Richa Chadha said no to a film on motherhood with a male director: ‘I asked him do you have a female co-writer'

Richa Chadha said in a new interview that she doesn't want to be “the smartest person on set,” as that limits her growth as an actor.

Richa Chadha has said that a lot goes into her zeroing on film projects. In an interview with India Today, the actor revealed a recent incident when she said no to a film on motherhood, which had a young, male director, but no female co-writer. (Also Read: Exclusive: Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha’s wedding to turn into a documentary)

What Richa said

Richa Chadha was last seen in Fukrey 3

“I've got offered a script recently by a boy who was under 30. He wrote a script about motherhood. So I asked him whether he has a female co-writer or a director, what is he gonna do. He said, ‘Ya, we’ll look at a female director, but I think I know women. I asked him what his research on this. He said, ‘Actually, I have a mother.’ So when I sensed that I'll be the smartest person on set, and I have to crack the whip on everyone to get them to do their own jobs, I said no,” Richa said in the interview.

Richa also explained why she doesn't want to be the smartest person on a film set anymore. “How am I going to grow if the person sitting next to me is going to rely on my brains, my intelligence, my character, my abilities, my talent? It has to work both ways, no?,” Richa said in the same interview.

Richa's upcoming projects

Richa is also busy building her production house with husband and actor Ali Fazal. They will soon drop the teaser of a documentary on their wedding from last year. The two tied the knot after delaying their ceremony a couple of times owing to the pandemic.