Actor Emraan Hashmi has said that what happened together with his Chehre co-star Rhea Chakraborty last year was ‘completely uncalled for, and really unfair’. Rhea, who was dating Sushant Singh Rajput at the time of his death, was accused by his family of abetting his suicide and misappropriating his funds, which fuelled massive media scrutiny.
Rhea Chakraborty even spent almost a month in jail for her alleged role in an exceedingly drugs-related case connected to Sushant’s death. She has denied the fees, and has filed a countersuit against two of Sushant’s sisters. Rhea was also not included in any publicity for Chehre until recently.
In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Emraan Hashmi said, “It was so blown out of proportion, this almost media trial that was conducted, was in keeping with me, so lame. You almost destroyed a family’s life, right? the whole family. For what? Some conjecture, and a few assumptions about something that happened.”
He added, “While we keep that aside and do what’s called actual reporting, there are some portals that try this. But if everybody got all the way down to understanding the ethics of that, and everybody followed those ground rules, i feel this world would be a far better place. Because as logic prevails, you’ve to know, there’s a judiciary. It’s sole purpose is to try to to this. So why does some of the media come down with a guilty verdict on someone?”
Chehre, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan and Krystle D’Souza, is slated for an August 27 release in theatres. Director Rumy Jafry has often spoken in defence of Rhea. during a recent interview, he said that he’s sure that the audience sentiment has swayed in her favour. “I don’t think the film will suffer due to Rhea’s personal life controversy,” he told a number one daily. “I will admit that I felt it might have affected the film, had it released last year. Everyone knows what a furore the media caused with the full Sushant Singh Rajput case and Rhea’s arrest. Last year, she was a ‘witch’, a ‘golddigger’ and whatnot; this year she was declared because the ‘most desirable woman’. This shows there has been a change within the perception of individuals. So, i actually don’t feel the film will have an adverse effect thanks to what happened with Rhea last year.”
