Rhea Chakraborty reveals she was ‘Cancelled By Society’; opens up on rebuilding life she after Sushant Singh Rajput died
Rhea Chakraborty reveals she was “cancelled by society” after Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and opens up about rebuilding her life with brother Showik and starting Chapter 2.
Rhea Chakraborty has opened up about one of the toughest periods of her life and how she and her brother Showik rebuilt their lives after 2020. During a recent conversation with Farah Khan on her YouTube vlog, Rhea spoke about the challenges they faced after their arrest and release from jail in connection with the drug case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death.
Talking about how difficult it was to rebuild their lives, Rhea said, “Itni mushkil se cheezein theek huyi hai darr lagta hai).”
Rhea Chakraborty's Brother Lost His IIM OpportunityRhea revealed that Showik had scored 97% in CAT and had secured admission to IIM. However, his plans changed completely in 2020 after he was arrested along with Rhea. According to her, the family had already paid his fees, but he lost his trimester during the legal troubles.
She said, “Shovik and I started Chapter Two Show because he got 97% in CAT. We had all that happen in 2020. The same year, he got 97%, he got arrested along with me. In three months, the first trimester passed. We had paid the fees. He had got into IIM. Then he lost the trimester. All this happened. We came out. Then there was no work.”
Rhea Says They Were “Cancelled” By SocietyRhea also spoke about the struggle they faced after coming out of jail. She revealed that she had no film offers, while Showik was unable to find a corporate job.
“We used to be sitting at home. In a way, we were cancelled by society. Nobody offered me films. Shovik wasn’t even getting a job. No corporate was willing to take him in.” She also revealed that the situation affected their father. Rhea said he had secured a major job as a medical superintendent at a hospital but had to leave after the hospital discovered that he was her father.
She said, “In fact, even papa got a very big job as a medical superintendent in one of the very big hospitals in town, and then they found out his surname and said, ‘Sir, you are Rhea Chakraborty’s father.’ He had to leave that job.”
How Chapter 2 Started?Rhea said the difficult period pushed her and Showik to become independent and start something of their own. Their idea eventually became Chapter 2, an apparel brand. She revealed, “This was when we were like, we have had it enough. We don’t want to depend on people anymore. I want to do something of our own. After a lot of thinking, we came up with the idea of selling apparels.”
T-Shirt That Inspired The IdeaRhea recalled wearing a T-shirt that read, ‘Roses are red, Violets are Blue, Let’s smash the patriarchy me and you.’ She said the T-shirt, gifted by an NGO, later went viral. “It spoke for me when I couldn’t myself. I found this out several months later.”
Explaining the idea behind the brand, Rhea said, “So we decided to make more such clothes which can give people a voice. And that’s how Chapter 2 started. It is doing well.” Through her recent conversation, Rhea revealed how a difficult period eventually motivated her and Showik to create their own path.