Rhea Chakraborty

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{{short description|Indian actress and model}}
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'''Rhea Chakraborty''' is an Indian actress and [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rhea-chakraborty-wants-to-do-meaningful-roles-/articleshow/59053080.cms |title=Rhea Chakraborty wants to do meaningful roles |work=The Times of India |access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/rhea-chakraborty-sizzles-in-bikini-on-the-beaches-of-maldives-see-pics-1387499-2018-11-13 |title=Rhea Chakraborty sizzles in bikini on the beaches of Maldives. See pics |access-date=2018-09-03 |language=en}}</ref> She started her career as a [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] on [[MTV India]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-female-vjs-giving-tough-competition-to-their-male-counterparts-1384010 |title=Female VJs giving tough competition to their male counterparts |date=2010-05-17 |work=dna |access-date=2018-09-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2013, she made her [[Bollywood]] acting debut with the film ''[[Mere Dad Ki Maruti]].''
==Early life==

Rhea Chakraborty was born into a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Everyone-thinks-I-am-Punjabi-Rhea-Chakraborty/articleshow/18845634.cms |title=Everyone thinks I am Punjabi: Rhea Chakraborty |work=The Times of India |access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref> in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India. Her father was an Indian Army officer.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.fhmindia.com/cover-star/truly-unstoppable-rhea-chakraborty |title=Truly Unstoppable: Rhea Chakraborty |work=[[FHM (India)|FHM]] |access-date=2020-06-22}}</ref> She did her schooling from Army Public School Ambala Cantt, [[Ambala]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Photos: Meet Rhea Chakraborty, a VJ-turned-actress |language=en |url=https://gulfnews.com/photos/entertainment/photos-meet-rhea-chakraborty-a-vj-turned-actress-1.1572525574683 |access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref>

== Career ==
Rhea started her television career in 2009 with [[MTV India]]'s ''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|TVS Scooty Teen Diva]]'' where she was the first runner-up. Later on, she auditioned to be a [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] at MTV Delhi and was selected. She has hosted several MTV shows, including ''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|Pepsi MTV Wassup]]'', ''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|TicTac College Beat]]'' and ''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|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.<ref name=":2" /> In 2014 she played the loose character of Sonali in ''[[Sonali Cable]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonali-Cable-The-story-behind-Ali-and-Rheas-crackling-chemistry/articleshow/44836513.cms |title=Sonali Cable: The story behind Ali and Rhea's crackling chemistry |work=The Times of India |access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref>

In 2017 she appeared in [[Yash Raj Films|YRF]]'s ''[[Bank Chor]].''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Rhea-Chakraborty-heats-up-the-action-in-Bank-Chor/articleshow/38802048.cms |title=Rhea Chakraborty heats up the action in Bank Chor! |work=The Times of India |access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref> She also did cameo appearances in ''[[Half Girlfriend (film)|Half Girlfriend]]'' and ''[[Dobaara: See Your Evil]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Rhea-Chakraborty-bags-a-role-in-Half-Girlfriend/articleshow/53453938.cms |title=Rhea Chakraborty bags a role in 'Half Girlfriend' |work=The Times of India |access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref> In 2018 she appeared in ''[[Jalebi (2018 film)|Jalebi]]'' opposite debutante Varun Mitra.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/jalebi-poster-released |title='Jalebi' First Look Poster: Love in an Age of Bewilderment |work=The Quint |access-date=2018-09-03 |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#FFFFCC;" |{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Film
! scope="col" |Role
! scope="col" |Language
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |References
|-
|2012
|''[[Tuneega Tuneega]]''
| Nidhi
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|Telugu debut
|-
| 2013
|''[[Mere Dad Ki Maruti]]''
| Jasleen
| rowspan="6" |[[Hindi Language|Hindi]]
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|2014
|''[[Sonali Cable]]''
| Sonali Dattaram Tandel
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
|''[[Dobaara: See Your Evil]]''
|Tanya
|
|-
|''[[Half Girlfriend (film)|Half Girlfriend]]''
|Anshika
|
|-
|''[[Bank Chor]]''
| Gayatri Ganguli
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2018
|''[[Jalebi (film)|Jalebi]]''
|Aisha
|<ref name=":4" />
|-
|2020
|''[[Chehre]]''
|Neha
|Hindi
|Filming<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/1126747459621810177 |title=#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. |publisher= |accessdate=10 May 2019}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Role
! Channel
|-
|''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|TVS Scooty Teen Diva]]''
| Contestant
| rowspan="4" |[[MTV India]]
|-
|''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|Pepsi MTV Wassup]]''
| rowspan="3" | Host
|-
|''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|Gone in 60 Seconds]]''
|-
|''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|TicTac College Beat]]''
|-
|}

