If you are not a star kid, at least be talented...

If you are not a star kid, at least be talented...
Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:23 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
Young Richa Chadda understands that it isn't everyday that one gets a good enough break into movies.

Big or small, a break is a break and one has to not just grab it with both hands but also give your best to make people stand up and take notice.

Debuting as a second lead in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (Abhay Deol tries to impress her in order to reach out to one of the three characters played by Paresh Rawal), Richa is frank enough to admit that if you are not a star kid, at least talent may come handy.

"There are many ways for breaking into Bollywood. You could do that through modeling, advertisements or simply be born as a star kid.

I don't come with any of the three qualifications and hence the only way left for me is to showcase my talent.

I guess at a beginning, talent may not really be THE glamorous way of reaching out to the audience but it certainly is a much more meaningful way", reasons Richa, a Delhite who had a brief stint as a journalist after graduating from Delhi University.

"To be honest, even Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! didn't come to me in a platter. It wasn't like Dibakar narrated the script to me and asked if I was interested.

Sorry, it was some journey for me since I had to go through the audition and then got the part. Now is that big or small is a different question but the fact is that it is a very good break", says Richa.

So is she satisfied with the final product? "Honestly speaking, I like the way I perform because this is the way I want to approach my role.

Also, I know that the end product has been brilliant so even though I may have a small part, tomorrow if Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! is nominated for say Oscars, it would be a feather in my cap too", quips Richa.

With a middle of the road cinema like this, has Richa made a conscious decision to stick to such kind of cinema?

"See, I have to make money too so I would be working in different kind of films too. However, I'm a not too sure how a hardcore commercial entertainer may turn out to be, even if it is set on a huge scale.

I have to be a part of one to experience the difference. But yes, doing something like I have done in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, i.e. playing the part of a middle class girl, is something that I would love to do again in future too", concludes Richa.
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