The “Jalebi” famed, Rhea Chakraborty is currently enjoying a successful phase in her Bollywood career. She was born to Bengali parents in Pune on 1 July 1992. After completing her schooling from Army Public School, Ambala cantonment in Haryana, she ventured towards a career on video jockeying, acting, and television.
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Chakraborty began her career as a video jockey on MTV India TVS Scooty Teen Diva in 2009, which was a reality television contest where the contestants would be judged on the basis of a variety of skills such as cheerleading, ramp-walking, creativity, and acting, to name a few. She was the first runner-up in the competition with Apeksha Porwal, who went to represent India in Miss Teen India International in Chicago, USA. Next, she auditioned to be a video jockey at MTV Delhi and was chosen to host a number of shows. She went on to work for several shows on MTV such as Pepsi MTV Wassup, TicTac College Beat and MTV Gone in 60 Seconds. She enjoyed VJ-ing as she felt it was something that came naturally to her own bubbly personality.
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Acting came to her life with the Telugu movie “Tuneega Tuneega”, where she debuted as Nidhi opposite Sumanth Ashwin. Though the movie did not receive positive reviews, she was next chosen for the Bollywood comedy “Mere Dad Ki Maruti” in 2013. Here, she played the small role of Jasleen the street-smart college girl. Then she slipped into the character of Sonali for the movie “Sonali Cable” opposite Ali Fazal. She continued playing small roles in other movies such as the romantic-drama “Half Girlfriend” as Anshika, the supernatural-horror movie “Dobara: See Your Evil” as Tanya and the comedy-thriller “Bank Chor” as the journalist Gayatri Ganguli.
In an interview, Chakraborty said that acting requires her to put herself in the character’s shoes, but she enjoys the process of acting and the challenges that come with it. She is highly anticipated as Ayesha in the upcoming romantic-drama “Jalebi” opposite Varun Mitra. It is the Bollywood remake of the Bengali movie “Praktan” and its trailer has received positive reviews. The movie will be released on 12 October 2018. As reports suggest, Rhea will be next seen in an untitled movie opposite Sooraj Pancholi.
Here’s wishing Rhea the very best for her career ahead!
