Richa Gangopadhyay

Some Lesser Known Facts About Richa Gangopadhyay

• Does Richa Gangopadhyay smoke?: No

• Does Richa Gangopadhyay drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Richa was born in New Delhi, India and brought up in Northville, Michigan, United States.

• In 2007, she won the title of Miss India USA at the 26th annual pageant held at Royal Albert’s Palace in New Jersey, United States.

• She also won the titles of Miss Congeniality, Miss Michigan, and Miss Photogenic.

• In 2008, she moved to Mumbai and started learning acting from Anupam Kher’s acting school- Actor Prepares.

• In 2009, she featured in a commercial advertisement Vatika Almond Hair Oil alongside famous Bollywood actress Preity Zinta.

• She worked as a model for Peter England, Malabar Gold, and Kalaniketan.

• She got a breakthrough role in 2010 in the Telugu film Leader as Archana.

• She has worked in different languages such as Telugu, Tamil, and Bengali.

• She won several awards for her performance in the Tamil film Mayakkam Enna (2011) such as Edison Award & Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress, and South Indian International Movie Award (SIIMA) for Critics’ Choice-Best Actress.

• In 2013, she left the film industry and moved back to the United States to pursue her MBA.