Guwahati: Actress Jiah Khan was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside her apartment on June 2, 2013. The Ghajini actress of British origin, who briefly tasted critical success after appearing opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Verma’s ‘Nishabd’ (2007) would have been 33 if she was alive.
Less than a week after Jiah was found dead, a six-page letter allegedly written by the actress was discovered. The “suicide note” as the letter was called by Mumbai Police back then, addressed Sooraj Pancholi while indicating that the actress had planned to end her life.
On June 10, 2013, Mumbai Police arrested Sooraj Pancholi while investigating the case. The actor was later released on bail on July 2, 2013, after the Bombay High Court granted him bail.
The last letter allegedly written by Jiah Khan is not addressed to anyone and is undated, however, it reveals that the letter was addressed to her boyfriend at the time – Sooraj Pancholi. Jiah alleges her boyfriend of rape, physical abuse, threatening her and cheating.
After the letter was found and reportedly verified by the Police at the time, Sooraj Pancholi was arrested and then acquitted of all charges within three weeks of his arrest. On Jiah Khan’s mother Rabia Khan’s consistent pursuance, when the case finally went to CBI, the Central investigating agency produced the same letter as the proof of Sooraj Pancholi’s “willful conduct” that allegedly led to her death.
In the charge sheet the CBI filed against Sooraj Pancholi in December 2015, it claimed: “The wilful conduct of the accused drove the deceased to commit suicide. Hence the accused is liable for his actions to be punished for the wilful conduct and abetment to suicide.”
Jiya Khan who is still remembered for her movies like Housefull, and few others was indeed one of the talented actresses we had in Bollywood. Unfortunately the actress is not with us and today on the occasion of the 8th death anniversary of the actress let us have a look at some of her amazing work.
Nishabd
Jiah aspired to be a Bollywood actress after watching Ram Gopal Verma’s ‘Rangeela’ at the age of six. In 2007, at the age of 18, she made a promising debut with Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Nishabd’ opposite megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Jiah caught all the attention for her bold romance with the megastar.
Ghajini
Jiah Khan appeared in Aamir Khan’s action-thriller ‘Ghajini’ where she played a medical student who investigates the case of Sanjay Singhania’s mental illness. Jiah’s performance was recognizable even in front of seasoned actors like Asin and Amir Khan.
Jiah had signed a few movies including Udhas Singh’s ‘Aap Ka Saaya’, in which she was supposed to star opposite Ranbir Kapoor.
