Richa Chadha, who played the role of Bholi Punjaban in 'Fukrey', says that it was on this film set that she met the love of her life Ali Fazal.
“My relationship with Ali happened very organically and gradually. Initially, we’d just hang out and talk. [Among other cast members], Manjot (Singh), and Varun (Sharma) would mostly discuss video games and Pulkit (Samrat) was more into fitness. So, the only person I would have a lot of conversation on the set would be Ali and at times Pankaj Tripathi. Ali and I became really good friends on the set and then after a few years, we started dating,” Richa told HT.
The 36-year-old adds that she and Ali would mostly bond over conversations about cinema, art, music, poetry, and all other artistic things.
“We’d also talk about what the two of us were planning to do with our life and career. And by the time Fukrey 2 happened, we had kind of realised that there was a liking,” she says, and quickly adds, “But there was no formality and we had not disclosed anything to the world. It gets difficult also because we were not paired opposite each other in the movie. So we let it be.”
It was in 2017 when Richa officially announced her relationship with Ali.
As the movie clocks 10 years, Richa is overwhelmed to see how the film has become a comfort movie for the audiences. “I love how Fukrey brings so much joy. People can forget about their worries for two hours and laugh a lot. These are the things that attract me to the project. You know how we listen to old Hindi songs because they give us a feeling of comfort, a feeling of familiarity and bring us together without us even realising,” she tells HT.
