{"id":297545,"date":"2025-05-04T18:59:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T18:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/shibani-akhtar-on-rhea-chakrabortys-media-trial-post-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-she-survived-in-the-most-stunning-way\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T18:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T18:59:23","slug":"shibani-akhtar-on-rhea-chakrabortys-media-trial-post-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-she-survived-in-the-most-stunning-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/shibani-akhtar-on-rhea-chakrabortys-media-trial-post-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-she-survived-in-the-most-stunning-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Shibani Akhtar on Rhea Chakraborty\u2019s media trial post Sushant Singh Rajput\u2019s death: \u2018She survived in the most stunning way\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shibani Akhtar on Rhea Chakraborty\u2019s media trial post Sushant Singh Rajput\u2019s death: \u2018She survived in the most stunning way\u2019\" title=\"Shibani Akhtar on Rhea Chakraborty\u2019s media trial post Sushant Singh Rajput\u2019s death: \u2018She survived in the most stunning way\u2019\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"pcl-full-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shibani Akhtar and Rhea Chakraborty share a deep and enduring bond that transcends age. Despite a significant age difference, the two have grown to become emotional anchors for one another, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/shibani-dandekar-on-supporting-rhea-chakraborty-i-stood-up-for-what-is-right-7435667\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with Shibani often stepping into the role of an elder sister and confidante<\/a><\/strong>. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, the duo opened up about their relationship, likening themselves to Monica and Rachel from Friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their conversation took a more emotional turn when Shibani addressed the traumatic period Rhea faced in the wake of <a rel=\"noamphtml\" class=\"keywordtourl\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/about\/sushant-singh-rajput\/\">Sushant Singh Rajput<\/a>\u2019s death \u2014 particularly the intense media scrutiny, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/sushant-singh-rajput-case-actor-rhea-chakrabortys-brother-responds-as-cbi-clears-them-of-charges-9901561\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the alleged drug case filed against her and her brother<\/a><\/strong> and public backlash that followed. Calling Rhea\u2019s ordeal painful and life-altering, Shibani said, \u201cIt was a journey that nobody could have predicted. It was a journey that was definitely difficult, painful, and she survived it in the most beautifully stunning ways. I don\u2019t know how to put it in words but it was tough. And I think that for someone as strong as her, it just added an extra layer of strength that maybe she will have with her for the rest of her life. I don\u2019t necessarily know if that\u2019s a good thing or not\u2026 but now it\u2019s just the way it is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement group-name=\"contentLogin\"\/><ev-engagement group-name=\"myNotification\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content ie-premium-content-block\">\n<p><strong>Also Read | <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/rhea-chakraborty-reveals-she-had-depression-ptsd-after-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-aamir-khan-calls-it-a-tragedy-9533880\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rhea Chakraborty reveals she had depression, PTSD after Sushant Singh Rajput\u2019s death; Aamir Khan calls it a \u2018tragedy\u2019: \u2018Insaan toot jaata hai\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shibani emphasized that no one should have to endure what Rhea went through, stating it\u2019s not an experience she would wish upon anyone. Looking ahead, she expressed a heartfelt wish for Rhea\u2019s peace of mind and personal growth. \u201cI would want her to realise her full potential, because when I see her\u2026 her growth\u2026 the woman she has grown into from the 16-year-old I met\u2026 she has so much potential. She is so incredibly smart, she is very practical, emotionally mature\u2026 and in fact, I look up to her and live vicariously through her. I just want her to live to her full potential.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '444470064056909');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/shibani-akhtar-on-rhea-chakrabortys-media-trial-post-sushant-singh-rajputs-death-she-survived-in-the-most-stunning-way-9971956\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shibani Akhtar and Rhea Chakraborty share a deep and enduring bond that transcends age. Despite a significant age difference, the two have grown to become emotional anchors for one another, with Shibani often stepping into the role of an elder sister and confidante. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, the duo opened [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[619],"tags":[3881,95465,1860,3200,418,28282,21854,49766,231354,59404,45129,231355,99337,347,13596,3295,28517,28514,231356,231357,6230],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297545"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297545"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":297547,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297545\/revisions\/297547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}