Born in Bangalore, Indian actress Rhea Chakraborty hails from a Bengali family. Daughter of Indian army officer, she completed her schooling from Army Public School, Ambala, and also attended Agra’s St. Clare school.
In 2009, her career in entertainment industry began when she became the first-runner up in MTV India’s TVS Scooty Teen Diva. Later, she hosted several MTV shows such as Pepsi MTV Wassup, TicTac College Beat and MTV Gone in 60 Seconds.
Her acting debut was marked in year 2012 with Telugu film Tuneega Tuneega. Following that, she made her Hindi debut with Mere Dad Ki Maruti (2012). Later, she made her theatrical appearances in films like Bank Chor, Jalebi, Half Girlfriend, Sonia Cable. Although her films weren’t major box office successes, she was still considered a popular and desirable name in the industry.
How Rhea Chakraborty was allegedly linked to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death?
Rhea Chakraborty saw her career come to a screeching halt following the tragic death, of Sushant Singh Rajput, her then boyfriend in June 2020. The media and public scrutiny around the case led her to face several accusations, despite the absence of any solid evidence linking to his death. The matter escalated when the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) initiated a probe into alleged drug-related charges against her.
Rhea Chakraborty was given a clean chit after…
Rhea was arrested on September 8, 2020 by NCB on charges of drug procurement for Sushant. The actress was placed in judicial custody and spent 28 days in Byculla jail. On October 7, Rhea was released on bail by Bombay High Court. After five years of investigation and accusations from Sushant Singh’s family, there was no evidence found against Rhea. The reports gave her a clean chit and her family of any wrongdoing, confirming Sushant took his own life.
After facing years of public scrutiny and legal battles, Rhea made a professional comeback with a popular television show MTV Roadies, as a gang leader. She also started her own podcast series titled Chapter 2. Stars like Aamir Khan, Sushmita Sen, and others have attended her show, having open discussions about mental health, personal life battles and more.