Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Rhea Chakraborty says father was denied hospital job over surname
A famous actress named Rhea Chakraborty talked about something sad that happened to her family.
In 2020, another famous actor, Sushant Singh Rajput, passed away, and lots of people asked questions about it.
Rhea's dad was offered a very big job at a hospital, where he would be the medical superintendent.
But when the hospital found out his last name was the same as Rhea's, they said they could no longer give him the job.
Rhea said this showed how all the attention about her case also hurt her family.
On a TV show, she was asked whether she would rather be called an 'Innocent' or a 'Traitor.'
She chose 'Innocent' because she felt people suspected her for a long time without proof.
She said she received a clean chit this year and no longer wants to feel under suspicion.
Rhea and her brother were arrested once in a drug-related case, but she got out on bail.
Now she is back at work and appears in the second season of a show called 'The Traitors.'
Rhea Chakraborty said her father lost an offer for the post of medical superintendent at a major hospital after staff learned his surname.
She recounted the incident during a recent appearance on Farah Khan's cooking vlog on YouTube.
Rhea said the incident showed how the attention surrounding her also affected her family.
Asked if she would prefer to be an 'Innocent' or a 'Traitor' in 'The Traitors' Season 2, she chose 'Innocent' and said she received a clean chit this year.
Rhea and her brother Showik Chakraborty were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau in a drug-related case; the CBI later submitted a closure report in the case concerning Rajput's death.
- Who
- Rhea Chakraborty, an actor currently appearing in Season 2 of 'The Traitors'
- What
- She said her father was denied a hospital job as medical superintendent after staff learned his surname, and discussed the impact of the Sushant Singh Rajput case on her family
- When
- The vlog appearance was recent; Sushant Singh Rajput died in June 2020, and Rhea said she received a clean chit this year
- Where
- Location not specified in the articles; the conversation took place on Farah Khan's cooking vlog on YouTube
- Why
- Because of the intense media attention and investigations that followed Sushant Singh Rajput's death in 2020
- Actor
- Rhea Chakraborty
- Father's lost position
- Medical superintendent at a major hospital
- Platform
- Farah Khan's cooking vlog on YouTube
- Sushant Singh Rajput's death
- June 2020
- Arresting agency
- Narcotics Control Bureau
- Case status
- CBI submitted a closure report; Rhea received a clean chit this year
- Current project
- The Traitors Season 2