Rachel White (actress)

Born in Kolkata, India, she completed her schooling from Loreto Convent School, Kolkata and later graduated with a degree in English (Honours) from the University of Calcutta.^[3]

In 2014, Rachel White debuted in Bollywood with Emraan Hashmi, Sanjay Dutt, Kangana Ranaut and Neha Dhupia in the film Ungli where she was cast opposite Emraan Hashmi. She appeared in the Bengali films Har Har Byomkesh (2015), Devi (2017) and One (2017).^[2][3] White has modeled for brands such as Pond's, Garnier, MRF Tyres, Axis Bank, Airtel, Kotak Mahindra, ICICI Bank. White replaced Sonali Raut in the sitcom web series Love, Life and Screw Ups, starring Zeenat Aman, Zarina Wahab, Dolly Thakore and Sushant Divgikar.^[7] Rachel collaborated with a USA based fashion brand Yog The Label^[8] selling her pictures featured products manufactured in USA and Europe worldwide.^[9]

On 12 October 2018, White accused film director Sajid Khan of sexual harassment as part of the MeToo movement in Bollywood.^[10][11] These allegations surfaced after actress Saloni Chopra and journalist Karishma Upadhyay also opened up about her experience with Khan's behavior^[12] which led Khan to step down from directing the film Housefull 4^[13][14] and being suspended from the Indian Film and Television Directors Association (IFTDA) for a year due to multiple sexual harassment allegations.^[15]