Richa Chadha reveals drinking alcohol for 'Heeramandi' dance sequence

Richa Chadha mentioned that she resorted to drinking alcohol to perform the Heeramandi dance sequence after struggling to get it right in 40 takes.

During an interview with Zoom, the 37-year-old actress revealed that she discovered she was more effective at dancing while pretending to be drunk after attempting to dance after consuming alcohol. 

The Fukrey actress, who played the character of Lajjo, explained that she had better control over her performance in that state.

Richa shared, “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. 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."

She continued, “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.”

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is presently streaming on Netflix from May 1, 2024.