Richa doesn't like the term 'Female oriented'

Richa Chadda despises the term "female-oriented" films but the actor says the phrase will continue to be relatively novel till such movies become a norm. The 31-year-old actor says she started hearing the term when Sridevi's English Vinglish released in 2012 but adds actors like Nutan to Rani Mukerji have been the face of their films from a long time.

"I never buy this 'women-oriented' term. I don't like it. I have been hearing this term since 2012 that English Vinglish is coming. I always turn around and say 'You never call the other things male-oriented'. But I guess it'll be a thing, till it becomes a norm," she said.

"Be it Nutan, Nargis Sridevi or Rani (Mukerji), these women have done films which they have carried on their shoulders completely. There was an entire alternate cinema movement with Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi, Deepti Naval, Mita Vashisht and Neena Gupta... These are great actores and they have done some excellent work," Chadha added.

The actor is currently in the city shooting for her next, Shakeela, the eponymous biopic on the popular Malayalam adult star.

Directed by Indrajit Lankesh, Shakeela will also have a cameo in the movie. The film also stars Pankaj Tripathi and the makers are eyeing a release date post March 2019.