chadha"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richa-chadha"
fi1m_id: "richa-chadha"
imdb_id: "nm3190246"
tmdb_id: 150471
wikidata_id: "Q7323499"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 December 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T01:21:38.345675+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Richa Chadha

## Identity

Richa Chadha

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richa-chadha
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richa-chadha
- **IMDb ID:** nm3190246
- **TMDB ID:** 150471
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7323499
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richa_Chadha, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7323499, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3190246/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/150471

Actor. Born 18 December 1986 in Patna, Bihar, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 December 1986, Patna, Bihar, India
- **Also known as:** Riccha Chadha, Richcha Chadha
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richa_Chadha, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7323499, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3190246/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/150471

## Fi1m on Richa Chadha

> Richa Chadha makes the family exchanges in *Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1* worth as much attention as the crime. We value that ability to make an abrasive character matter, though her casting too often asks for the same toughness.

In *Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1* (2012), Nagma's family exchanges deserve the attention that the criminal business keeps demanding. Richa Chadha makes sure of it. Manoj Bajpayee's Sardar Khan has the swagger to dominate a crowded film, but Chadha gives those domestic scenes an importance of their own. We cared about them more than we expected, because she stopped them feeling like pauses before the next criminal appointment. It is the clearest reason to value her: she can make a character matter inside a busy ensemble.

That breakthrough with Anurag Kashyap also brought a restriction: she was subsequently stereotyped as older or maternal figures, limiting her chances of leading roles. It is a dispiriting response to a performance whose strength was making the domestic scenes count. The recurring demand for outspoken women and female dons makes sense, given her physical assurance and comic timing. It also risks treating toughness as all she has to offer. Bholi Punjaban in *Fukrey* (2013) puts that toughness to comic use, but the casting pattern deserves caution.

*Masaan* (2015), with Chadha as Devi Pathak, provides a useful departure from that pattern in a leading dramatic role. Her ability to play vulnerability matters as much as the forcefulness. The attention she gives to body language helps keep even abrasive characters recognisably human, which is more useful than merely making them imposing. The later move into period drama and dance sequences as Lajjo in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's *Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar* (2024) offers another direction. We would rather see those opportunities develop than watch another variation on the formidable woman.

Kashyap remains our starting point for her work. *Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1* has crowded plotting, and its pace leaves some of the ensemble less firmly established. Her Nagma is one of the people we keep following, even when the film makes following everyone difficult. Start there, provided you are prepared to concentrate on who belongs to which family.

## Biography

Richa Chadha is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She made her screen debut in a supporting role in the comedy *Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!* (2008).

Her breakthrough came with the role of Nagma in Anurag Kashyap's *Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1* (2012) and its sequel, for which she received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She has since appeared in supporting roles in *Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela* (2013) and *Section 375* (2019), and took a leading role in the drama *Masaan* (2015), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Chadha is also known for her performances in the *Fukrey* comedy series (2013, 2017).

