Rhea Chakraborty: Age, Bio, Boyfriend, Family, And More!

Rhea Chakraborty is an Indian film actress and video jockey who works predominantly in Hindi movies. She started her television career by emerging as the first runner-up in ‘TVS Scooty Teen Diva’, a reality show aired on MTV India.

In 2012, Rhea made her acting debut in films with  ‘Tuneega Tuneega’, a Telugu movie. The following year, she made her entry into Bollywood with the film ‘Mere Dad Ki Maruti’. Later, Rhea went on to appear in several Hindi films such as Sonali Cable, Dobaara: See Your Evil, Half Girlfriend, and Bank Chor. 

Rhea Chakraborty Physical Stats

Rhea Chakraborty Family

Rhea was born on 1st July 1992 to Indrajit Chakraborty, an employee with the Army Medical Corps, and Sandhya Chakraborty. The actress also has a younger brother, Showik Chakraborty.

Rhea Chakraborty Relationships

Since 2019, Rhea has been dating Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Though they even entered a live-in relationship, Rhea broke up with Sushant just two weeks before his untimely demise in 2020.

Later, in 2022 the news surfaced that the actress was in a relationship with Bunty Sajdeh, a reality star. The following year, i.e. in August 2023, rumors started doing the rounds that Rhea was dating Nikhil Kamath, the co-founder of Zerodha, an online stock trading platform.

Rhea Chakraborty Education

Rhea did her schooling at St. Clare’s Senior Secondary School in Agra from 2002 to 2007. The actress also studied at the Army Public School Ambala Cantt in Haryana. Later, Rhea joined Shaheed Bhagat Singh College and earned her bachelor’s degree in commerce.

Rhea Chakraborty Controversies

After actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, Rhea who was his live-in partner was accused of abatement of suicide by Sushant’s family. As per the actor’s father KK Singh’s FIR, Sushant once disclosed to his sister that Rhea threatened to make his medical receipts public.

Apparently, she wanted to declare the actor mad and hold him responsible for his secretary’s suicide. Following Sushant’s father alleging Rhea of a Rs.15 crore fraud in his FIR, the Enforcement Directorate also booked a money laundering case against the actress.

Rhea Chakraborty Profession

In 2009, Rhea joined as a contestant in ‘TVS Scooty Teen Diva’, a reality show aired on MTV. She emerged as the runner-up of the program and was subsequently roped in as a VJ by the channel because of her charming personality and talkative nature. Back then, Rhea was the youngest VJ on MTV and went on to host shows such as Pepsi MTV Wassup, Gone in 60 Seconds, and Tic-Tac College Beat.

In 2012, Rhea debuted in acting with the ‘Tuneega Tuneega’, a Telugu film directed by M.S. Raju. She played the lead role of Nidhi and was cast opposite Sumanth Ashwin in the film. The very next year, she entered Bollywood with the Ashima Chibber-directed movie ‘ Mere Dad Ki Maruti’ and portrayed the character of Jasleen. It was followed by the film ‘Sonali Cable’ in 2014 and ‘Bank Chor’ in 2017.

Rhea also played cameo roles in movies such as Half Girlfriend and Dobaara: See Your Evil. In 2018, she was seen in the film ‘Jalebi’ opposite newcomer Varun Mitra. In 2020, Rhea topped the list of The Times of India’s “Most Desirable Women”. The last film in which Rhea acted was the 2021 movie ‘Chehre’.

Following the death of Sushant in 2020, Rhea was embroiled in controversy. However, the actress made a comeback in 2023 with the 19th season of MTV Roadies. In the show, Rhea appeared as a gang leader alongside Prince Narula and Gautam Gulati.

Rhea Chakraborty Source Of Income

Rhea’s main source of income is from acting in films and anchoring television shows. Reportedly, the actress’s net worth stands at Rs.11 crores.

Lesser Known Facts About Rhea Chakraborty

• Rhea spent 28 days in jail in connection with the Sushant Singh death case. Sudha Bharadwaj, an activist who was in the same jail later said that the actress danced with her jail inmates. Sudha added that on her last day in prison, Rhea also bought sweets for the children.

• In 2013, Rhea met Sushant for the first time at the YRF [Yash Raj Films] gym. Later, at Rohini Iyer’s party in 2019, Sushant disclosed to her that he fell in love with her in a day. However, Rhea asked the actor for a few days.

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