Richa Meena is an Indian actress and director. In 2021, he appeared in the Oscar-nominated Gujarati film Chhello Show.
Wiki/Biography
Richa Meena was born on Sunday, February 16, 1992 (age 30 years; in 2022) in Jaipur. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. Fascinated by art since childhood, Richa used to participate in various school and community dance competitions. Richa, when she was studying in grade 11, joined a theater workshop. According to Richa, the theater workshop helped her become an actor and have the confidence to perform on stage. In an interview, Richa spoke about her passion for acting and said,
From a young age, I knew that this was the field I wanted to pursue. It’s like you’re having fun and everyone around you is celebrating. It gave me a sense of freedom because I found myself. My survival mantra here is whatever work comes your way say yes. When I say work, I don’t mean all the acting projects but to nurture your ultimate dream, you need to keep drawing energy from other sources.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 6″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Richa Meena belongs to a Hindu family.
Parents & Siblings
Richa Meena with her mother
Husband & Son
As of 2022, Richa Meena is unmarried.
Career
Movie
In 2017, Richa made her Bollywood debut with the film The Running Shaadi where she played the role of Neha Sinha. In the same year, she appeared in the Hindi film Daddy opposite Arjun Rampal in which she played the role of Geeta Gawli.
Richa Meena in a still from her debut film Running Shaadi (2017)
After that, in 2019, she played the role of Misri in the Hindi film Kasaai. In the same year, he made a cameo appearance in the Hindi film Mardaani 2 opposite Rani Mukerji. In the movie Mardaani 2, she played the role of Sunanda. In an interview, Richa talked about her appearance in the film and said,
I have grown up watching it. I lived in Yash Raj lane for two years and always thought I would enter this building one day. I was so happy that I couldn’t explain it. It’s a feeling that pushes me to dream more. Sharing screen space with experienced actors was a great learning experience for me.”
In 2018, she appeared in the Hindi film Teen Muhurat where she played the role of Neha.
Hindi movie poster Rejama Muhurat (2020)
In 2021, she appeared in an Oscar-nominated Gujarati film titled ‘Chello Show’ (The Last Film Show) where she played the lead role of Ba (Samay’s mother). In a media interview, Richa Meena spoke about the role she played in a Gujarati film and said,
When I met the team for the first time, they were looking for someone to play a character Baa. Seeing what the team was like and the kind of creative people they were, I wanted to be associated with it. After 4-5 auditions, I got the role. Every day will end with satisfaction because of the kind of work we do. I think for an actor, a job is a job, no holds barred. I am from another part of the country and Gujarati is not my language. But that didn’t stop me and I worked on my language, pronunciation and dialect. My team members used to sit with me for hours helping me through it.”
Richa Meena as Ba in Gujarati film Chhello Show (The Last Film Show) (2021)
Short Film
In 2019, Richa Meena appeared in the Hindi short film ‘Stronger’ where she played the role of Som. In the same year, he appeared in the short film OPIUM. In 2020, he appeared in the short film Ghumantu-The Wanderer.
Short film poster Ghumantu (The Wanderer) (2020)
Commercial
Richa Meena has appeared in various advertisements such as Saffola Gold, State Bank of India, Uttarakhand Tourism and Hindustan Times.
Richa Meena (right) in a still from an advertisement for Suffola Gold
Controversy
In September 2022, after Richa Meena’s Gujarati film Chhello Show (The Last Film Show) was nominated for the 2023 Oscars, it was claimed that the film was a copy of the iconic Italian film Cinema Paradiso (1988). The film, according to FWICE, was originally made by French business Orange Studios, which has its headquarters in France. Also, according to FWICE, the film is a replica of the 1988 Oscar-winning Italian film Cinema Paradiso. According to the 2023 Oscar eligibility criteria, the film should be selected from a list of films released in 2022; however, Chhello Plans released in 2021 are not eligible to be selected this year. Later, in a media interview, the president of FWICE, BN Tiwari, spoke about Gujarati films and said,
This year’s nomination of the film ‘Chhello Show’ as India’s Official Entry to the 95th Oscar Awards did not follow the usual norms and therefore raised many doubts and issues that we thought of raising. We strongly feel that the selection process was not followed carefully. We have nothing personal against the producers and filmmakers who have been nominated for Oscars, but at the same time, the true successors of this award cannot be left in a dilemma because it is very wrong and inappropriate for us.”
Facts/Trivia
- In 2011, Richa Meena appeared in a National Geographic documentary titled ‘Secrets of the Taj Mahal’ where she portrayed the role of Mumtaz Mahal.
Richa Meena (right) in a still from the documentary The Secret of the Taj Mahal (2011)
- Along with acting in films, Richa Meena has co-directed a short film titled ‘Ghumantu-The Wanderer.’
- In an interview, Richa Meena said that she wants to work with Indian actor Irrfan Khan. He quoted,
I always wanted to work with Irrfan Khan but luckily he is no longer with us.
- According to Richa Meena, before the audition for the film Chhello Show, she did not know the director Pan Nalin. Later, he watched one of her films, The Angry Indian Goddess, to analyze her work. In an interview he talked about this and said,
There were four rounds of auditions and that’s how I was selected to play this role. I don’t know the director Pan Nalin. I had seen one of his films, Angry Indian Goddesses and that’s how I came to know about his work and I loved it. There were some kids in the film who weren’t actors, so we did some workshops. We shot in Gujarat for three months and there was complete freedom to work.
- In September 2022, after Chello Show was nominated by the FFI jury for Oscar 2023, the Indian food processing company, Amul, congratulated Pan Nalin’s Gujarati film Chhello Show by releasing a cartoon.
Amul Ad for the movie Chhello Show (2021)
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
