Richa
Chadha who is currently shooting in Bangalore for the Shakeela Khan biopic, in
which she will be seen playing the 90s
South Indian icon, is geared up for the release of her critically acclaimed
film, Love Sonia.
Directed
by Tabrez Noorani, who has produced Academy Award winning movies like Slumdog
Millionaire, Zero Dark Thirty and Life of Pi, the story of Love Sonia follows a
young girl who gets sucked into the ugly world of sex trafficking and the
global flesh trade. Starring Mrunal Thakur in the lead, the film also brings
Manoj Bajpayee, Freida Pinto, Rajkummar Rao, Adil Hussain, Anupam Kher and
Saiee Tamhankar playing pivotal characters in the quest of Sonia and is slated
for release on 14th September, although it
has premiered at several International Film Festivals and has also won awards
for tackling such a sensitive issue so beautifully.
As
the film depicts how a young girl is brought into the flesh trade from a small
town, Richa wants to hold screenings of the film in small towns across the country
to create awareness on sex trafficking and how to prevent the heinous crime
from being committed. The Fukrey actress, who recently won the award for Best
Supporting Actress at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne and the award for
Outstanding Performance at the London Indian Film Festival earlier this year,
believes that in order to eradicate the awful practice of flesh trade, it is
extremely important to educate the masses at the grass root level. On the
topic, Richa said, "Cinema still lacks access to a vast audience and Love
Sonia and it’s theme matters. It’s time girls should be aware from a young age
of a dark reality that exists. An education is a must for girls from their high
school and colleges. I thus upon release, plan on showing the film to girls in
smaller towns and conducting screenings to help create a wider awareness and
begin a conversation."
The
talented actress will soon be seen on the web reprising her role of Zarina
Malik in Amazon Prime’s original web series, Inside Edge 2.
