- By Tapapriya Dutta
- Mon, 06 May 2024 12:44 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Heeramandi star Richa Chadha is one of the actresses in Bollywood, who never shies away from voicing her opinion. The actress has recently spoken about fake feminism in the industry and also shared that she had some terrible experiences with female producers. Richa also claimed that she had worked with toxic co-actors, who always tried to compete with her by not giving cues.
Richa Chadha on fake feminism in Bollywood
In an interview with News18, Richa Chadha said “I don’t think I subscribe to the fact that all women are saints. I’ve had some terrible experiences with female producers whose cheques bounced and they pretend to be feminists on Twitter (now X). I’ve also had toxic co-actors constantly competing with me by not giving the right cues and cutting out the lights in scenes. I can’t say that I have had a uniform, monolithic experience. Sisterhood definitely exists and it’s real when you build it, craft it and nurture it. But it takes more than one person to understand and create that.”
“I think it’s an anti-feminist notion to think that women are not capable of evil. That’s just a dumb thing. We have enough vile women around us. Women defending rapists are vile, corrupt and horrible but they’re often in positions of power. They’re often given a platform by the media too...I know plenty of women who are downright patriarchal and misogynist and plenty of men who are feminists. It’s not a gendered thing,” she added.
Richa Chadha was last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. The actress was highly praised for portraying the role of ‘Lajjo’ in the web series. Heeramandi was released on 1st May on Netflix. The series also stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sharmin Segal, Fardeen Khan, Taha Shah Badussha, Shekhar Suman, and Adhyayan Suman in pivotal roles.