If I Haven't Gotten My Dues: It's The Industry's Loss, Not Mine!

The bold and feisty RICHA CHADDA has been making huge progress with every film she has dabbled in that too in many genres, from comedy to gangster sagas to now entering the 100 crore club with​ Fukrey. Her journey from being an intern in a men’s fashion magazine to becoming an actor and now working in India’s very first original web series is a story by itself. Read on as the global gypsy Richa Chadda gets candid with Shivani Bisht...

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How has your journey as a film actor been?

My journey has been good. I am happy with whatever I have achieved. I have done it on my own and I have done it without compromising on the quality of the work. Without compromising on my morals. So, I am really happy.

Have there been any challenges you’ve had to face?

Every day is a challenge. You don’t get ahead without facing these challenges. The funny part of being an actor is that you know you are self-employed so you have to be in charge of your career. You know it’s kind of your baby and yet you have to treat it like a business even though it’s a creative thing.

You have done a lot of films and the powerhouse performer that you are, you don’t seem to have got your dues. Why?

Well, I don’t know whether to be flattered or to be offended by your question. But should I be flattered because you think there is more to me to be discovered or should I be offended because you think I have not got my dues? Well I think the problem with the film industry is that they think differently. Because I started my film career with Gangs of Wasseypur, where I played an older character and was not very glamourized. So people had a hard time placing me initially. People have a very narrow definition of how they see a woman or how an actor or a woman should look. I have never really gone out of my way to make sure that people see me any way differently. My only strengths are my performance and my integrity. I don’t really care, honestly if I haven’t gotten my dues.

It’s the film industry’s problem, it’s their loss and not mine.