Nikhil Dwivedi (L), Rhea Chakraborty
Nikhil Dwivedi said that he does not know Rhea Chakraborty personally but is supporting her because what is happening to her is ‘unfair and unlawful’.
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Actor-Producer Nikhil Dwivedi, who produced hit movies like Dabangg 3 and Veere Di Wedding, has tweeted his disappointment at the way Rhea Chakraborty has been vilified by the news media.
In the tweet, the actor who first appeared in 2008 in the movie My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves opposite Amrita Rao, clarified that he does not know Rhea personally but is supporting her because what is happening to her is “unfair and unlawful.”
He also expressed the desire to work with her once the trial is over.
#Rhea I didn’t kno u. I dn’t kno wht kind of person u r. May b u r as bad as u r being made out to b. May b u r not. Wht I do kno is tht how its all played out for u is unfair, unlawful ¬ how civilised countries behave. Whn all ths is over we wud like to work wth u @Tweet2Rhea
— Nikhil Dwivedi (@Nikhil_Dwivedi) September 8, 2020
Rhea was the partner of actor Sushant Singh Rajput before he died by suicide. During the investigation leading to Sushant’s death, Rhea was accused of possessing drugs. She was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau in connection with this case where she has been charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Nikhil received some strong reactions for extending support to Rhea. The ‘Justice for Sushant’ brigade started commenting on his tweet, accusing him of everything under the sun — being Salman Khan’s chamcha, selling drugs, taking drugs and being a movie ‘mafia’.
But many people, who believe that a fair trial should happen and Rhea should not be vilified, thanked him for taking a stand.
One user said that Nikhil’s statement would give strength to Rhea and her family.
Another user also agreed with Nikhil and said that if Rhea is not guilty then their actions would be a blot on humanity.
Sensible. If she is not guilty, we will have to payback as a society for doing whatever we have done in the last 60 days. Cos if she is not guilty, our actions would be a blot on our collective humanity.We are guilty! #RheaChakraborty https://t.co/ILLiQxVZl7
— Noyon Jyoti Parasara | নয়ন জ্যোতি পৰাশৰ (@NoyonSENSE) September 8, 2020
Replying to a person, who asked Nikhil to not make Rhea a hero, Nikhil asked if the courts have convicted Rhea yet. He said that if she is convicted of the crime, then he would wait for her to do her time and reform.
He ended the tweet saying that he is supporting the idea ‘innocent under proven guilty’ and not Rhea.
Rhea, her brother Showik and both their parents are under the scanner in the aftermath of Sushant’s death.
