Rhea Chakraborty on life after Sushant Singh Rajput’s death: ‘I am not acting in films, I do...’

Rhea Chakraborty was the centre of attention after her former boyfriend actor Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide in 2020. The actress was assumed to be the cause of his death and became the victim of a witch-hunt by media and audiences, alike. Recently the actress revealed that she has stopped acting in films or shows because one-half of the audience thinks that she is a chudail, while the other feels that she is a strong girl who fought her way through.

Rhea on life after Sushant Singh Rajput’s death

During a recent interview with actress Sushmita Sen, Rhea spoke about her life after the death of Sushant and revealed that she earns her living by being a motivational speaker. She said, “I am not acting in films, I do other things, I do motivational speaking and that’s how I earn my money.”

Speaking about people’s reactions, Rhea reveals that she often jokes that she has a big superpower to polarise the room based on their assumptions. She added that while half of the people in the room would think, ‘Isney kuch kiya hai, ye chudail hai, kala jadoo karti hai‘ and the other half would think, ‘She’s a strong girl who fought it, she had courage.’

“I can sense it the moment I enter a room. I will do this at the dentist’s clinic, the gym, and the airport. That has also made me understand that it doesn’t matter. Those who love you, great, those who hate, that’s also ok, it doesn’t matter,” she added.

Rhea on the new phase of her life

Speaking further about her life, Rhea said, “Everybody knows my ‘chapter one’, or assumes that they know it. I did go through a lot of phases of feeling different emotions, being different versions of myself. Finally, I am feeling more me, but a newer version, like a rebirth. And I want to celebrate that with anyone who has a ‘chapter two’. I want to say that it is ok to have a chapter two, to start again, to move on in life." She concluded by saying that she wants to celebrate change.

Rhea was arrested in September 2020 in connection with an alleged drugs-related case and was granted bail in October 2020.

Sushant Singh Rajput

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput featured in films such as Kai Po Che!, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, and Dil Bechara, among others. The actor was found dead in his apartment in Mumbai in 2020. The police declared that the cause of death was suicide.

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