Actress Richa Chadha recently spoke to a leading media portal and stated that outsiders are often advised to date actors and cricketers to create an image at the beginning of their career. “When I came to the industry, one PR person told me, ‘Send a text message to this actor. Go on a date with him’. And I said, ‘But he is married!’ then this person said, ‘Why didn’t you send a message to this cricketer? It would have been good for your career, for your PR and public image’,” the actress said.
“I can’t date anyone on a transactional basis. These are the kind of advice I used to get, these are the things that people tell you when you are from outside world. That’s why I have very few friends in the industry,” she said. She also spoke about how she managed initially when she didn't have anyone to groom her. “When I did 'Gangs...' I didn’t have a manager, a PR or stylist. There were times when I was told that today we have a success party in the evening, and I would be like okay. And then I would go to a mall in Juhu, buy a dress, wear it there, go to a salon on the ground floor of that mall, do some make-up; that’s how I was managing then,” she said.
“This is what people don’t understand about people who come from outside. We don’t have anyone guiding us about these things. We have no inroads into the industry. For us at least in the initial stage, there is no grooming, there are no advisors to tell us ‘don’t do this, or do this’, or that this film will get typecast, or this film will be good for you. You just make your own way here, so it takes time,” the actress continued.
(Also read: Richa Chadha: If women sleep with producers, people expect it from the others too)Richa is currently awaiting the release of her film 'Jia Aur Jia', where she stars alongside Kalki Koechlin. Stay tuned for more updates.
Credits: Hindustan Times
