'I have got the clean chit this year itself. People have realised that I am an innocent. I have been under doubt for a long time.'
Key Points
- Rhea Chakraborty declined the 'traitor' role on The Traitors season 2, stating she didn't want to reinforce the public perception of her as a 'traitor' following past personal struggles.
- Rhea previously stated her preference to be an 'innocent' on the show, highlighting that she received a 'clean chit' this year after being under suspicion for a long time.
Rhea Chakraborty, who is currently seen in the second season of The Traitors, revealed why she did not want to take on the role of a 'traitor' on the reality show.
In the fifth episode of the popular show, Shweta Tiwari asked Rhea to explain why she was not the traitor.
Rhea said she did not want to take on a role that could remind people of the difficult phase in her personal life.
'I don't want to be the traitor. The reason is that the world already sees me as a traitor. Do you understand? It is coming from my personal life journey. So I don't want to come on a show and willingly murder here. This will be very bad for me,' Rhea said.
'People will make dirty memes out of it,' she added.
Rhea went on to speak about the trolling" and public attention she has faced over the years. She said she does not want to follow the crowd and believes she can influence people on the show.
'I am the most trolled person in the country. You all know what that means? I am not the traitor, all of you are making a big mistake. This is a distraction from the one who is a traitor. One thing about me is that I don't go with the herd and I am not easily influenced. But my personality is such that I can influence people,' she added.
Show Dynamics and Past Scrutiny
Earlier, Host Karan Johar asked Rhea whether she would prefer to be an innocent or a traitor on the show. Rhea said she wanted to be an innocent, referring to the long period when she remained under suspicion following actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death in 2020.
"I want to be an innocent. Iss saal hi actually mujhe clean chit mila hain, iss saal hi logo ko pata chala hai ki mai innocent hoon. Bohot der tak shaq mein rahi hoon toh woh itna pasand nahi hai ab mujhe. Kaafi saal kar liya hai maine (I have got the clean chit this year itself. People have realised that I am an innocent. I have been under doubt for a long time, and I don't like that feeling. I have been there for years),' she had said.
Rhea had faced intense media attention after Rajput's death in June 2020. The actor and her brother were later arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau in connection with a drug case. The CBI later submitted a closure report in the case related to Rajput's death.
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