Mysterious deaths in Bollywood: Jiah Khan
Calling her “full of life” and “high-spirited”,
Bollywood celebrities expressed their grief and shock over the death of
actor Jiah Khan.
Jiah (25) whose real name is Nafisa Khan, was found hanging at her residence at around 11 pm last night.
“What!!! Jiah Khan ??? what has happened? is this correct ? unbelievable !!!,” tweeted a shocked Amitabh Bachchan.
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma called Jiah a girl with “spunk and spirit.”
Bollywood shocked, sad at Jiah Khan's death.
Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was found dead late Monday in her apartment in Mumbai. The actress was discovered by her mother and appeared to have hung herself, according to local media reports. No suicide note has been uncovered. Khan was 25.
Why did Jiah Khan commit suicide?
Jiah Khan, real name Nafisa, was born in London on February 20, 1988.
Her mother, Rabiya Amin, was a little-known actress in 1980s Bollywood,
best remembered for appearing in Tahir Hussain's Dulha Bikta Nahin.
Young Nafisa studied film and literature in London and then moved to
New York to attend the famed Lee Strasberg Academy of Dramatic Arts. She
quit her acting course after landing a Bollywood role.