==Death of Sushant Singh Rajput==
{{main|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 Singh Rajput|Sushant]]'s girlfriend".<ref name="Requests CBI investigation">{{cite web|date=16 July 2020|title=Rhea Chakraborty requests Amit Shah for CBI investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput's death|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-aks-for-cbi-investigation-into-sushant-singh-rajput-s-death-i-request-you-with-folded-hands/story-3nucScoHVAhKGBxLhVTAIM.html|accessdate=16 July 2020|work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

On 25 July, [[Sushant Singh Rajput| Sushant]]'s family lodged an [[first information report]] (FIR) with [[Patna Police]], where his father lives, alleging Chakraborty, 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 [[Indian Penal Code|IPC]].<ref name="Family files FIR">{{cite web|author=Express News Service|date=28 July 2020|title=Sushant Singh Rajput's family files FIR against actor Rhea Chakraborty, claims she used his credit cards|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushant-singh-rajputs-death-case-fir-filed-against-rhea-chakraborty-6527871/|accessdate=28 July 2020|work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Rajput's father, K K Singh, said in the FIR that Sushant had confided to his sister that Chakraborty threatened him that she would 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rhea Chakraborty threatened to frame Sushant Singh Rajput, used his credit cards, says his father in FIR|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-threatened-to-frame-sushant-singh-rajput-for-ex-manager-s-suicide-used-his-credit-cards-says-his-father-in-fir/story-jmNb7TeC4NcvNZAjG29eQI.html|access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> On 28 July, [[India Today (TV channel)|India Today]] reported that Chakraborty had been [[arrest|booked]] in the case.<ref name="Driven to suicide">{{cite web|date=28 July 2020|title=Was Sushant Singh Rajput driven to suicide?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/programme/news-today/video/was-sushant-singh-rajput-driven-to-suicide-1705431-2020-07-28|accessdate=28 July 2020|publisher=[[India Today (TV channel)|India Today]]}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Rhea Chakraborty threatened to frame Sushant Singh Rajput, used his credit cards, says his father in FIR|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-threatened-to-frame-sushant-singh-rajput-for-ex-manager-s-suicide-used-his-credit-cards-says-his-father-in-fir/story-jmNb7TeC4NcvNZAjG29eQI.html|access-date=July 28, 2020|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}} </ref>

[[Zee News]] reported that Chakraborty convinced Rajput to appoint her brother Showik Chakraborty as a director to their company Vividrage RhealityX Pvt, which opened in September 2019. This company's address is Chakraborty's father Indrajit Chakraborty's home address in [[Navi Mumbai]]. It is being investigated if Rajput was financially exploited by Chakraborty's family.<ref>{{cite web|title=Did Rhea Chakraborty, brother Showik open Sushant Singh Rajput's companies to launder his money? Explosive details here|url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/rhea-chakraborty-got-sushant-singh-rajput-to-appoint-her-brother-showik-as-their-company-director-another-firm-opened-as-actor-battled-depression-say-sources-2299331.html|access-date=July 29, 2020|publisher=[[Zee News]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bengali actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:VJs (media personalities)]]
[[Category:Indian women television presenters]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Participants in Indian reality television series]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
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[[Category:1992 births]]

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