Director
Subhash
Kapoor
known
for
helming
films
like
Jolly
LLB
and
Jolly
LLB
2,
is
back
with
another
political
drama.
Starring
Richa
Chadha
as
the
main
protagonist,
the
film
titled
Madam
Chief
Minister,
is
about
a
woman
who
chooses
to
debunk
the
men
and
society,
that
tried
to
shackle,
demean
and
defeat
her.
The
Subhash
Kapoor
directorial
also
stars
Manav
Kaul,
Saurabh
Shukla,
Akshay
Oberoi
and
Shubhrajyoti.
Richa
Chadha
took
to
her
Instagram
page
to
share
the
first
look
poster
and
wrote,
"Proud
to
present
to
you
all,
my
new
cinema
outing
#MadamChiefMinister,
a
film
I
really
believe
in...
a
political
drama
about
an
'untouchable'
who
rises
to
the
top!
Out
in
cinemas
on
22nd
January!
Stay
tuned!"
In
the
poster,
Richa
is
seen
sporting
short
hair
and
has
dislevelled
bruises
on
her
face.
She
is
seen
holding
a
broom
in
her
hand.
We
also
get
glimpse
of
her
co-stars
Saurabh
Shukla
and
Manav
Kaul
on
each
of
her
side.
Meanwhile,
Taapsee
Pannu
was
all
praise
for
the
poster
of
Richa's
new
film
and
tweeted,
"Go
for
it.
looking
forward
to
watching
this
one
:)."
Earlier,
Subhash
Kapoor
had
revealed
that
he
had
cast
Richa
in
his
film
because
she
is
an
"articulate,
politically
and
socially
aware
actor."
Madam
Chief
Minister
was
shot
in
Lucknow
in
a
40-day
start-to-finish
schedule
in
2019.
The
film
was
slated
to
release
on
July
17,
2020.
However,
the
release
got
postponed
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Now,
this
Richa
Chadha
starrer
is
scheduled
to
release
in
theatres
on
Junary
22,
2021.