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28 April 2024

Jiah Khan: Star that never quite made it

25-year-old Jiah Khan reportedly hanged herself at her Juhu residence. (Twitter)

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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. 

Now called Jiah Khan, her first film was meant to be Mahesh Bhatt's 'Tumsa Nahin Dekha' (2004). Then just 16, Jiah backed out of the role of a strip dancer, feeling it was too mature for her, and was replaced by Dia Mirza 

She debuted in Bollywood at the age of 18 in 2007 opposite Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan. Ram Gopal Verma's film 'Nishabd', was controversial for its portrayal of illicit relationship between a young girl and an elderly married man. 

She was nominated for a Filmfare Best Debut award and became known as Bollywood's next big thing.

Her next film was 'Ghajini' (2008), starring Aamir Khan and Asin. Jiah played medical student Sunita who investigates and then befriends a mysterious businessman with amnesia. 

Jiah's third film was 2010 blockbuster 'Housefull', in which she played the third female lead with Deepika Padukone and Lara Dutta. 

 

 

(Pic: Twitter @jiahkhan)