One of the names whom Rhea Chakraborty took during NCB probe in drug case, was of Rakul Preet Singh
Rhea Chakraborty, who is currently under the custody of Narcotics Control Bureau, named five people in drug case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. One of the names Rhea Chakraborty took was Rakul Preet Singh, a renowned actress in the South Indian film industry, who has also featured in various Bollywood movies.
After reportedly accepted her role in procuring drugs for Sushant and handling the finances, Rhea also named Sara Ali Khan. Interestingly, Rhea, Sara and Rakul shared the same gym and Rhea became friends (rather BFFs) with both while doing so.
Rhea had named designer Simone Khambatta, Sushant's friend and former manager Rohini Iyer, and the actor's 'Dil Bechara' director Mukesh Chhabra, while also revealing that as many as 15 names consumed drugs. It is being rumoured that they all belong to B-category of actors.
According to sources, Rhea also told NCB that 80 percent of Bollywood stars are on drugs. The NCB is likely to summon 25 prominent Bollywood stars (including Rakul) in the matter soon.
Know who Rakul is, here:
1. Young model, actor; successful at both
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Rakul Preet Singh started her modelling and acting career while she was studying in college itself. She has won Femina Miss India paegent five times, while also making her Kannada movie debut in 2009 (age 19) and winning critical acclaim for it.
2. Becomes full-time actor, makes Telugu, Tamil, Bollywood debut
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It did not take long for Rakul to decide that she wants to be a full-time actor, and thus, she made her Telugu, Tamil and Bollywood debut with 'Keratam', 'Thadaiyara Thaakka' and Divya Khosla Kumar's 'Yaariyan' respectively.
3. Bags films opposite big names
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Rakul later went on to make a name with films like 'Current Theega' opposite Manchu Manoj, 'Kick 2' opposite Ravi Teja, 'Dhruva' opposite Ram Charan and 'Spyder' opposite Mahesh Babu. While she is a known face in the South Indian film industry, especially Telugu film industry, Rakul is also often seen in Bollywood movies.
4. The gym connection and meeting Rhea Chakraborty
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Rakul Preet Singh often keeps posting videos of her working out. She has opened three functional training gyms - two in Hyderabad and one in Vishakhapatnam. In fact, Rakul and Rhea shared the same gym, and that is where they first met.
5. Rhea and Rakul become BFFs
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More images of Rhea Chakraborty and Rakul Preet Singh leaving and entering the gym, started making rounds of the internet. They started spending time even outside the gym and became BFFs back in 2019. In fact, during an episode of 'The Love Laugh Live', Rakul even went on to say that Rhea Chakraborty is best at flirting, and she gets tips from her in the matter.
6. Tamil, Telugu, Hindi films in pipeline
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Rakul is part of Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2'. She will also be seen in the Hindi movie 'Attack' and another untitled film. Rakul also has the Tamil film 'Ayalaan' and another untitled Telugu film in her kitty.
(All images via Instagram)
