Rhea Chakraborty

Rhea Chakraborty is an Indian actress and VJ.[1][2] She started her career as a VJ on MTV India.[3] In 2013, she made her Bollywood acting debut with the film Mere Dad Ki Maruti.

Rhea Chakraborty
Chakraborty at 6th Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards, 2020
Born
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
VJ
Years active2009–present
Home townBangalore

Early life

Rhea Chakraborty was born into a Bengali family[4] in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Her father was an Indian Army officer.[5] She did her schooling from Army Public School Ambala Cantt, Ambala.[6]

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.[4] In 2014 she played the character of Sonali in Sonali Cable.[7]

In 2017 she appeared in YRF's Bank Chor.[8] She also did cameo appearances in Half Girlfriend and Dobaara: See Your Evil.[9] In 2018 she appeared in Jalebi opposite debutante Varun Mitra.[10]

Personal life

Death of Sushant Singh Rajput
Main article: Death of Sushant Singh Rajput

On 16 July 2020, Hindustan Times reported in the wake of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide that Chakraborty had "identified herself as Sushant's girlfriend".[11]

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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] On 7 August, the Enforcement Directorate questioned Rhea and her brother, Showik Chakraborty, over allegations of money laundering.[15]

Filmography

Films
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language References
2012 Tuneega Tuneega Nidhi Telugu Telugu debut
2013 Mere Dad Ki Maruti Jasleen Hindi [4]
2014 Sonali Cable Sonali Dattaram Tandel [7]
2017 Dobaara: See Your Evil Tanya
Half Girlfriend Anshika
Bank Chor Gayatri Ganguli [8]
2018 Jalebi Aisha [10]
2020 Chehre Neha Filming[16]

Television
Title Role Channel
TVS Scooty Teen Diva Contestant MTV India
Pepsi MTV Wassup Host
Gone in 60 Seconds
TicTac College Beat

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. "Rhea Chakraborty requests Amit Shah for CBI investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput's death". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  12. 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.
  13. "Rhea Chakraborty threatened to frame Sushant Singh Rajput, used his credit cards, says his father in FIR". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  14. 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.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  15. "Rhea Chakraborty reaches ED office with brother Showik to record her statement in money laundering case".
  16. "#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.
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