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{{Short description|Indian actress and model (born 1992)}}
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| name = Rhea Chakraborty
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| caption = Chakraborty in 2020
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|07|01}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
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| occupation = {{ubl|[[VJ (media personality)|{{Abbr|VJ|Video Jockey}}]]|[[Actress]]}}
| years_active = 2009–present
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'''Rhea Chakraborty''' (born 1 July 1992) is an Indian actress and [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] who primarily appears in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] films.<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=3 September 2018 |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418195232/https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rhea-chakraborty-wants-to-do-meaningful-roles-/articleshow/59053080.cms |url-status=live }}</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=3 September 2018 |language=en |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422214402/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/rhea-chakraborty-sizzles-in-bikini-on-the-beaches-of-maldives-see-pics-1387499-2018-11-13 |url-status=live }}</ref> She started her career as a VJ on [[MTV (Indian TV channel)|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=17 May 2010 |work=dna |access-date=3 September 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903120307/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-female-vjs-giving-tough-competition-to-their-male-counterparts-1384010 |url-status=live }}</ref> She made her acting debut with the 2012 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Tuneega Tuneega]]'' and later appeared in the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Mere Dad Ki Maruti]]'' (2013).

== 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=3 September 2018 |archive-date=5 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905200528/http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Everyone-thinks-I-am-Punjabi-Rhea-Chakraborty/articleshow/18845634.cms |url-status=live }}</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=22 June 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027092637/https://fhmindia.com/cover-star/truly-unstoppable-rhea-chakraborty |url-status=dead }}</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=29 July 2020 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801232748/https://gulfnews.com/photos/entertainment/photos-meet-rhea-chakraborty-a-vj-turned-actress-1.1572525574683 |url-status=live }}</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. She later 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 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=3 September 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125054039/https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sonali-Cable-The-story-behind-Ali-and-Rheas-crackling-chemistry/articleshow/44836513.cms |url-status=live }}</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=3 September 2018 |archive-date=4 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804033440/https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Rhea-Chakraborty-heats-up-the-action-in-Bank-Chor/articleshow/38802048.cms |url-status=live }}</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=3 September 2018 |archive-date=15 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815135418/https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Rhea-Chakraborty-bags-a-role-in-Half-Girlfriend/articleshow/53453938.cms |url-status=live }}</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=3 September 2018 |language=en |archive-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905115212/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/jalebi-poster-released |url-status=live }}</ref>

She topped the list of ''[[The Times of India]]''<nowiki/>'s "Most Desirable Women" in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=न्यूज |first=एबीपी |date=8 June 2021 |title=Times Most Desirable Women: कैटरीना कैफ और जैकलीन को पछाड़ नंबर वन बनीं रिया चक्रवर्ती, यहां देखिए Top 10 की लिस्ट |url=https://www.abplive.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/rhea-chakraborty-tops-the-times-50-most-desirable-women-2020-list-see-top-ten-actress-1924355 |access-date=11 June 2021 |website=abplive.com |language=hi |archive-date=11 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611154821/https://www.abplive.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/rhea-chakraborty-tops-the-times-50-most-desirable-women-2020-list-see-top-ten-actress-1924355 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:Rhea Chakraborty at the 29th West Zone Central Revenue Cultural Meet.jpg|right|thumb|Chakraborty in 2018]]
Chakraborty started dating actor [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] in April 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/actress-with-limited-prospects/articleshow/77230830.cms |title=Actress with limited prospects |author=Guha, Kunal |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=29 July 2020 |access-date=22 December 2020 |archive-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920082535/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/actress-with-limited-prospects/articleshow/77230830.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5" /> She founded an artificial intelligence company called Vividrage Rhealityx in partnership with her brother and Rajput in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VIVIDRAGE RHEALITYX PRIVATE LIMITED – Company, directors and contact details {{!