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Rhea Chakraborty
Chakraborty at 6th Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards, 2020
Born	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	VJ Actress
Years active	2009–present

Rhea Chakraborty is an Indian actress and VJ. She started her career as a VJ on MTV India. In 2013, she made her Bollywood acting debut with the film Mere Dad Ki Maruti.

Early life

Rhea Chakraborty was born into a Bengali family in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Her father was an Indian Army officer. She did her schooling from Army Public School Ambala Cantt, Ambala.

Career

Rhea started her television career in 2009 with MTV India's TVS Scooty Teen Diva where she was the first runner-up. Later on, she auditioned to be a VJ at MTV Delhi and was selected. She has hosted several MTV shows, including Pepsi MTV Wassup, TicTac College Beat and MTV Gone in 60 Seconds.

In 2012 she made her film debut with the Telugu film Tuneega Tuneega where she played the character Nidhi. In 2013 she debuted in Bollywood with Mere Dad Ki Maruti as Jasleen. In 2014 she played the character of Sonali in Sonali Cable.

In 2017 she appeared in YRF's Bank Chor. She also did cameo appearances in Half Girlfriend and Dobaara: See Your Evil. In 2018 she appeared in Jalebi opposite debutante Varun Mitra.

Personal life

Chakraborty met the Bollywood actor Sushat Singh Rajput at a party in April 2019, and the couple started dating soon after. She founded an artificial intelligence company called Vividrage Rhealityx in partnership with her brother Showik Shakraborty and Rajput in September 2019. The couple moved in together in December 2019. On 14 June 2020, Rajput committed suicide at his home in Bandra, Mumbai, six days after she was moved out from the place.

Death of Sushant Singh Rajput

On 25 July, Rajput's family lodged a first information report (FIR) with Patna Police, where his father lives, alleging Rhea, Indrajit Chakraborty, Sandhya Chakraborty, Shruti Modi, Showik Chakraborty and others of abetment of suicide, wrongful restraint, wrongful confinement, theft, criminal breach of trust, and cheating under the sections 341, 342, 380, 406, 420, 306 and 120(B) of the IPC. Rajput's father, K.K. Singh, said in the FIR that Sushant had confided to his sister about Chakraborty threatening to make his medical receipts public and prove him mad; that Rajput was afraid Chakraborty would frame him for his secretary's suicide; and that before his day of suicide, Chakraborty took away all doctor's receipts. On 6 August, the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Indian national government's top investigating agency, re-registered the Patna Police FIR accusing Chakraborty and others of wrongdoing, thus taking over the case. On 7 August, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Rhea and her brother, Showik Chakraborty, over allegations of money laundering. On 19 August, the Supreme Court of India allowed the CBI to take control of the investigation. On 26 August, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), India's national drug law enforcement agency, registered an FIR against Rhea, her brother Showik, and three others. The ED had requested the NCB to join the investigation after its financial probe found that drugs were supplied to Rhea and Sushant. Specifically, the FIR invoked sections of India's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act dealing with cannabis. Chakraborty's lawyer said, "Rhea has never consumed drugs in her lifetime ever. She's ready for a blood test any time."

Media coverage

On 27 August 2020, BBC News reported that in the wake of Rajput's death, Chakraborty had "found herself at the centre of a vicious hate campaign led by some of India's most high-profile journalists and social media trolls." Subjected to gossip, innuendo, and misogynistic abuse, she was described by conservative television hosts as a "manipulative" woman who "performed black magic" and "drove Sushant to suicide." After a purported fan of Rajput threatened her on Instagram with rape and murder and urged her to "commit suicide otherwise I will send people to kill you," Chakraborty sought help from the cybercrime police. Supreme Court senior counsel Meenakshi Arora told the BBC that much of the press had already declared the actress guilty. "She's been hanged, drawn and quartered. It's a complete trial by media."

Filmography

Films

Television

References

1. "Rhea Chakraborty wants to do meaningful roles". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
2. "Rhea Chakraborty sizzles in bikini on the beaches of Maldives. See pics". Retrieved 3 September 2018.
3. "Female VJs giving tough competition to their male counterparts". dna. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
4. ^ "Everyone thinks I am Punjabi: Rhea Chakraborty". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
5. "Truly Unstoppable: Rhea Chakraborty". FHM. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
6. "Photos: Meet Rhea Chakraborty, a VJ-turned-actress". Retrieved 29 July 2020.
7. ^ "Sonali Cable: The story behind Ali and Rhea's crackling chemistry". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
8. ^ "Rhea Chakraborty heats up the action in Bank Chor!". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
9. "Rhea Chakraborty bags a role in 'Half Girlfriend'". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
10. ^ "'Jalebi' First Look Poster: Love in an Age of Bewilderment". The Quint. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
11. ^ "Inside Rhea Chakraborty's Year Of Love, Friendship And Loss". HuffPost India. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
12. "VIVIDRAGE RHEALITYX PRIVATE LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details | Zauba Corp". www.zaubacorp.com. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
13. "Sushant Singh Rajput case: 'Got to know about his mental illness during Europe trip', says Rhea Chakraborty". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
14. "Why Rhea left Sushant's house before he died, her lawyer reveals". India Today. Retrieved 27 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
15. Express News Service (28 July 2020). "Sushant Singh Rajput's family files FIR against actor Rhea Chakraborty, claims she used his credit cards". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
16. "Rhea Chakraborty threatened to frame Sushant Singh Rajput, used his credit cards, says his father in FIR". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
17. Sahay, Abhinav (editor) (6 August 2020). "CBI files FIR over Sushant Singh's death, names Rhea Chakraborty as accused". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 August 2020. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
18. "Rhea Chakraborty reaches ED office with brother Showik to record her statement in money laundering case".
19. "Sushant Singh Rajput family vs Rhea Chakraborty case verdict: SC allows CBI to take control of investigation". India Today. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
20. Pathak, Manish K (26 August 2020). "Narcotics bureau files FIR against Rhea, five others". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
21. Pandey, Geeta (27 August 2020). "Sushant Singh Rajput: Rhea Chakraborty on 'media trial' after Bollywood star's death". BBC News. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
22. "#Chehre launch photo... Teams Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi for the first time... Costars Kriti Kharbanda, Rhea Chakraborty, Siddhanth Kapoor, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Raghubir Yadav and Annu Kapoor". Retrieved 10 May 2019.

External links

• Rhea Chakraborty at IMDb 
• Rhea Chakraborty at Bollywood Hungama
• Rhea Chakraborty on Twitter

• Living people
• Bengali actresses
• Actresses from Bangalore
• Indian film actresses
• VJs (media personalities)
• Indian women television presenters
• Actresses in Hindi cinema
• Actresses in Telugu cinema
• Participants in Indian reality television series
• 21st-century Indian actresses
• 1992 births