In Bollywood, if you've talent and work without ego, you're in for a long haul: Richa

In her more than a decade long career in Bollywood, Richa Chadha has realised that one can't afford to lose hunger of doing better work, because only way to keep going forward in industry is to remain grounded and keep aside ego. Though "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!" in 2008 marked her first on-screen appearance, it was four years later with "Gangs of Wasseypur" where Richa emerged as a breakout star. Over years, actor keeps close to her what she has learnt from industry: to never be complacent.

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"Bollywood has taught me that if you have talent and are ready to work without massive ego, complications, if you can keep sane and keep working, n you're in it for a long haul," Richa told PTI in an interview. "I'm very inspired by people like Ranveer Singh who, in his mega-stardom, still goes out and works as hard as he did in his first. That hunger to do better shouldn't ever die. minute someone gets complacent it reflects," she adds.

Being a part of film industry gives one an opportunity to interact with masses through one's work, but what being a movie actor also does is to completely strip off anymity from person, something which Richa grapples with. "re was a certain mystery and enigma to stars earlier. w, even if you go to grab a coffee, re will be people waiting to click your picture. That mystique is gone. I just want to act and don't like this loss of anymity. I just don't. I think it's a relatable concern. 

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"What if one just wants to be an actor? I kw I'm t alone in feeling this way... I don't enjoy this loss of anymity that's why I keep to myself. I have a huge rich social life which is full of people from outside," she adds. Which is why actor almost always gravitates to parts which aren't like her. This was one of prime reasons why she took up part of Zarina Malik in "Inside Edge", where she plays an actor, a "typical star", who loves fame, attention and spotlight of industry.

"I love playing her because I'm t like that. I love peeping into an actor who can be insecure, ambitious, peeping into that mind of how it must be because I'm so far from it in real life. I couldn't give a damn about any of this, trappings of fame, but Zarina really cares. She's that typical star who you hear about," she adds.

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actor is back to reprise role for second season of Amazon Prime Video series. For Richa, one of ways to approach a character like Zarina was to observe people around. "I have friends, I observe m, how y deal with people, what goes on in ir heads. Actors can be delusional and can live in a bubble and sadly for actors, if you're really good, you can also attract friends who can never be honest with you."

actor says she isn't part of Bollywood world and doesn't find herself involved late-night party culture.  "But I kw eugh to carve a decent world out of it. I may t kw everyday what's going on but I've been to one such party in my life, that's eugh material to create something out of it. It really helps to be an actor and n play this role." Richa says, this time around, in terms of story, "Zarina has completely changed."

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"She's become smarter, unlike earlier where she was fooled easily. This time it's a question of conscience." Created by Karan Anshuman and backed by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, "Inside Edge" is set in landscape of sports and deals with power, money, fame and mind games people play. It also stars Vivek Oberoi, Sayani Gupta, Angad Bedi, Sapna Pabbi among ors. "Inside Edge" season two will stream from December 6.