Director Navjot Gulati has confirmed that real-life events surrounding Rhea Chakraborty influenced his film Pooja Meri Jaan, starring Mrunal Thakur, Huma Qureshi and Vikram Singh Chauhan. The filmmaker, however, clarified that the Sushant Singh Rajput case was not what prompted him to write the film.

Navjot Gulati on film's Rhea Chakraborty connection

Pooja Meri Jaan began streaming on ZEE5 on October 2, 2026, several years after it was completed. Following the trailer’s release, viewers drew parallels between the film’s storyline and the intense media scrutiny surrounding Chakraborty after Rajput died in 2020.