Rhea Chakraborty on how she lost work after Sushant Singh Rajput death case

Rhea Chakraborty discussed the impact of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case on her and her brother Showik, including career setbacks. Actor, Rhea Chakraborty who was accused of aiding to suicide following the death of her then-boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput, has recently opened up about her struggles during that phase and the lasting impact the case had on her and her brother , Showik Chakraborty. In an interview, Rhea opened up about how both their careers came to halt and how they struggled to rebuild their lives after the tragedy. Rhea and Showik were arrested by the Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) in a drugs-related investigation linked to Sushant’s death in 2020. Reflecting on that time, Rhea said, “When we went through the tragedy that we went through, we both lost our careers. I stopped getting any acting work, and Showik, who had scored 96 percentile in CAT and secured admission into a prestigious university, was arrested before he could begin. By the time he came out, he had lost the first trimester and with it, his MBA plans and future planning.”

Getting a job for Showik afterwards in any corporate setup was very difficult. No one wanted to hire someone who had so much media scandal around them. For a while, we weren’t sure where our lives were going. Like, what’s next? We had our healing processes.”says reflecting on the tough phase she had passed through.