Richa Chadha

To be pursuing any profession isn't easy because it is still primarily a man's world. It affects how you get paid and your hours of work, among other things.

I am an artiste in a free world, I am supposed to raise questions.

I feel sorry for those loveless people who have a problem with someone else's marital choices.

I want to do good films. It is not that I have any problem doing commercial roles, with all the glitter. I am doing 'Cabaret.' It is very glamourous.

The script determines the costumes. At least that is how I like to work.

If I wear a designer outfit in a film like 'Masaan' then it would look wrong.

The kind of films that I do... they don't really have the budget for the actress to wear designer clothes. I think that is because it's mostly very relatable, real-life roles.

I am a certified hippie and I love nature.

When you learn Indian classical music, sometimes it takes decades to perfect a raga.

I trained a bit in music because of my brother, who is a musician.

As a kid, I sang in the school choir.

I may not be able to prevent a million girls or boys from being trafficked, but I can at least help out 10-15 people I know.

My dream is to act in a Bengali film.

I have always believed that more stories of women in leadership roles need to be told and I am glad I could be a part of one such story.

Madam Chief Minister' is one of the most exciting scripts I have read and it possessed me.

The notion people have about me is that I am always angry and irritated. Also, I report late to work and I am not serious about my job. But if all these things were true about me, people wouldn't be working with me.

I feel upset when someone writes something which isn't true about me. I cry, sulk, fight with everybody and the next day I'm fine!

If I feel sad, I let myself be that. Why should I keep hiding it, lying about it and saying, 'I'll be positive.'

I don't fight my emotions.

My interest in writing is not new.