“Terrible Experience with Female Producer,” Says Richa Chadha: “They Pretend to Be Feminists” | Exclusive

Richa Chadha has always advocated for feminism and spoken out against workplace misogyny. She often speaks out to provide her support to other actors in the business. She supported Aishwarya Rai Bachchan by stating, “Jalte hai log unse,” in an interview that went viral last year. She also chastised people who made fun of the beauty queen for attending Paris Fashion Week. Richa really treasures the time she spent promoting and sharing the screen with other strong women in Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.

She also attended an exclusive gathering at Dia Mirza Rekhi’s Mumbai home last week with Shabana Azmi, Urmila Matondkar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Divya Dutta, Sandhya Mridul, and Tannishtha Chatterjee. “I want to see you win,”  Dia wrote when she posted the pictures on Instagram. Many people saw the post and expressed their support for them, breaking the stigma of female actresses not getting along.

But Richa admits that one woman’s victory does not translate into a victory for her in an exclusive interview with News18 Showsha. “Her win isn’t my victory if it’s a poisonous lady who denigrates everyone else and has been unusually harsh to get attention and headlines. We need to honor each person’s development and progress. Does it, however, occur every time? No,” she frankly informs us.

Richa claims that this way of thinking is the result of her many negative interactions with strong female celebrities who have wronged her but nonetheless put up a feminist front on social media. “I don’t suppose I believe that all women are saints. I’ve had some awful encounters with female producers who claim to be feminists on Twitter (now X), and when their checks bounce, the woman remembers.

The performer, who is getting ready to have a mother, says that she doesn’t understand “the imposition of sisterhood on people” and goes on to criticize it. Additionally, I’ve worked with toxic co-stars who were always trying to outdo me by misinterpreting directions and turning off the lights during takes. I cannot claim to have experienced a consistent, one-dimensional experience. Sisterhood is genuine and does exist when it is cultivated and nurtured. However, it requires several people to comprehend and produce it,” says Richa.

Richa says, “I think it’s an anti-feminist notion to think that women are not capable of evil.” She is discussing how the meaning of feminism has been changed. That is only a stupid thing. Enough nasty ladies are in our vicinity. Women who stand up for rapists are disgusting, depraved, and evil, but they are often in positions of authority. The media often provides them with a platform as well.

“Am I supposed to just naturally assume that they’re feminists only because they have a vagina?” the Gangs of Wasseypur and Fukrey star asks again. No. I know lots of males who support feminism and plenty of women who are overtly misogynistic and oppressive. It is not a matter of gender.