}} Zauba Corp |url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/VIVIDRAGE-RHEALITYX-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U72900MH2019PTC330454 |access-date=27 August 2020 |website=www.zaubacorp.com |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731172740/https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/VIVIDRAGE-RHEALITYX-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U72900MH2019PTC330454 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sushant Singh Rajput case: 'Got to know about his mental illness during Europe trip', says Rhea Chakraborty |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/sushant-singh-rajput-case-got-to-know-about-his-mental-illness-during-europe-trip-says-rhea-chakraborty/story/414236.html |access-date=27 August 2020 |website=businesstoday.in |archive-date=28 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828214640/https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/sushant-singh-rajput-case-got-to-know-about-his-mental-illness-during-europe-trip-says-rhea-chakraborty/story/414236.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple moved in together in December 2019.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=25 August 2020 |title=Inside Rhea Chakraborty's Year Of Love, Friendship And Loss |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/rhea-chakraborty-sushant-singh-rajput_in_5f4401cdc5b6c00d03b27067 |access-date=27 August 2020 |website=HuffPost India |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829114110/https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/rhea-chakraborty-sushant-singh-rajput_in_5f4401cdc5b6c00d03b27067 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 14 June 2020, Rajput died by suicide at his home in Bandra, Mumbai, six days after she moved out.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Rhea left Sushant's house before he died, her lawyer reveals |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/why-rhea-left-sushant-s-house-before-he-died-her-lawyer-reveals-1712328-2020-08-18 |access-date=27 August 2020 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827164728/https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/why-rhea-left-sushant-s-house-before-he-died-her-lawyer-reveals-1712328-2020-08-18 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Death of Sushant Singh Rajput ===
{{Main|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 Chakraborty and several others of abetment of suicide, wrongful restraint, wrongful confinement, theft, criminal breach of trust, and cheating under various sections 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/ |access-date=28 July 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728142135/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sushant-singh-rajputs-death-case-fir-filed-against-rhea-chakraborty-6527871/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rajput's father said in the FIR that Rajput 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.<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=28 July 2020 |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728192249/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 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 August, the [[Enforcement Directorate]] (ED) questioned Chakraborty and her brother over allegations of [[money laundering]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-reaches-ed-office-with-brother-showik-to-record-her-statement-in-money-laundering-case/story-TNXmzWoQY3u9qyMMolZoeP.html |title=Rhea Chakraborty reaches ED office with brother Showik to record her statement in money laundering case |date=7 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=7 August 2020 |archive-date=7 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807131616/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-reaches-ed-office-with-brother-showik-to-record-her-statement-in-money-laundering-case/story-TNXmzWoQY3u9qyMMolZoeP.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 19 August, the [[Supreme Court of India]] allowed the CBI to take control of the investigation.<ref name="Supreme Court allows CBI to take control">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-family-vs-rhea-chakraborty-case-verdict-sc-allows-cbi-to-take-control-of-investigation-1712765-2020-08-19 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput family vs Rhea Chakraborty case verdict: SC allows CBI to take control of investigation |work=[[India Today]] |date=19 August 2020 |access-date=19 August 2020 |archive-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819054319/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sushant-singh-rajput-family-vs-rhea-chakraborty-case-verdict-sc-allows-cbi-to-take-control-of-investigation-1712765-2020-08-19 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Narcotics Control Bureau]] (NCB), India's national drug law enforcement agency, arrested Chakraborty on 8 September, charging that she and her brother had caused marijuana to be supplied to Rajput.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rhea Chakraborty arrested by NCB in drug probe linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's case |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rhea-chakraborty-arrested-by-ncb-in-sushant-singh-rajput-case-11599558320728.html |website=Live Mint |access-date=8 September 2020 |date=8 September 2020 |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923190031/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rhea-chakraborty-arrested-by-ncb-in-sushant-singh-rajput-case-11599558320728.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Manish K Pathak |author2=Aloke Tikku |title=Rhea Chakraborty, Accused No 10 in drug case, arrested. Bihar DGP takes a swipe |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/rhea-chakraborty-10th-accused-in-drug-case-arrested-she-s-exposed-says-bihar-dgp/story-iZRLmiekBcqxXccKKBF4JJ.html |access-date=8 September 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=8 September 2020 |language=en |archive-date=8 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908231012/https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/rhea-chakraborty-10th-accused-in-drug-case-arrested-she-s-exposed-says-bihar-dgp/story-iZRLmiekBcqxXccKKBF4JJ.