Richa Chadda is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi films, started her career in Bollywood with a short role in the comedy and cult film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) . Before becoming a actress she initially started her career as a model and later joined theatre . She learnt acting skills from famous theatre director Barry John who has also given theatre training to famous Bollywood stars like Shahrukh Khan , Manoj Bajpai, Samir Soni and Shiney Ahuja . She has also performed plays touring in India and Pakistan . In May 2016, Richa in an interview to news channel revealed that she had suffered from bulimia (an eating disorder) for several years and that she had recovered after seeking professional help from a clinical psychiatrist .
In 2012 Anurag Kashyap gave her breakthrough role in Gangs of Wasseypur ( Part 1 & 2 ) for which she won the Filmfare Best Actress Critics Award and nominated for the National Award Best Actress Category . She stated in an interview that role in Gangs of Wasseypur as ‘Nagma Khatoon’ helped her get 11 film roles . Gangs of Wasseypur was also premiered 65th Cannes Film Festival and she was praised for her performance throughout the world . In 2013 Richa acted in Fukrey portrayed a role of Bholi Punjaban was praised universally and she received Screen Award in Best Performance in a Comic Role category . Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela 2013 was her first big budget film directed by legendary director of Bollywood Sanjay Leela Bhansali . She received a nomination in IIFA 2014 Best Supporting Actress category for her suppoorting role in the movie . Tamanchey was her solo release in 2014 which was failure at the box office . She has also acted in International Films like Words with Gods and Masaan ( Indian French Film ). Masaan was critically acclaimed worldwide , it was screened at 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it received a standing ovation , Masaan was a milestone in Richa’s career . In 2015 she also acted in Main Aur Charles which was failure at the box office . Richa Chadda was seen in biopic of Sarbjit Singh titled Sarbjit which was also a box office failure but her role of Sarbjit’s wife was praised and received a Filmfare Award 2017 Best Supporting Actress nomination . She returned as Bholi Punjaban in Fukrey Returns 2017 movie which was box office success , it was also a critically acclaimed . Richa Chadda portayed the role of lawyer opposite Akshay Khanna in Section 375: Marzi Ya Zabardasti 2019 movie which was a box office failure .