Heeramandi Actress Richa Chadha Reveals She Drank Alcohol, After Failing In a Dance Sequence: ‘It Made Things Worse’
Heeramandi actress, Richa Chadha revealed that she consumed Gin, which later fired back at her when she failed to perform in a dance sequence. Read on.
Mumbai: In a surprising turn of events, actress Richa Chadha revealed that while filming a solo dance sequence for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Heeramandi,” she attempted to embody the character’s drunkenness by consuming alcohol. However, this method backfired, as Richa, who doesn’t drink, found her movements sluggish rather than exhibiting the desired tipsy flair. Despite numerous takes (around 30-40), she wasn’t satisfied with her performance, leading to this unconventional experiment. Read on to find more details.
Richa Chadha Reveals Why She Drank Alcohol
The Heeramandi actress added, “On the first day, I wasn’t getting it, to do the drunk dancing. So, after 30-4o takes, I thought let me have a quarter and see what happens. I did have some gin,” Richa said in an interview with Zoom. “I drank a little bit, but it made things worse. I didn’t want that lethargy in the body movement, I wanted some of it, maybe the precision can go but I didn’t want to let go of the grace (sic).”
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The actress discovered that attempting to dance after drinks led to less coordinated moves. So, she opted to portray intoxication instead, allowing her to maintain greater control over her performance. Richa Chadha added, “If you have grown up in that world, with poetry, music and dance, it is going to be your second nature. So, I tried drinking on the first day of my solo song, but it didn’t work for me. I was better off pretending to be drunk than actually getting a little tipsy. It is a technical job, no matter how much I dance, my dress is so heavy, I have to hit that mark, interact. It was fun for me to do (sic).”
Richa Chadha explained that method acting isn’t her preferred approach. She feels she naturally gets deeply invested in her characters, making the intense method unnecessary for her. She further adds, “I can safely say that for every scene I have done on this show, and I know there aren’t too many, I was 100 percent into it. I was not distracted while giving cues also to someone else, I was not out of character even when I was dancing. It took a lot from me, but I loved it (sic).”
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