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RADHIKKA MADAN: The New Muse
Elle India|December 2024
Breaking barriers, embracing authenticity, and the thrill of transformation
- KRISHIKA BHATIA
RADHIKKA MADAN: The New Muse

In an industry where many stick to the triedand-true, Radhikka Madan believes in reinvention. My first glimpse of her brilliance wasn’t in a high-octane masala flick but in ‘Angrezi Medium’. She captured the bittersweet restlessness of a young dreamer so authentically in her third film that her performance lingered long after. That’s Madan for you! A performer who refuses to settle for the ordinary, thriving instead of rewriting the rules —if reinvention is an art, she may very well be its modern muse.

For Madan, the turning point came when she left television. As the star of a hit Indonesian show, 'Cinta Di Pangkuan Himalaya,' she had fame, stability, and a devoted fanbase. But for someone who craves transformation, it wasn’t enough. “On TV, I was stuck playing the same character for a year,” she reflects. So, she stepped away from the familiar, trading security for the challenge of starting over in the film industry.

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