Richa Chadha Advocates For Women's Financial Freedom Through Smart Investing

Actress Richa Chadha who is currently riding on the success of Heeramandi advises women to invest smartly so that they can fund their expenses including weddings. Richa Chadda has been extremely conscious about her savings and expenditure. She began investing in mutual funds at the start of her film career. She revealed that the savings developed through mutual funds helped her to fund a part of her wedding when she experienced a cash flow issue. Richa Chadda tied the knot with actor Ali Fazal in 2020 which was followed by a wedding ceremony two years later.

While speaking at the podcast unStreeOtype with Yuvaa, Richa Chaddatold how the money invested in mutual funds proved useful for her in difficult times. The Bollywood actress has advised girls to invest from the beginning of their careers to get financial freedom.

“Don’t burden your parents with the expenses of your wedding. Start investing.” said the Heermandi actress. Richa Chadha advised girls and women to open a demat account to invest in mutual funds and trading. Chadha said that she realized the benefits of investing during her marriage with actor Ali Fazal when she suddenly needed money.

“During the wedding, we were short of money. I had invested money in mutual funds a long time ago. To arrange money for a wedding ceremony, I withdrew money from my mutual fund account and we managed.” recalled Richa Chaddha. The actress has been investing in mutual funds since the release of the film Massan. It was directed by Neeraj Ghaywan and starred Richa Chadha and Vicky Kaushal in the lead roles. The film was released in 2015.

She also invested in mutual funds while making the web series Inside Edge. During her marriage, she suffered a cash flow issue as she invested a large amount of savings in the production of a movie.

“Due to this, we faced a shortage of money. During that time, the money invested in mutual funds proved to be very useful,” said Richa Chaha. The actress stressed the importance of financial freedom. She says that women and girls should not put all their money in a joint account. They should also deposit money in their account.