Actor, producer, environmentalist, wife, mother and now a scriptwriter, Richa Chadha’s passion for growth and dabbling various roles is admirable. Those who know her closely are well aware of her social awareness, empathy and sharp humour. The latter will now reflect on screen through her first script as a writer.
A source revealed, “When the world was on pause during the second lockdown, Richa was not satisfied merely with becoming a producer, but penned the script of a heartfelt dramedy in which she is set to star herself. The film is tentatively titled ‘Akhri Somvaar‘. It is about a successful reality TV producer who becomes desperate to get married after someone at work calls her a ‘childless cat lady‘. The film is a satirical take on societal expectations from women.”
Speaking about it, Richa confirmed, “From my experiences of growing up in a middle-classs Punjabi household, from my childhood, watching older cousins be set-up for arranged marriages, emerged this deeply personal story that i think a lot of families will resonate with. When we garduate from college, we are full of dreams and ambitions. Somehow those dreams get dulled when we enter the job market and before you know it, your’e in your mid-30s hoping to have both a career and a husband/family but society thinks it’s too late and you become jaded because the dreams are now not achievable. It is a slice-of-life story, about coming undone and coming together. I think there is currently a dearth of family entertainment. And I think as an actor, my comic timing has been gravely underutilized. Speaking as a producer, it is a monetizable asset’.
The script we hear is a refreshing take on love, societal expectations, and the lengths one goes to get a dream wedding.
