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Rhea Chakraborty opens up about toxic comments after Sushant Singh Rajput’s death: ‘I was called several names… but to hell with them’

Rhea Chakraborty, who was at the receiving end of vicious media coverage and unprecedented hate post the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, shared how she was labelled a "lot of things".

Rhea ChakrabortyActor Rhea Chakraborty talks about how she was given names after the death of her actor boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput. (Photo: Rhea Chakraborty/Instagram)
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Actor Rhea Chakraborty has given a glimpse of how her life was post the untimely demise of her actor boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput. Rhea, who was at the receiving end of vicious media coverage and unprecedented hate post the death of Sushant, shared how a “lot of people” said a “lot of things” about her.

In a new promo from her upcoming youth-based reality show MTV Roadies Season 19, Rhea is seen talking to a contestant, who opens up about her struggles. The actor listens to her story and is then encouraged to share hers– calling out those who labelled her various names.

“A lot of people say a lot of things. People have told me a lot of things as well… The kind of names they gave me, the things they said about me. But kya main unki wajah se woh cheez manugi (should I accept what was said about me)? Kya main unke wajah se apne life mein rukungi? Bilkul bhi nahi… (Because of them, will I stop living my life? Not at all).”

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The actor asked the female contestant to follow her gut and not pay any attention to the naysayers, something she said she also followed in her own life. “Will I give any importance to their voice? No. I have my own voice, and so do you. You listen to that and actually to hell with them. Kaun hai woh (who are these people anyway)?”

 

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Post the death of Sushant, Rhea was subjected to hateful media trial, a non-stop witch-hunt where she was accused of peddling drugs to the late actor, being involved in money laundering and abetting his alleged suicide among other things. She was arrested and spent nearly a month in judicial custody at Byculla jail in Mumbai.

Rhea Chakraborty was last seen in the 2021 film Chehre, which stared Amitabh BachchanEmraan Hashmi, Krystle D’Souza, Siddhanth Kapoor, and Annu Kapoor among others. Roadies marks the first project she has shot for after her release.

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