<p class="title">Richa Chadha says she has always strived to do roles that challenge her as an actor but there was a time in her career when she felt uninspired.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The actor decided to take time off work to reflect on what was important for her as an artiste.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There was time when I felt bored as an actor. In the middle, I took six months off, I tried to write, learn music, travel, sketch. It was a time when I would go on sets and the director would say, 'You are a good actress, you will do it'. I was hungry to learn but I was becoming complacent and unhappy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the middle of last year, I got my energy back as I was getting good scripts. It was great working with Ajay Bahl on <em>Section 375,</em> he really pushed me. I have done another film, which I can't talk about, where the director pushed me to give my best," Richa told PTI in an interview here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Richa, who has worked in films such as <em>Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!</em>, <em>Gangs of Wasseypur,</em> <em>Masaan</em>, <em>Main Aur Charles, Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram Leela</em> and <em>Fukrey,</em> says they all have been learnings in some way or the other.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"These kind of risks are interesting for me. They give me life. I want to do interesting work, I don't want to get boxed. A box is fruitful for a little while and then you get replaced," she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Omumg Kumar's <em>Sarbjit,</em> which featured Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Randeep Hooda in lead roles, is the one film that Richa regrets doing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It pushed my career back. I was left with one speaking scene in the film and people questioned that. There are films that have not done well commercially and critically that I have taken as lessons. I learnt a lot from the directors with whom I have worked like Sudhir Mishra in <em>Daas Dev</em>, Prawaal Raman in <em>Main Aur Charles</em>. The films that I regret are those that are forgotten."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Besides films, the 35-year-old actor says she is happy with her work on the digital medium - Amazon Prime Video's <em>Inside Edge.</em></p>.<p class="bodytext">There are offers for more streaming shows but she does not want to do anything that is of inferior quality.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I get a lot of offers from the web but I don't want to do anything lesser than <em>Inside Edge</em>. I mostly say no to other stuff because people use that excuse of not having censorship, they want to put in more sex and violence. I want quality over quantity," she adds.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Her next release is<em> Panga,</em> directed by Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, whose work Richa says she has loved immensely and it was one of the reasons she decided to be a part of the film. It also gave her a chance to learn kabbadi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I was excited for the film as I will get to learn something new, somebody else will pay for it and someone will get me good coaches, I will train a lot more, get some muscles. Besides, I like Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and her films and I thought it will be interesting to do this film."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Richa plays the role of a Kabbadi player, her character Meenu plays Kangana Ranaut’s on-screen friend.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><em>Panga</em> also starring Jassi Gill and Neena Gupta in pivotal roles, is slated to release on January 24. The film is produced by Fox Star Studios. </p>
<p class="title">Richa Chadha says she has always strived to do roles that challenge her as an actor but there was a time in her career when she felt uninspired.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The actor decided to take time off work to reflect on what was important for her as an artiste.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There was time when I felt bored as an actor. In the middle, I took six months off, I tried to write, learn music, travel, sketch. It was a time when I would go on sets and the director would say, 'You are a good actress, you will do it'. I was hungry to learn but I was becoming complacent and unhappy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the middle of last year, I got my energy back as I was getting good scripts. It was great working with Ajay Bahl on <em>Section 375,</em> he really pushed me. I have done another film, which I can't talk about, where the director pushed me to give my best," Richa told PTI in an interview here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Richa, who has worked in films such as <em>Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!</em>, <em>Gangs of Wasseypur,</em> <em>Masaan</em>, <em>Main Aur Charles, Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram Leela</em> and <em>Fukrey,</em> says they all have been learnings in some way or the other.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"These kind of risks are interesting for me. They give me life. I want to do interesting work, I don't want to get boxed. A box is fruitful for a little while and then you get replaced," she said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Omumg Kumar's <em>Sarbjit,</em> which featured Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Randeep Hooda in lead roles, is the one film that Richa regrets doing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It pushed my career back. I was left with one speaking scene in the film and people questioned that. There are films that have not done well commercially and critically that I have taken as lessons. I learnt a lot from the directors with whom I have worked like Sudhir Mishra in <em>Daas Dev</em>, Prawaal Raman in <em>Main Aur Charles</em>. The films that I regret are those that are forgotten."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Besides films, the 35-year-old actor says she is happy with her work on the digital medium - Amazon Prime Video's <em>Inside Edge.</em></p>.<p class="bodytext">There are offers for more streaming shows but she does not want to do anything that is of inferior quality.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I get a lot of offers from the web but I don't want to do anything lesser than <em>Inside Edge</em>. I mostly say no to other stuff because people use that excuse of not having censorship, they want to put in more sex and violence. I want quality over quantity," she adds.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Her next release is<em> Panga,</em> directed by Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, whose work Richa says she has loved immensely and it was one of the reasons she decided to be a part of the film. It also gave her a chance to learn kabbadi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I was excited for the film as I will get to learn something new, somebody else will pay for it and someone will get me good coaches, I will train a lot more, get some muscles. Besides, I like Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and her films and I thought it will be interesting to do this film."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Richa plays the role of a Kabbadi player, her character Meenu plays Kangana Ranaut’s on-screen friend.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><em>Panga</em> also starring Jassi Gill and Neena Gupta in pivotal roles, is slated to release on January 24. The film is produced by Fox Star Studios. </p>