Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! in marked the actress’s first on-screen appearance and it was four years later with Gangs of Wasseypur where Richa Chadda emerged as a breakout star.
Over the years, the actress says she learned to never be complacent in order to survive in the industry.
“Bollywood has taught me that if you have the 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 with PTI.
"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 added.
“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.
There were a certain mystery and enigma to stars earlier. Now, even if you go to grab a coffee, there will be people waiting to click your picture. That mystique is gone. I just want to act and don't like this loss of anonymity. I just don't. I think it's a relatable concern.”
"What if one just wants to be an actor? I know I'm not alone in feeling this way... I don't enjoy this loss of anonymity that's why I keep to myself. I have a huge rich social life which is full of people from outside," she concluded.
The actress also said that she almost always takes up parts in movies that aren't like her.
