Archive · 17 Aug 2026
Rhea Chakraborty Recalls Family's Job Struggles After 2020 Jail Stint
Rhea Chakraborty is an actress in India.
In 2020, she and her brother were arrested by officers who investigate drugs.
They were later let out of jail.
After that, it was hard for her family to find work.
Her father was offered a big hospital job, but the hospital changed its mind when they learned his last name.
Her brother did very well on a big test called CAT, but he lost his chance to study at a top management school.
No company wanted to hire him.
So Rhea and her brother started their own clothing brand called Chapter 2.
A T-shirt with a funny quote about equality inspired them.
They wanted to make clothes that let people share their thoughts.
Rhea Chakraborty said her father was offered a job as Medical Superintendent at a big hospital but was rejected after employers learned his surname.
Her brother Showik struggled to find work despite scoring 97% in the CAT exam and losing his IIM trimester after being arrested.
The siblings started their clothing brand Chapter 2 after facing difficulty finding jobs and film work.
Rhea said an NGO-sent T-shirt with a feminist quote inspired her to launch Chapter 2.
Rhea and Showik were arrested by the NCB in 2020 in the drug probe linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's death and were later granted bail.
- Who
- Rhea Chakraborty, her father Irajit Chakraborty, and her brother Showik Chakraborty
- What
- Rhea recalled how her father and brother struggled to find jobs and how the siblings started their clothing brand Chapter 2 after their 2020 arrest and jail stint.
- When
- The jail stint was in 2020; Rhea shared her recollection in a recent Farah Khan food vlog.
- Where
- India
- Why
- Because of the fallout from their 2020 arrest by the NCB in the drug-related investigation following Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
- Actress
- Rhea Chakraborty
- Brother
- Showik Chakraborty
- Father
- Irajit Chakraborty
- Father's offered role
- Medical Superintendent at a big hospital
- Showik's CAT score
- 97%
- Arrest year
- 2020
- Arresting agency
- Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
- Rhea's time in custody
- Nearly a month