Richa
Chadha
was
honoured
with
the
Bharat
Ratna
Dr
Ambedkar
award
for
her
contribution
to
Indian
cinema.
The
actor
was
bestowed
the
award
by
Maharashtra
Governor
Bhagat
Singh
Koshyari,
reportedly
at
Raj
Bhavan
in
Mumbai.
Richa
expressed
being
overwhelmed
by
the
honour,
and
recounted
her
journey
as
an
actor
without
any
godfather
in
the
industry,
in
her
statement
to
the
media.
"It's
an
honour
that
I
will
hold
close
to
my
heart.
For
an
actor
who
has
had
no
godfather,
every
achievement
feels
precious
and
well-earned.
The
award
reiterates
my
faith
in
my
dreams.
It
has
been
a
long
journey
to
this
point
and
standing
by
my
value
system
and
making
movies
that
mean
something
more
than
just
entertainment
has
always
been
my
endeavour," Richa
was
quoted
as
saying
by
Pinkvilla.
She
further
stressed
on
the
responsibility
of
artists
to
act
on
behalf
of
the
underprivileged
in
the
society,
especially
considering
the
challenging
times
that
humanity
is
going
through
now.
"For
the
year
that
we've
had,
it
remains
a
continual
duty
of
artistes
to
support
the
lesser
privileged
and
help
reinstate
their
lives.
The
job
of
an
actor
goes
beyond
an
entertainer's.
We
all
carry
the
responsibility
of
uplifting
the
society,
and
as
an
influencer,
I
urge
that
more
people
join
in
supporting
the
lesser
privileged.
It's
equally
our
responsibility
to
vouch
continual
support
to
the
medical
fraternity
and
Covid
warriors,
who've
brought
us
out
of
the
most
tumultuous
year
of
our
lives," she
added.
Talking
about
work,
Richa
was
last
seen
in
Ashwiny
Iyer
Tiwari's
sports
drama,
Panga,
which
also
starred
Jassi
Gill,
Neena
Gupta
and
Kangana
Ranaut.
She
has
quite
a
few
movies
lined
up
next,
including
Abhi
Toh
Party
Shuru
Hui
Hai,
Shakeela
and
Lahore
Confidential.