Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Richa Chadha
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actress Richa Chadha.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
I am always nervous before the release of any film.
On several occasions, I've felt like my career has wound up. I was sad and upset; my roles were snipped, and I wasn't treated fairly.
I always knew I wanted to be an actress, but I did not confide in my parents.
The notion people have about me is that I am always angry and irritated. Also, I report late to work and I am not serious about my job. But if all these things were true about me, people wouldn't be working with me.
When I did 'Gangs,' I didn't have a manager, a PR or stylist.
I think your first relationship that you need to master is with yourself, your body, your mind, with your heart when you understand what triggers you have, what makes you upset what causes you to sort of take chances.
I have always believed that more stories of women in leadership roles need to be told and I am glad I could be a part of one such story.
Comparing Bollywood and Hollywood is like comparing America's market, roads and economy to ours.
The environment of hate needs to be tackled with peace. We are the country that won its freedom through peace, after all.
I am an artiste in a free world, I am supposed to raise questions.
As a kid, I sang in the school choir.
It is important to remember to stay honest and keep your friends close.
I am a certified hippie and I love nature.
Getting into the personality of the character I am playing in 'Love Sonia' was a challenge.
To be pursuing any profession isn't easy because it is still primarily a man's world. It affects how you get paid and your hours of work, among other things.
For all the good that Alok Nath had done, being perceived as a father figure, the fact that he was hitting on a girl, who was playing his daughter, made me almost want to throw up.
The kind of films that I do... they don't really have the budget for the actress to wear designer clothes. I think that is because it's mostly very relatable, real-life roles.
I feel sorry for those loveless people who have a problem with someone else's marital choices.
Because Bollywood reflects society, we are all living in a society. We are not a special entity. So whatever prejudices society has for us, we carry into the films.
I got some advertisement work and I also did 12 to 15 workshops to enhance my acting skills because there is no alternative to talent; if you don't have talent, then you don't stand a chance.
My dream is to act in a Bengali film.
I want to do interesting work, I don't want to get boxed. A box is fruitful for a little while and then you get replaced.
It has never been easy doing the work I do, but there's a long way to go.
Trust me, with the kind of roles I have played, it's a miracle that I still have a career. I am a miracle.
Once in a while, I remember that I am famous.
I can respect different opinions, because everybody has a story.
There is no similarity between the character that I played in 'Fukrey' and 'Tamanchey.' The only thing that is similar is that both the girls are confident.
There is an amazing feminist writer called Lindy West; she wrote a very nice piece for The New York Times. She wrote about Woody Allen, saying if we can't go after your work or your career, we will go after your legacy. You will never be remembered the same way. I think a lot of women will have to take solace in that.
I choose my films by heart and instinct.
I think we have to question our own culture.
When I came to the industry, one PR person told me, 'Send a text message to this actor. Go on a date with him.' And I said, 'But he is married!' Then this person said, 'Why didn't you send a message to this cricketer? It would have been good for your career, for your PR and public image.'
My interest in writing is not new.
If I wear a designer outfit in a film like 'Masaan' then it would look wrong.
I feel upset when someone writes something which isn't true about me. I cry, sulk, fight with everybody and the next day I'm fine!
I don't fight my emotions.
Feminism basically says both men and women are equal. It doesn't say women are better or men are stupid.
I may not be able to prevent a million girls or boys from being trafficked, but I can at least help out 10-15 people I know.
I trained a bit in music because of my brother, who is a musician.
I can't keep changing myself according to how someone sees me.
I would love to hone my skills and learn Indian classical music. It's a vast sea of melodies and ragas, and I enjoy it immensely.
My mom is an extremely well educated who worked throughout her life and she raised us.
There was time when I felt bored as an actor.
When I was younger I would be taken for a ride alot, I would believe anybody at face value, I was quite a lallu actually everybody would fool me, exploit me for my work and talent and I would cry about it later.
The script determines the costumes. At least that is how I like to work.
I am sexy and I like playing glamorous roles.
I judge the importance of my character by seeing how much the movie will be affected if you take my role out. If it does affect the film, then my character is important and if it isn't then I wouldn't do the film.
People think I am not funny. I am very intense.
I want to do good films. It is not that I have any problem doing commercial roles, with all the glitter. I am doing 'Cabaret.' It is very glamourous.
If you are turning 40, just be graceful, don't get into teenager outfits, put two hair bands and go 'aww.' Don't do that! Don't be stupid. I don't want to live that life. It is so fake, so manufactured. I am not interested.
I am not a star kid, my parents are from Delhi, my dad manages a business, my mother is a professor, I have no filmi background, so if I don't have skills, I don't stand a chance in this industry full of star kids and people with influence.
I think I only made mistakes in the beginning of my career. But after that I have been conscious of the films I want to be in.
When you learn Indian classical music, sometimes it takes decades to perfect a raga.
Madam Chief Minister' is one of the most exciting scripts I have read and it possessed me.
If I feel sad, I let myself be that. Why should I keep hiding it, lying about it and saying, 'I'll be positive.'
I have a strong sense of justice.
Good work has a snowball effect, it keeps leading to more good work.
Oye Lucky!' released in November 2008 and in mid 2010, I was signed for 'Gangs of Wasseypur.' For me, the gap wasn't so much - just a year-and-a-half.
I speak up about things close to my heart. But I think I am a little too emotional. Events in the world affect me.
Actors become disposable. I feel female actors have to back each other.
I want to be as real as possible. I aim to be that.
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