Richa Chadha: This has happened to me for the first time, that before the release of the film, I have won two awards for it

Whether it is as the brazen Dolly in ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’(2008), the fiery Nagma Khatoon in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ (2012) or as the gangster Bholi Punjaban in The

Fukrey

franchise, actress Richa Chadha has slowly but steadily made a mark for herself in films. In fact her role as Devi Pathak in ‘

Masaan

’ (2015) won her accolades like never before. Her latest labour of love, ‘

Love Sonia

’ which revolves around human trafficking has yet again taken the actress to new heights. She bagged the best Supporting Performance award at the Indian Film Festival of

Melbourne

for her role in the film. Talking about her win the actress said, “This has happened to me for the first time, that before the release of the film, I have won two awards for it. The joy of working on this project is unprecedented because of its theme,all the beautiful people it has brought into my life like Tabrez (Noorani, director) and Freida (Pinto). I feel grateful for the opportunity.”