Richa Chadha’s Viral Satire Series Quarantina Has Her Fans Smiling Big During The Time Of Lockdown!
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Lekhaka
In
the
testing
times
that
we
are
living
in,
laughter
is
indeed
the
best
medicine.
That
seems
to
be
the
strategy
that
Richa
Chadha
has
adopted
to
spread
some
cheer.
She's
started
a
new
parody
series
on
her
Instagram,
where
she
appears
as
a
kooky
and
euphoric
news
reporter
called
Quarantina,
who
shares
weird
news
from
all
over
the
world.
She
recently
also
introduced
an
angry
reporter
from
North
India,
called
Tina
Singh,
who
goes
off-script
in
the
middle
of
the
sketch.
While
Richa
has
been
seen
in
comic
parts
in
films
like
Fukrey,
her
fans
saw
her
off-
screen
funny
self
for
the
first
time
in
'One
Mic
Stand'
last
year,
where
she
wrote
and
performed
a
stand
-
up
comedy
set
for
a
live
audience.
The
writing
is
pure
satire
and
her
effortless
sense
of
humour
is
the
hook
of
this
series.
Penning
down
some
crackling
sequences
and
performing
them
with
finesse,
Richa
is
in
top
form
as
she
makes
Quarantina
shine
because
of
her
dark
humour.
While
most
Bollywood
stars
are
busy
posting
either
workout
videos
or
getting
fans
to
laugh
by
flaunting
their
jhadu-pocha
(brooming
and
mopping)
skills
,
Richa's
Quarantina
stands
out
because
she's
creating
something
specifically
for
the
fans
to
keep
going
through
these
grim
days
and
nights
of
the
lockdown.
Richa
said,
"In
the
first
week
of
the
lockdown,
I
myself
was
getting
depressed
looking
at
the
death
toll
of
this
lethal
virus
and
those
that
are
suffering
because
of
the
lockdown.
It
was
giving
me
anxiety.
So
I
decided
to
do
something
about
it.
While
my
donations
for
the
underprivileged
are
ongoing,
I
wanted
to
create
something
that
would
make
people
smile.
Worrying
about
what's
in
the
store
could
push
us
into
a
dark
space.
I
am
not
making
fun
of
the
disease
and
its
impact,
simply
trying
to
highlight
that
even
in
these
conditions,
sometimes
there's
bizarre
news
that
can
make
you
chuckle
despite
yourself.
For
reality
and
truth,
there's
the
news
but
I
wanted
to
make
satire
which
would
lift
our
collective
spirits
in
these
times."