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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRhea Chakraborty<\/a> has opened up about her experience of spending time in prison and shared some candid and unexpected details about her days behind bars. The actress was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in September 2020, a few months after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput<\/a>, and spent around 27 days in jail before being granted bail.Rhea recently spoke about the experience during an interaction with comedian Tanmay Bhat, where she reflected on life inside a women’s undertrial prison and also used humour while revisiting one of the most difficult periods of her life.<\/p>\n During the conversation, Tanmay asked Rhea what people generally do for timepass in jail. The actress replied, \u201cThey sing, they dance, they make thecha.\u201dShe also spoke about the people she encountered during her time in the women’s undertrial prison and made an observation about the absence of social hierarchy among the inmates.\u201cPeople inside jail are better than people outside jail because most people, at least in the undertrial prison for women, are innocent, and there’s no hierarchy. Everyone’s equal, everyone’s a number; there’s no name,\u201d Rhea said.When Tanmay asked whether she remembered the number assigned to her in prison, Rhea initially said, \u201cyes\u201d, before quickly changing her answer to \u201cno\u201d.<\/p>\n The conversation also turned to the food served in prison. Rather than directly answering the question, Rhea jokingly told Tanmay, \u201cGuys, I am writing this book, padh lena.\u201dWhen asked what the book would be called, she quipped, \u201cThe book is called Chudail ka badla.\u201dShe continued joking about the food in prison, saying, \u201cSushi milti hai jail mein, champagne milta hai, vada pav, chat.\u201dThe conversation was part of a larger discussion in which Rhea revisited the intense media scrutiny she faced following Sushant Singh Rajput’s death in June 2020.<\/p>\n Rhea also spoke about how people behaved around her during the controversy. Recalling the awkwardness she experienced in social situations, she said that people would suddenly alter their behaviour whenever she entered a room.\u201cWith me, if people were like laughing and joking in a group and if I came in there, then suddenly they would like change the tone, be like, \u2018Ha ha ha, oh hi Rhea, how are you?\u2019\u201d she recalled.Tanmay compared the experience to the controversy surrounding his comedy collective AIB and said that both of them were comfortable using humour to deal with their respective difficult periods, even though others found it shocking.Rhea explained that making jokes about the situation often made people uncomfortable.\u201cIt’s true though, like if I would make these jokes like we’re doing today, like four years ago, the room would suddenly just get very heavy. They didn’t know whether they should laugh or they should not laugh,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Tanmay also brought up a moment during the controversy when one of Rhea’s private WhatsApp messages was reportedly misinterpreted by a news channel.Recalling her message, \u201cImma bounce\u201d, Tanmay joked that it was interpreted as a reference to a cheque bouncing.\u201cDude, remember there was that crazy shit, man. Remember like Rhea saying, \u2018Imma bounce,\u2019 and everyone was like, \u2018Some cheque is bouncing,\u2019\u201d he recalled.Rohan Joshi joined in with a joke about how absurd the interpretation was, while the panel continued to poke fun at how easily statements and messages were misunderstood during the period.Rhea too joined in, joking about how she now seeks clarification over even innocuous messages.\u201cNow, if someone even texts me, \u2018I’m on the pot,\u2019 I’m like, \u2018Please specify,\u2019\u201d she said, leaving the panel in splits.She later quipped, \u201cGood guys, good guys. You find my trauma very entertaining. I’m glad someone’s laughing.\u201d<\/p>\n Rhea, who has been gradually returning to the public spotlight, has described this phase of her life as her Chapter 2. Her appearance on Tanmay Bhat’s YouTube video saw her revisit the controversy through humour, alongside comedians Rohan Joshi, Kushagra Srivastava, Aaditya Kulshreshth and Piyush Sharma.On the work front, Rhea is set to appear in the second season of the reality series The Traitors, which is hosted by Karan Johar and is scheduled to premiere on Prime Video on August 13, 2026. The season features a large ensemble of celebrities, including Mallika Sherawat, Shweta Tiwari, Munawar Faruqui, Shalini Passi, Abhishek Malhan, Krystle D’Souza, Ranveer Brar, Dalip Tahil, Parul Gulati, Aaditya Kulshreshth (Kullu), Soundous Moufakir, Shahneel Gill and Sahil Salathia, among others.Rhea will also be seen in Netflix’s upcoming series Family Business, directed by Hansal Mehta and featuring Anil Kapoor and Vijay Varma.<\/div>\nRhea reveals what inmates did for timepass<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Rhea jokes about jail food and her upcoming book<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
\u2018If I came in, suddenly they would change the tone\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Rhea recalls \u2018Imma bounce\u2019 controversy<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Rhea’s Chapter 2 and upcoming projects<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n