Jiah Khan
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Ipt =Personal details- Born: February 20, 1988 in New York City, USA
Died: June 3, 2013 in Mumbai
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Filmography
As an actress
1998 Dil Se..
2007 Nishabd
2008 Ghajini
2010 Housefull
As a singer
2007 Nishabd
Her life and career
10 [shocking] facts about Jiah Khan
By Pritika Ghura The Times of India
On 3 June 2013 Bollywood starlet Jiah Khan, who had worked with the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, was found dead at her Mumbai residence under mysterious conditions. Her sudden death continues to remain a mystery as it is yet not ascertained whether it was a suicide or a cold-blooded murder. While her alleged suicide was initially attributed to a lack of assignments, it was later said that she was depressed due to her failed relationship with actor Suraj Pancholi. Though Jiah's mother blames Suraj for Jiah's death, there are many in the industry who still believe he is innocent and are launching him in Bollywood. The Times of India brings you ten shocking facts about the actress and her suicide case.
Jiah Khan's Love life: Jiah Khan changed her name from Nafisa Rizvi Khan before making her debut in Nishabd (2007) and changed it back to Nafisa Khan in 2012. A Daily Bhaskar report says that the spunky actress previously dated producer Bunty Walia's younger brother Jaspreet and Kanishk Gangwa before she was in a relationship with Aditya Pancholi’s son Suraj. It is also said that once she bumped into Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom in Venice and chatted with him for some time.
Inspiration and aspirations: Not many people know that Jiah Khan had developed an interest in acting and wanted to enter Bollywood after watching Ram Gopal Verma's former protege Urmila Matondkar's movie Rangeela at the age of six. She was very impressed by Urmila and decided to become an actress. In fact, Jiah portrayed the childhood role of Manisha Koirala in the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 1998 film Dil Se.
The grand debut: Jiah Khan made her Bollywood debut at the age of 18, opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Nishabd in 2007. The movie landed in controversy due to its bold storyline where a 60-year-old man (played by Big B) falls for his daughter’s 18-year-old friend (Jiah). She also got a 'Filmfare Best Debutant' nomination for her performance in the film. However, she lost to Deepika Padukone who won the award for her role in Om Shanti Om.
Movies she missed: It is said that Jiah Khan was the original choice for the 2004 Mukesh Bhatt movie Tumsa Nahin Dekha. Jiah reportedly backed out as she felt the role was too mature for her. Eventually the role was then offered to Dia Mirza. Jiah was also the original choice for the Ken Ghosh movie Chance Pe Dance that was released in 2010. However, she was replaced by Genelia D’souza.
The dancing queen: An interesting fact that very few people know about Jiah is that she was a trained opera singer and had recorded six pop tracks when she was just 16. She was very ambitious and wanted to release a full album with the help of her friends. She was also a trained dancer and an expert in Reggae, Belly dancing, Lambada, Salsa, Kathak, Jazz and Samba.
Jiah Khan-Suraj Pancholi’s love story: While we all know that Jiah was in a relationship with Suraj, what we don’t know is that they met through Facebook just 10 months before she committed suicide. In an interview to TOI, Suraj said that he fell in love with Jiah as he could relate to her and felt sorry for her. He said that she was depressed as she was not getting work, her relationship with her family was not good and the fact that her father had disowned her. Suraj was four years younger to her and claimed to be in love with her. He said that he used to often talk to her and counsel her so that she could get over her problems. He admitted that he had a physical relationship with her. However, he denied that he had any knowledge about her pregnancy. After her suicide, Suraj was arrested on the charge of abetting the suicide of Jiah Khan. He was arrested on the basis of a letter, purportedly written by Jiah, which was found by her mother Rabiyah Khan from Jiah's bedroom a few days after she hung herself from the ceiling fan on June 3. In the letter, Jiah wrote how she was mentally harassed by Suraj and how she had undergone an abortion.
Aditya Pancholi did not approve of Jiah Khan: In an exclusive interview to The Times Of India dated July 23, 2013, Suraj had admitted that initially his father, Aditya Pancholi, did not approve of her as she had a really sexy image. The senior actor became very defensive whenever anyone quizzed him about his son’s involvement in her suicide, and also showed his ire during the funeral of the actress. It seems all accusations against his son had got to him as he had attacked a reporter at Jiah’s funeral. Aditya too has a controversial past and has been in the news for a volatile temper. He was previously in the spotlight regarding a brawl with a neighbour and also for allegedly being abusive towards his alleged girlfriend Kangna Ranaut.
Though police cliam that tragic actress Jiah Khan commited suicide due to depression, there is evidence that suggest that the actress could be murdered. Forensic reports said fragments of human flesh were found under the actor's fingernails, which experts say is usually a sign of struggle. There were also blood stains in her underwear which means the same. Jiah's mother Rabia Khan has all along maintained that her daughter did not commit suicide and the latest we hear is that she has sought the help of the British police to investigate her daughter's death. A report in IBN claims that she has written to Foreign Secretary William Hague to help bring about justice for her daughter. However, if Jiah was murdered then who is responsible for it?
In another shocking turn of events, Jiah Khan’s mother Rabia claimed that her daughter has been murdered and is seeking the British police’s help to probe into the matter. However, Aditya Pancholi alleged that her intention is to claim insurance. In an Indian Express report, Aditya said that Rabia is shouting murder after three months of her daughter’s death proves that she is doing it for insurance money. In fact, Rabia had retorted that she has no such insurance policy and only Pancholis could think of money. She also had a war of words with Zarina Wahab, Suraj’s mother. In fact, superstar Salman Khan was dragged in this controversy as it was alleged that he too had advised Suraj to stay away from Jiah Khan.
