Actress Richa Chadha aims to never fall into the trap of seeking “validation” as an actor or buckle under the burden of expectations. After a decade-long stint within the Indian film industry, Richa is set to open 2022 with her latest web series ‘The Great Indian Murder’ which features her as a cop named Sudha Bhardwaj investigating a high-profile murder.
In a recent interview, Richa said she is keen to see how the audience receives the show but no longer feels the need to be attached to the end result of her projects. She said, “I am excited about the show, but I no longer have butterflies in my belly, massive expectations or massive disappointments. I am fairly stable through the thick and thin of this. I guess this is the pandemic situation, which has made everyone get some kind of a reality check. I am not even seeing validation as an actor, that is something I stopped long back.”
The 35-year-old actor said she operates from a space of complete awareness and knows when she has excelled or when her performance has missed the mark. “I am happy when someone likes my work and tells me, but I am not really looking for specific reviews or four-star ratings. Sometimes I feel I myself am so critical, so then I don’t bother (what others are saying). If I feel like I have not performed well, I won’t even watch it. But I don’t think that I need to take pressure. The more time I spend here in the business, the more I feel like I don’t owe anyone anything. I just want to humanise the parts that I play… Right now, I just want to tell amazing stories which push the envelope. I want to find a new voice,” she said.
