Richa Chadha: Richa took inspiration from this character of meena Kumari for 'Hiramandi', Bhansali had given the suggestion.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who has directed many brilliant films, is now going to enter the world of OTT through the 'Hiramandi' series. It also stars Richa Chadha. The actress recently talked about her character.
Actress Richa Chadha will soon be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much-awaited series 'Hiramandi'. This series is releasing on OTT next month. In this, six actresses including Richa Chadha are in important roles. Recently Richa talked about her character in the series and said that for her character she took inspiration from the veteran actress of her time, meena Kumari.
Bhansali had suggested the name of the film
In 'Hiramandi', Richa Chadha plays the role of Lajjo, who is a prostitute. Richa made an interesting revelation about her character and said that she took inspiration from meena Kumari for this character. This advice was given to him by none other than sanjay leela bhansali himself.
Learned nuances from meena Kumari!
Richa Chadha said, for the role of Lajjo in 'Hiramandi: The Diamond Bazaar', Bhansali suggested that she carefully look at the character of Sahibjaan in meena Kumari's film 'Pakeezah'. The actress further said that she looked at this character very carefully. Learned many details. Talking about her experience, Richa further said, 'It was an enriching experience to learn from the role of the veteran actress in 'Pakeezah' before shooting for Heeramandi.
Will be released on this OTT on this day
Talking about her preparations, Richa said, 'There is a special tragedy and complexity in the character of meena Kumari in the film 'Pakeezah'. The same thing happens with my character Lajjo in 'Hiramandi'. I studied meena Ji's work thoroughly. Worked on his voice and pronunciation. It was such that sometimes I went to the extent of imitating him. Talking about 'Hiramandi', it will be released on Netflix on May 1, 2024.