During her recent interaction with ABP news, Richa shared a memory where she was offered the role of Hrithik Roshan‘s mother in a film when she was only 21, despite Hrithik being older than her.The versatile actress expressed her concern, highlighting the unfairness towards older artists who already face limited opportunities in the industry.
When questioned about her feelings towards the casting director, Richa expressed her frustration, acknowledging that she was indeed upset, considering she was only 21 at the time. However, she explained that someone had given the casting director the impression that she could convincingly portray older women. Without much thought, the role was offered to her.
‘I have 2 cats’, says Richa Chadha as she poses with her pet friend outside a clinic
Richa also went on to say that the actress who actually played that part is a very good artist. So she felt that this is wrong, that you are taking young and attractive actors and aging them.
Elaborating further, Richa added that it was unfair not just to her but also to older artists who would have been more fitting for the role. She emphasized that she declined the role on moral grounds.
In ‘Gangs of Wasseypur,’ Richa portrayed an older character. Explaining her acceptance of the role, she noted that in the Anurag Kashyap film, her character wasn’t the only one that aged. Richa mentioned that in Gangs of Wasseypur, she didn’t think she would stand out because everyone’s storyline was set 30-40 years in the future, and there was no particular focus on her.
Meanwhile, Richa will next be seen in Anubhav Sinha‘s upcoming film ‘Now the party has started‘. It also features Saurabh Shukla, Pankaj TripathiVinay Pathak, Pavan Malhotra, Divya Dutta, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Cyrus Broacha, Prateik Babbar, and Shriya Pilgaonkar.
