In her more than a decade long career in Bollywood, Richa Chadha has realised that one can’t afford to lose the hunger of doing better work, because the only way to keep going forward in the industry is to remain grounded and keep aside ego.
Though ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’ in 2008 marked her first on-screen appearance, it was four years later with ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ where Richa emerged as a breakout star. Over the years, the actor keeps close to her what she has learnt from the industry: to never be complacent. “Bollywood has taught me that if you have talent and are ready to work without massive ego, complications, if you can keep sane and keep working, then you’re in it for a long haul,” Richa told in an interview. “I’m very inspired by people like Ranveer Singh who, in his mega-stardom, still goes out and works as hard as he did in his first. That hunger to do better shouldn’t ever die. The minute someone gets complacent it reflects,” she adds.
Being a part of the film industry gives one an opportunity to interact with the masses through one’s work, but what being a movie actor also does is to completely strip off anonymity from the person, something which Richa grapples with. The actor is back to reprise the role for the second season of the Amazon Prime Video series. For Richa, one of the ways to approach a character like Zarina was to observe people around.
Created by Karan Anshuman and backed by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, ‘Inside Edge’ is set in the landscape of sports and deals with power, money, fame and the mind games people play. It also stars Vivek Oberoi, Sayani Gupta, Angad Bedi, Sapna Pabbi among others. Inside Edge season two will stream from December 6. —Hindustan Times
