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Nafisa Khan (20 February 1988 – 3 June 2013), also known as Jiah Khan, was a British Indian actress who appeared in Bollywood movies. She changed her name to Jiah Khan before making her debut in Nishabd in 2007, and then appeared in the 2008 film Ghajini. She made her third and last film appearance in Housefull in 2010. In 2012, she changed her name back to Nafisa Khan.
Jiah Khan was born on 20 February 1988 in New York City. She was the daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan, an Indian American, and Rabiya Amin, a Hindi film actress in the 1980s (most remembered for her movie Dulha Bikta Hai by Tahir Hussain) from Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Jiah Khan grew up in London, before moving to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood. She was inspired to enter Bollywood after watching Ram Gopal Verma's former protégé Urmila Matondkar’s movie Rangeela at the age of six.
Jiya Khan was a trained opera singer and had recorded six pop tracks when she was just 16. She had also wanted to release a full album with the help of her friends – and had wanted her experimental album to be a mix of Britney Spears, Madonna and lounge music.Khan has also had intensive dance lessons for years and was expert in reggae, belly dancing, lambada, salsa, kathak, jazz and samba.Khan studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Manhattan, though she quit upon receiving a movie offer.
Jiya Khan apparently committed suicide at her Juhu residence in Mumbai on 3 June 2013. Her mother found her daughter's body hanging in the residence. Unnamed sources who were said to be close to her told the Indian press: "She had been depressed for some time due to personal issues, but was keen on returning to acting soon. She was also meeting filmmakers regarding projects." Bollywood stars reacted with shock at her death.
Jiah Khan was born on 20 February 1988 in New York City. She was the daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan, an Indian American, and Rabiya Amin, a Hindi film actress in the 1980s (most remembered for her movie Dulha Bikta Hai by Tahir Hussain) from Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Jiah Khan grew up in London, before moving to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood. She was inspired to enter Bollywood after watching Ram Gopal Verma's former protégé Urmila Matondkar’s movie Rangeela at the age of six.
Jiya Khan was a trained opera singer and had recorded six pop tracks when she was just 16. She had also wanted to release a full album with the help of her friends – and had wanted her experimental album to be a mix of Britney Spears, Madonna and lounge music.Khan has also had intensive dance lessons for years and was expert in reggae, belly dancing, lambada, salsa, kathak, jazz and samba.Khan studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Manhattan, though she quit upon receiving a movie offer.
Jiya Khan apparently committed suicide at her Juhu residence in Mumbai on 3 June 2013. Her mother found her daughter's body hanging in the residence. Unnamed sources who were said to be close to her told the Indian press: "She had been depressed for some time due to personal issues, but was keen on returning to acting soon. She was also meeting filmmakers regarding projects." Bollywood stars reacted with shock at her death.
