Since June last year, Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, as she got linked to Sushant Singh Rajput. SSR left for his heavenly abode on June 14 and soon after, a huge Bollywood drug cartel was busted. It all began with Rhea Chakraborty’s WhatsApp messages that landed her in jail along with brother Showik Chakraborty. However later, Rhea was granted bail in September while Showik stepped out of the jail in October. Ever since Rhea has landed in legal trouble, netizens had been eagerly waiting for Rhea’s comeback film which was expected to be Rumi Jaffry’s Chehre.
Recently, the makers of Chehre dropped the first look poster of Chehre starring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi and announced its release date. But what caught netizens attention was Rhea’s absence from the poster. Soon after Big B dropped the poster, Twitterati couldn’t hold themselves back from commenting and asked if Krystle D’Souza has replaced the Rhea. Twitter users slammed the makers for slamming the actress and not even tagging her in the film.
This morning, Rhea Chakraborty’s close friend revealed exclusively to SpotboyE, “Not even in her wildest dream had Rhea anticipated this snub. After all that she had gone through in 2020 she was somehow trying to piece together her life again…only to be rudely awakened to this. She is not welcome in Bollywood, it seems.” When asked about how had Rhea taken the blow, the friend had said, “After what she went through, do you think this snub would shatter her? Not at all. She has fought many hurdles during the last year. She would fight this one too.”
Earlier a source close to the makers had revealed to Bollywood Hungama, “See Chehre has well-known names in its cast like Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi. But apart from them the film also features Rhea Chakraborty. Now given the scenario over the past couple of months anything remotely related to Rhea has been making headlines. Though it is rather brutal to say that monetary advantage is being taken of unsavoury truths, it is the harsh reality of business. Essentially, the OTT platform could be looking at the fact that since Chehre also stars Rhea Chakraborty, audiences from across the spectrum will be drawn to watch the film for different motives.”
(ALSO READ: Sushant Singh Rajput's Sister Priyanka Singh Thanks Fans For The Support After The Bombay High Court Holds Rhea Chakraborty's FIR Against Her)
Images Source: instagram.com/therealemraan/rheachakraborty