India, Jan. 28 -- Richa Chadha did not mince her words as she talked about the shallow depiction of progressive women on screen. In an interview with Faye D'Souza on her YouTube channel, the actor shared that the so-called progressive woman is shown to be someone who loves smoking, drinking, and partying in nightclubs. (Also read: Richa Chadha reveals Ali Fazal didn't get paternity leave after daughter's birth: It was a miracle his shoot got pushed)

During the chat, Richa said, "They want to show you as a progressive woman- at least in 2010s-2012s- by smoking. Matlab cigarette jala liya, nightclub mein chale gaye hai. (You light up a cigarette, and then go to a nightclub). You have an existential crisis while looking very hot on the danc...