She trained in theatre under Barry John and has performed in stage productions. In 2023 she received the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government. She is married to actor Ali Fazal.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, cinemaexpress.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1* (2012), Fi1m 83, as Nagma — [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-wasseypur-part-1.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Secret of a Mountain Serpent* (2025), Producer
- *Girls Will Be Girls* (2024), Producer
- *Heeramandi* (2024), series, as Lajjo
- *Fukrey 3* (2023), as Bholi Punjaban
- *Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley* (2023), series, as Lovely Chopra
- *Farzi Mushaira* (2022), series, Actor
- *The Great Indian Murder* (2022), series, as Sudha Bharadwaj
- *Call My Agent Bollywood* (2021), series, as Special Appearance, Richa Chadha, Richa Chada
- *Candy* (2021), series, as Ratna Sankhwar
- *Lahore Confidential* (2021), as Ananya
- *Madam Chief Minister* (2021), Actor
- *Shakeela* (2020), as Shakeela
- *55 km/sec* (2020), as Srishti
- *Unpaused* (2020), as Devika Khanna (segment "The Apartment")
- *Ghoomketu* (2020), as Pagaliya
- *Panga* (2020), as Meenu
- *Section 375* (2019), as Hiral Gandhi
- *Cabaret* (2019), as Roza
- *Ishqeria* (2018), as Kuhu
- *Love Sonia* (2018), as Madhuri
- *Daas Dev* (2018), as Paro
- *3 Storeys* (2018), Actor
- *Fukrey Returns* (2017), as Bholi Punjaban
- *Jia aur Jia* (2017), as Jia
- *Inside Edge* (2017), series, as Zarina Malik
- *Raakh* (2016), Actor
- *Sarbjit* (2016), as Sukhpreet Kaur
- *Chalk N Duster* (2016), Actor
- *Main Aur Charles* (2015), as Mira Sharma
- *Masaan* (2015), as Devi Pathak
- *Tamanchey* (2014), Actor
- *Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela* (2013), as Raseela
- *Fukrey* (2013), as Bholi Punjaban
- *Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2* (2012), as Nagma
- *Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1* (2012), as Nagma — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-wasseypur-part-1.md)
- *Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!* (2008), as Dolly
- *Ahista Ahista* (2006), as Interviewer
- *Delhi 2021*, Actor
- *Abhi Toh Jung Hona Baaki Hai*, Actor
- *The Last of Them Plagues*, Producer
- *Untitled Ali Fazal - Richa Chadha Film*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Richa Chadha](https://film.one/media/person/106071/gallery-02b568683c31.jpg) Richa Chadha — Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Richa_Chadda_promotes_Amazon_web_series.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![International Indian Film Academy awards "IIFA Rocks" Green Carpet; (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/106071/gallery-bdc7fdb990b7.jpg) International Indian Film Academy awards "IIFA Rocks" Green Carpet; (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey (2017) — Laura Lee Dooley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Chadda_at_IIFA_2017_Rocks_Green_Carpet.jpg/1280px-Chadda_at_IIFA_2017_Rocks_Green_Carpet.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![International Indian Film Academy awards Green Carpet (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey #IIFA2017 #IIFA](https://film.one/media/person/106071/gallery-78f7dafb71f0.jpg) International Indian Film Academy awards Green Carpet (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey #IIFA2017 #IIFA — Laura Lee Dooley from Arlington, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/IIFA_2017_Green_Carpet_%2835586624873%29.jpg/1280px-IIFA_2017_Green_Carpet_%2835586624873%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![International Indian Film Academy awards Green Carpet (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey #IIFA2017 #IIFA](https://film.one/media/person/106071/gallery-e464aba55681.jpg) International Indian Film Academy awards Green Carpet (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey #IIFA2017 #IIFA — Laura Lee Dooley from Arlington, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/IIFA_2017_Green_Carpet_%2835586629833%29.jpg/1280px-IIFA_2017_Green_Carpet_%2835586629833%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richa Chadha](https://film.one/media/person/106071/gallery-5c501c230198.jpg) Richa Chadha — Image via TMDB
- ![International Indian Film Academy awards Green Carpet (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey #IIFA2017 #IIFA](https://film.one/media/person/106071/gallery-d4e34449638a.jpg) International Indian Film Academy awards Green Carpet (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey #IIFA2017 #IIFA — Laura Lee Dooley from Arlington, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/IIFA_2017_Green_Carpet_%2835997938860%29.jpg/1280px-IIFA_2017_Green_Carpet_%2835997938860%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![International Indian Film Academy awards Green Carpet (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey #IIFA2017 #IIFA](https://film.one/media/person/106071/gallery-848831b6b1df.jpg) International Indian Film Academy awards Green Carpet (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey #IIFA2017 #IIFA — Laura Lee Dooley from Arlington, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/IIFA_2017_Green_Carpet_%2836226637342%29.jpg/1280px-IIFA_2017_Green_Carpet_%2836226637342%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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