Rhea Chakraborty recalls her friends dining and drinking with her parents while she and brother Showik were in jail

Amid all the struggles, Rhea Chakraborty’s friends remained a source of support for her and her family. She recounted how some friends dined and drank with her parents to help them feel “normal” while she and her brother Showik were in jail.

“One of my friends – a couple of friends – they used to drink with my dad and eat food with him every night while we were inside. When I came out, I was like, ‘Why have you gained so much weight? Kameeno, main waha jail mein thi aur tumlog yaha khana khaa rahe ho, weight put on kar rahe ho (I was in jail and you were eating food and putting on weight).’ They were like, ‘No, dude. We were just trying to make uncle-aunty eat and drink and make them feel a little normal.’ And I was like, ‘Oh wow!’” Chakraborty shared during the same chat with HoB.

She also expressed deep gratitude for her close friend, actor-host Shibani Dandekar, who stood by her throughout the trying times. “I was surrounded by superpowers of women. Some of my girlfriends – the way they stood by me – my God! You don’t need anything else – you can have one true friend in life and that’s enough. Shibani (Dandekar) was that for me. The way Shibani stood for me was enough for me to know that the whole world can be against me but I have one friend,” Chakraborty added.

Rhea Chakraborty recently ventured into entrepreneurship with her own apparel brand and is hosting a podcast that has featured notable guests such as Sushmita Sen and Aamir Khan.

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