Richa Chadda, 25 ACTOR

Mumbai

In her short but impressive film career, Richa Chadda has demonstrated she doesn’t want to tick the checklist of a conventional heroine. After making a mark with a wee part in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), she chose not to do the “aspiring, small-town, can’t-speakEnglish roles” that came her way. Her patie nce paid dividends when she landed a role in Anurag Kashyap’s critically-acclaimed twopart Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). Chadda was considered for Grand Masti but she instead chose the role of a foul-mouthed pimp and gangster in Fukrey and a supporting role in Goliyon Ki Rasleela... Ram-leela. Through sheer talent and spunk, she has established herself as an actress who can make an impact even in limited screen time. BURSTING ON THE SCENE She was a revelation as the feisty, jilted wife who grows into a lonely, powerful matriarch in Gangs of Wasseypur. STICKING TO THE SCRIPT “I want to be a bankable actor, who consciously creates good content for myself and other actors.” SCREEN IDOL Meryl Streep. “She is doing leading parts into her 60s. The greatest success for an actor is that films are written for her.”