
Rhea Chakraborty was born into a Bengali family in Bangalore, Karnataka, India on July 1 1992. Her father was an Indan Army officer. She did her schooling from Army Public School Ambala Cantt, Ambala.

Rhea Chakraborty started her television career in 2009 with MTV India's 'Teen Diva' where she was the first runner-up. She later auditioned to be a VJ at MTV and was selected. She has hosted several MTV shows.

After making her acting debut in the Telugu film 'Tuneega Tuneega' in 2012, Rhea entered Bollywood under a Yash Raj banner movie called 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti' the following year. The film won rave reviews and did well at the box office. It co-starred Saqib Saleem.

Over the years Rhea Chakraborty's films failed to create any impact at the box office. In the last eight years since her debut film, Rhea has featured in seven movies. Unfortunately, all her films tanked at the box-office.
Rhea has appeared in 'Bank Chor', 'Half Girlfriend', 'Dobaara: See Your Evil', and 'Jalebi'.

Rhea Chakraborty met Sushant Singh Rajput at a party in April 2019, and the couple started dating soon after. The couple moved in together in December 2019. On 14 June 2020, Rajput was found dead at his home in Bandra, Mumbai, six days after she had moved out of his house. The actor's father has accussed her of abetment to suicide. The CBI is still probing the case.