Richa Chadda says she wants to continue with unconventional roles
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Gangs of Wasseypur star Richa Chadda wonders why she is often questioned about her unconventional choices and not those actresses who opt for challenging roles only when they are in their 30s.
The 28-year-old actress started her career playing the jealous sister of the lead heroine in Dibakar Banerjee's Oye Lucky Lucky Oye and got recognition for her portrayal of a ganster's wife and later a widow in Anurag Kashyap's two-part revenge saga Gangs of Wasseypur.
Richa does not see herself taking the typical route to success where a heroine does 2-3 commercial movies, an item number and retires at the age of 30.
"I wonder if anybody asks people who do conventional roles that when will they start acting? Because normally what happens is - Win a Miss India, do 1-2 movies, do an item song and then they suddenly realise that they are 32-33 and need to act.
"So they will do one award-winning regional film and people will be 'Wow she is a good actress'. I am just going the reverse way. I want to relax and have fun. I don't want my career to finish in my 30s," Richa told PTI.
Her life post GOW has changed drastically and Richa feels she is in a much secure position as an actor now.
"Life has changed in a major way because earlier I would wonder If I would get work, If I can sustain my career as an actor, If I can make that my livelihood. But now I am very comfortable and secure with that thought. I can be a professional actor in the industry and people are accepting me.
"If I go to a party I wouldn't be left alone. I can talk to Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan by going upto them and just introducing myself and they will know me. There is a lot of respect and love that I get from the industry for which I am very fortunate," she added.
Richa, who will be seen playing a gangster in new movie Fukrey, releasing this Friday, says she is nothing like the characters she plays on-screen.
"It is no fun playing yourself. I am the exact opposite of the characters I play. I barely abuse, I don't eat meat because I don't believe in violence. I try not to use leather, I am almost vegan. So for someone like me its more fun to play these horrible roles because I will never get to be that in real life."
It's been a busy year for Richa who has been shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram Leela, Tamanchey, Mira Nair's short film and a romantic project opposite Neil Nitin Mukesh.
She says though there has been a gap between GOW and her other projects, she has about 4-5 releases in the second half of the year.
The 28-year-old actress started her career playing thejealous sister of the lead heroine in Dibakar Banerjee's OyeLucky Lucky Oye and got recognition for her portrayal of aganster's wife and later a widow in Anurag Kashyap's two-partrevenge saga Gangs of Wasseypur.
Richa does not see herself taking the typical route tosuccess where a heroine does 2-3 commercial movies, an itemnumber and retires at the age of 30.
"I wonder if anybody asks people who do conventionalroles that when will they start acting? Because normally whathappens is - Win a Miss India, do 1-2 movies, do an itemsong and then they suddenly realise that they are 32-33 andneed to act.
"So they will do one award-winning regional film andpeople will be 'Wow she is a good actress'. I am just goingthe reverse way. I want to relax and have fun. I don't want mycareer to finish in my 30s," Richa told PTI.
Her life post GOW has changed drastically and Richafeels she is in a much secure position as an actor now.
"Life has changed in a major way because earlier Iwould wonder If I would get work, If I can sustain my careeras an actor, If I can make that my livelihood. But now I amvery comfortable and secure with that thought. I can be aprofessional actor in the industry and people are acceptingme.
"If I go to a party I wouldn't be left alone. I cantalk to Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan by going upto themand just introducing myself and they will know me. There is alot of respect and love that I get from the industry for whichI am very fortunate," she added.
Richa, who will be seen playing a gangster in newmovie Fukrey, releasing this Friday, says she is nothinglike the characters she plays on-screen.
"It is no fun playing yourself. I am the exactopposite of the characters I play. I barely abuse, I don't eatmeat because I don't believe in violence. I try not to useleather, I am almost vegan. So for someone like me its morefun to play these horrible roles because I will never get tobe that in real life."
It's been a busy year for Richa who has been shootingfor Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram Leela, Tamanchey, MiraNair's short film and a romantic project opposite Neil NitinMukesh.
She says though there has been a gap between GOW andher other projects, she has about 4-5 releases in the secondhalf of the year.