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 6 October, [[Sessions Court#India|Mumbai Sessions Court]] extended Chakraborty's judicial remand until 20 October,<ref name="Rhea custody extended">{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-case-rhea-chakrabortys-judicial-custody-extended-till-october-20/articleshow/78510830.cms |title=Sushant Singh Rajput case: Rhea Chakraborty's judicial custody extended till October 20 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=6 October 2020 |access-date=6 October 2020 |archive-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009102228/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sushant-singh-rajput-case-rhea-chakrabortys-judicial-custody-extended-till-october-20/articleshow/78510830.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> but a day later she was granted bail by the [[Bombay High Court]]. "Since she has no criminal antecedents," the high court ruled, "there are reasonable grounds for believing that she is not likely to commit any offence while on bail." Moreover, the high court rejected the NCB's theory that Chakraborty had harboured and financed Rajput's drug addiction, finding instead that she was not part of the chain of drug dealers involved in the case. "She has not forwarded the drugs allegedly procured by her to somebody else to earn monetary or other benefits," wrote Justice Sarang Kotwal."<ref name="Bombay High Court highlights">{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-bail-order-highlights-bombay-high-court-says-she-is-not-part-of-chain-of-drug-dealers/articleshow/78531863.cms |title=Rhea Chakraborty bail order highlights: Bombay High Court says she is not part of chain of drug dealers |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=7 October 2020 |access-date=7 October 2020 |author=Baghel, Sunil |archive-date=10 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010102745/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-bail-order-highlights-bombay-high-court-says-she-is-not-part-of-chain-of-drug-dealers/articleshow/78531863.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== 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."<ref name="Media trial">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53932725 |title=Sushant Singh Rajput: Rhea Chakraborty on 'media trial' after Bollywood star's death |work=[[BBC News]] |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020 |author=Pandey, Geeta |quote=She has become the subject of gossip and innuendo and misogynistic abuse. |archive-date=28 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828042049/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53932725 |url-status=live }}</ref> Three activists, arguing that [[trial by media]] poses "real and substantial risk of prejudice to the proper administration of justice," petitioned the [[Bombay High Court]] to restrict reportage that could hamper the investigation of this case due to [[Sensationalism|sensationalisation]]. News channels named as having conducted such media trials included [[Times Now]], [[Republic TV]], [[Zee News]], [[Network18 Group|News 18]], and [[India Today (TV channel)|India Today]].<ref name="Petition against media trials">{{cite web |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/sushant-singh-rajput-plea-in-bombay-hc-against-media-trials |title=Sushant Singh Rajput case: Petition filed in Bombay HC against media trials; prays for postponement of reportage that could derail probe |publisher=Bar and Bench |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020 |author=Thomas, Lydia Suzanne}}</ref> On 28 August, the [[Press Council of India]] (PCI), the autonomous [[Media of India|press]] watchdog established by [[Parliament of India|parliament]], said coverage of the Sushant Singh Rajput case by many media outlets "is in violation of the norms of journalistic conduct." The PCI advised media to not carry out a "parallel trial" by narrating the story to induce public belief in the guilt of one whom the PCI called "the person indicted."<ref name="Parallel trial">{{cite web |url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/11762571_Actor-Sushant-death-case--Press-Council-asks-media-not-to-carry-out-its-own---parallel-trial-- |title=Actor Sushant death case: Press Council asks media not to carry out its own 'parallel trial' |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=28 August 2020 |access-date=28 August 2020 |archive-date=10 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010170509/http://www.ptinews.com/news/11762571_Actor-Sushant-death-case--Press-Council-asks-media-not-to-carry-out-its-own---parallel-trial-- |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bollywood speaks up">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54055350 |title=Rhea Chakraborty: Bollywood speaks up for 'vilified' actor |work=[[BBC News]] |date=8 September 2020 |access-date=8 September 2020 |archive-date=8 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908062114/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54055350 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In their September 2020 study "Anatomy of a Rumour: Social media and the suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput,"<ref>{{cite arXiv |eprint=2009.11744 |last1=Akbar |first1=SZ |last2=Sharma |first2=A |last3=Negi |first3=H |last4=Panda |first4=A |last5=Pal |first5=J |display-authors=2 |title=Anatomy of a Rumour: Social media and the suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput |year=2020 |class=cs.SI}}</ref> [[University of Michigan]] associate professor<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mcommunity.umich.edu/#profile:joyojeet |title=Joyojeet Kunal Pal |publisher=[[University of Michigan]] |year=2020 |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524170314/https://mcommunity.umich.edu/#profile:joyojeet |url-status=live }}</ref> Joyojeet Pal and colleagues found Indian journalists and media houses "equally complicit in pushing an agenda against Rhea Chakraborty." In particular, during the first month following Rajput's death, news channel Republic TV "pushed insinuations on the finances of Rhea Chakraborty's parents." Over time, the researchers recount, Rhea Chakraborty was slandered, hounded, and "intensely targeted by trolling and mainstream media speculation online." They conclude that "the case and its victims are a reminder of ways the patriarchy is alive and well, and always readying its blades for the next execution."

