Rhea Chakraborty Reacts To Being JAILED After Sushant Singh Rajput's Death; Says, ‘My Life Was In Worst Hell'

Rhea Chakraborty On Being Jailed: Rhea Chakraborty, who garnered media attention and legal troubles following the tragic death of Sushant Singh Rajput in June 2020, recently spoke about her time in jail during an event. The actress was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau and spent 28 days in prison.

For the uninitiated, Rhea and Sushant were dating at the time of his death, and her arrest was linked to the investigation into the case. During her time behind bars, Rhea was held in an under-trial prison, which meant she was not yet convicted of any crime.

During the event, Rhea described her time in jail as, "So you are basically removed from society and put as a number in prison because you are deemed unfit for society. So there itself, this personality or these things you've created about yourself are completely broken. I was in an under-trial prison, which means it's not a convicted prison, and unfortunately, all the women over there were still innocent because they were not proven guilty. Seeing them and interacting with them, I experienced a unique kind of love and resilience within those women. They found happiness in small things. They grabbed happiness when they got it. They know how to enjoy a moment, and they are some of the happiest people I have met."

Despite the challenging circumstances, Rhea described how the women she met in prison managed to find joy in simple pleasures. She added, "It's frustrating; they're languishing, but they know when and how to catch that happiness. And it can be as small as a samosa on a Sunday. It can be as small as somebody dancing for them. So it's just perspective; it's how you look at it."

Rhea also highlighted the power of one's mindset and the choice between perceiving situations as heaven or hell. "At that point, yes, my life was in the worst hell it could have been. But heaven or hell is a choice in your head that you can make. It's difficult to choose heaven each time. But the battle is of the mind, and if you have the strength and desire in your heart, you'll most definitely battle the mind and win," she concluded.

Rhea Chakraborty's arrest by the Narcotics Control Bureau in September 2020 was linked to the discovery of chats with alleged drug peddlers on her WhatsApp. She was eventually granted bail.