India, March 5 -- Actor Richa Chadha, who made her Bollywood debut in 2008, has spent nearly two decades carving a space for herself through unconventional roles. Now, the 39-year-old says she is looking beyond domestic boundaries and setting her sights on the West.

She hopes to build a sustained presence there, much like her husband, Ali Fazal, who has featured in international projects such as Furious 7 (2015), Victoria & Abdul (2017), Death on the Nile (2022) and Kandahar (2023).

"I would love to follow in Ali's footsteps and get something concrete in the West. Who doesn't want that? He's just been so amazing at straddling both worlds. Seeing him handle both worlds so beautifully is simply amazing in its own way," she says.

Richa is...