Richa Chadha: Wanted to play a cop for a long time

A police officer investigating a case while battling her demons is almost par for the course in murder mysteries. However, she insists Candy addresses relevant issues through the protagonist’s arc. “Playing characters with depth has always interested me. She is a DSP [Deputy Superintendent of Police] from the quota system. So, as she leads her team of male cops, there are [gender and caste] dynamics at play.” 

Nainital served as the perfect location for the series helmed by Ashish R Shukla of Undekhi fame. The actor says she fell in love with the hill station as much for its picture-postcard beauty as for the mood it lent to the story. “Hills lend a certain character [to the proceedings]. Oddly, they are under-explored [on screen] in India.”

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