Women get less opportunities in comedy roles: Richa Chadha

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Actress Richa Chadha, who has featured in quirky films like “Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye”, “Fukrey” and the latest “Fukrey Returns”, says female actors do not get many opportunities in humourous roles.

Richa, who also hosted a comedy show on television titled “Queens of Comedy”, told: “I do not understand why people think that women cannot do justice to a comedy role. We have had a history of leading ladies who played extremely funny roles in films from the black and white era.

“From Madhubala, who acted in a film like ‘Chalti Ka Nam Gadi’ to Sridevi in ‘Mr India’, we have had so many actresses who have great comic timing.”However, she said: “I think we do not allow women to play funny parts thinking they are supposed to be pretty, which is the stereotypical thought.

So I would say, do not ask such question, because it encourages stereotype. We have a history of it.”Richa played the character Bholi Punjaban in “Fukrey” in 2013. Now its sequel “Fukrey Returns”, which released on Friday, is winning her praise.