Richa Chadha says mutual fund helped pay for her wedding amid ‘cash flow issues’; urges women to ‘start investing’ early

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Also Read | ‘Romanticising brothels': Vivek Agnihotri slams Heeramandi, reviews Netflix web series before watching it“Don't put the burden on your father or your mother for your marriage; start investing," she advised, encouraging women to explore mutual funds, demat accounts, and trading. Chadha says she herself experienced the benefits of her investments firsthand when she had faced a “cash flow issue" during her wedding to actor Ali Fazal.Also Read | Top OTT releases this week: Movies, web series to watch over the weekend; from Shaitaan, Heeramandi to The Broken NewsThe actress disclosed that she began investing around 2015-16, following the success of her critically acclaimed film Masaan.

Her decision to invest in a mutual fund while making the web series Inside Edge in 2017 proved wise, as it provided financial support during her wedding celebrations.Also Read | Heeramandi reviews: Netizens laud Sanjay Leela Bhansali, call his Netflix web series 'masterclass'Recalling her personal experience, the Heeramandi actress shared, “When we got married, I had to invest in a film that we were producing, and I suddenly had a cash flow issue — something that typically actors don't have because they find a way around it. But then I had these surging expenses, so I actually paid for one ceremony via a mutual fund that I had invested in during Inside Edge."Chadha underscored the importance of financial autonomy for women, stating, “You can have a joint account, but you must have an account that is just yours.