Richa Chadha was convinced Ronit Roy would have starry airs: ‘TV ka Amitabh Bachchan’

Richa Chadha was fully prepared to witness Ronit Roy throw starry tantrums, and was familiar with his reputation as 'the Amitabh Bachchan of TV'.

Actor Richa Chadha has said that she was pleasantly surprised by Ronit Roy on the sets of their new Voot Select show Candy. Richa said that she was convinced Ronit would throw starry tantrums on set and refuse to rehearse.

Bollywood actors Ronit Roy and Richa Chadha attend a promotional event for their series Candy. (PTI)

In an interview, she admitted to have been swayed by his reputation as ‘the Amitabh Bachchan of TV', and really appreciated him being open to improvisation and retakes on set.

Richa Chadha told Bollywood Hungama in Hindi, “I want to say this about him; we did some readings, and they were normal, dry readings, not very emotional. When we went on set, our director Ashish Shukla told us that we could improvise, so I'd start a take, and if he (Ronit) wasn't ready he'd listen to me and say, ‘Oh, I know what you’re doing, let's do another'. I really liked that. Sorry to say, but I was sure Ronit Roy would come in like the Amitabh Bachchan of TV and refuse to rehearse… But I liked his energy, and those scenes have turned out really well.”

Richa has previously appeared in the streaming series Inside Edge, which will soon return for a third season. Ronit, meanwhile, has appeared in Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain, Hostages, and 7 Kadam.