Rumy Jafry has come out in support of his film Chehre's actress Rhea Chakraborty and said that she is being rebranded as the ‘most desirable woman’ just a year after she was described as a ‘witch’. He said that this shows how the public's perception of her has changed. Rhea was arrested after the death of her boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput last year. 

“I don’t think the film will suffer because of Rhea’s personal life controversy," he told a leading daily. "I will admit that I felt it would have affected the film, had it released last year. Everyone knows what a furore the media caused with the whole Sushant Singh Rajput case and Rhea’s arrest. Last year, she was a ‘witch’, a ‘golddigger’ and whatnot; this year she was declared as the 'most desirable woman'. This shows there has been a change in the perception of people. So, I really don’t feel the film will have an adverse effect because of what happened with Rhea last year.”

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“Rhea is a great human being. She comes from a good family. When you will see her in Chehre, you will see how good an actor she is. She has a very different role in the movie. She has done complete justice to the role," Rumy continued.

Starring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi, Chehre has been scheduled for an August 27 release in theatres.

(Source: TOI)