Richa Pallod(born August 30,1980) is an Indian model and actress who appears in films of 5 languages. Predominantly in

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and Telugu, she has also been featured in

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and

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language films. After appearing as a child artiste in '' Lamhe'' (1991), she appeared in an award-winning role in '' Nuvve Kavali'' (2000), her first film in Telugu. Her most notable

film is

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' '' Neal 'n' Nikki'' (2005). Her roles in Tamil films '' Shahjahan'' (2001) and '' Unakkum Enakkum'' (2006) are noted whilst she has also featured in

and

language films.

Personal life

She married Himanshu Bajaj, sometime around 2011 and their son was born around 2013.

Career

Richa Pallod made her entry into films with a minute role as a child artiste in the film '' Lamhe'' (1991) and '' Pardes'' (1997). She started modelling at the age of 16, has featured in over five hundred commercials and appeared in Falguni Pathak's music videos "Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi" and "Piya Se Mil Ke Aaye Nain". Richa made her film debut in the Telugu film, '' Nuvve Kavali'' (2000), opposite Tarun, whom she had previously appeared with in a commercial shot by

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. The film, which portrayed love between two childhood friends in college, became a huge commercial success and won favourable reviews with claims that Richa "did not seem like a debutant" in her role. Her performance in the film won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu. She made her debut in Tamil cinema, playing the lead role opposite Vijay in '' Shajahan''. The film was appreciated by critics and Richa's performance was noted to have "done little good". Her second Tamil film was '' Alli Arjuna'', directed by noted film maker Saran featuring Manoj Bharathiraja. Richa played the role of an independent girl being romantically pursued by Manoj, but once again received unfavourable reviews with reviewers citing that "you do not feel for Richa". Her first Hindi film as a lead artiste was opposite Fardeen Khan in '' Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein,'' a critical and commercial failure. Richa claimed that the lack of promotion of the project might have been the reason for the dull response towards the film. Her subsequent Hindi films within the next two years, including two films opposite actor Rakesh Bapat, were low-budget projects and did not fare well at the box office. Similarly, her projects in Kannada, ''Cheppale'' and ''Jootata'', opposite Sameer Dattani also failed commercially, with reviews criticising Richa's performance in the latter. Richa went on to appear in

' '' Neal 'n' Nikki'', featuring Uday Chopra and Tanishaa Mukerji, playing the role of Sweety. After several of her previous ventures failed to succeed, Richa appeared in a supporting role in '' Unakkum Enakkum'' (2006). Richa went on to claim that poor public relations and lack of promotion led to her disappearance from films before returning in 2009, with her first appearance in a

film in the

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-starrer, '' Daddy Cool''. Playing the role of Annie Simon, mother of an eight-year-old, her role won critical acclaim and the film was a commercial success. In 2010, she appeared in the Telugu language film, ''

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'' alongside Raja and Manjari Phadnis. However, the film failed to succeed commercially as it was released alongside the hit film, '' Ye Maaya Chesaave'', which went on to attract more viewers. Towards the end of her career as a lead actress, Richa featured in the making of two low-budget unreleased Tamil films, ''Nalvaravu'' and ''Kadhal Kalvan''. In 2011, she was chosen to be one of the Hindi-

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's role as

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. Richa took a sabbatical from acting for a few years after her wedding, before appearing in '' Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka / Malupu'' (2015) in a supporting role.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

References

External links

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