On 7 October 2020, as Chakraborty was released on bail after nearly a month in pretrial confinement, the ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' noted that "India's hyperbolic television channels, which have given more airtime to this case than India's battle against [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19]] and the [[2020 Hathras gang rape and murder|recent rapes of lower-caste women]], labelled Chakraborty a 'murderer'."<ref name="Feminist anger">{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3104594/after-rajput-death-bollywood-drugs-probe-rhea-chakraborty-and |title=After Rajput death, Bollywood drugs probe of Rhea Chakraborty and other actresses sparks feminist anger |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=7 October 2020 |access-date=7 October 2020 |author=Sarkar, Sonia |archive-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007153132/https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3104594/after-rajput-death-bollywood-drugs-probe-rhea-chakraborty-and |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' observed that since Rajput's death, "Indian media, fueled by aggressive television anchors, has worked itself into an unprecedented [[Media feeding frenzy|feeding frenzy]]." Following Chakraborty's arrest, said ''Variety'', "Haranguing television anchors appointed themselves judge and jury, with daily trials on primetime television." The general audience, ''Variety'' added, "appears to be consuming the ongoing drama with relish."<ref name="Media frenzy">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/india-media-sushant-singh-rajput-death-1234795033/ |title=Is India's Media Frenzy Over Sushant Singh Rajput's Death a Bollywood Circus or a Political Distraction? |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=7 October 2020 |access-date=7 October 2020 |author=Ramachandran, Naman |archive-date=10 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010083318/https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/india-media-sushant-singh-rajput-death-1234795033/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===

* ''All films are in Hindi, unless otherwise indicated.''
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Role
! Notes
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Ref.
|-
|2012
|''[[Tuneega Tuneega]]''
| Nidhi
|[[Tollywood (Telugu)|Telugu]] film
|
|-
| 2013
|''[[Mere Dad Ki Maruti]]''
| Jasleen
|
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|2014
|''[[Sonali Cable]]''
| Sonali Dattaram Tandel
|
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
|''[[Dobaara: See Your Evil]]''
|Tanya
|Cameo
|
|-
|''[[Half Girlfriend (film)|Half Girlfriend]]''
|Anshika
|Cameo
|
|-
|''[[Bank Chor]]''
| Gayatri Ganguli
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2018
|''[[Jalebi (film)|Jalebi]]''
|Aisha
|
|<ref name=":4" />
|-
| 2021
|''[[Chehre]]''
|Anna
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.easterneye.biz/krystle-dsouza-on-lockdown-and-the-release-of-her-debut-film-chehre/ |title=Krystle D'souza on lockdown and the release of her debut film Chehre |work=Eastern Eye |date=22 May 2020 |access-date=2 August 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011120135/https://www.easterneye.biz/krystle-dsouza-on-lockdown-and-the-release-of-her-debut-film-chehre/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009
|''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|TVS Scooty Teen Diva]]''
| Contestant
|-
|''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|Pepsi MTV Wassup]]''
| rowspan="3" | Host
|-
|2010
|''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|Gone in 60 Seconds]]''
|-
|2011
|''[[List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia|TicTac College Beat]]''
|-
| 2023-present
| ''[[MTV Roadies (season 20)|MTV Roadies: Karm Ya Kaand]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-on-tv-return-with-roadies-19-feels-good-to-be-back-101681654348777.html | title=Rhea Chakraborty on TV return with Roadies 19: Feels good to be back | date=16 April 2023 | access-date=22 April 2023 | archive-date=22 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422071522/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rhea-chakraborty-on-tv-return-with-roadies-19-feels-good-to-be-back-101681654348777.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
| Gang Leader
|-
|}

== References ==
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