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Bollywood actress Jiah Khan found dead in Mumbai | Bollywood actress Jiah Khan found dead in Mumbai |
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Bollywood actress Jiah Khan has been found dead at her apartment in the Indian city of Mumbai, police say. | Bollywood actress Jiah Khan has been found dead at her apartment in the Indian city of Mumbai, police say. |
Khan's mother found her body hanging at her home, police told the BBC. No suicide note has been found, they said. | |
A post-mortem examination is to be carried out to establish the cause of death and police say they are seeking information from her neighbours. | |
The 25-year-old actress made her debut in 2007 with Amitabh Bachchan. She also acted with Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar. | |
"Nafisa Khan, who is known as Jiah Khan, was found hanging by her mother at around 22:45 India time [17:15GMT] ) at her residence on the first floor of Sagar Sangeet [apartment]," deputy commissioner of police Chhering Dorje said. | |
"Her body has been taken to the hospital where a post-mortem will be conducted to find the cause of her death," he added. | |
Jiah Khan was born in New York and grew up in London before moving to Mumbai for a career in Bollywood. | Jiah Khan was born in New York and grew up in London before moving to Mumbai for a career in Bollywood. |
She acted in Nishabd, starring Bachchan, and the psychological thriller, Ghajini, which had Aamir Khan in the lead role. | |
Her last film was in the 2010 comedy Housefull, in which she played a supporting role. | |
'Too young to go' | |
Her death caused shock within the film industry. | Her death caused shock within the film industry. |
"Never ever seen a debutant actress with more spunk and more spirit than Jiah when I was directing her in Nishabd," filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma wrote on Twitter. | |
Bachchan also took to Twitter to react on his colleague's death: "WHAT ...!!! Jiah Khan? What has happened? Is this correct? Unbelievable!!!" | Bachchan also took to Twitter to react on his colleague's death: "WHAT ...!!! Jiah Khan? What has happened? Is this correct? Unbelievable!!!" |
Wrote fellow actress Dia Mirza: "RIP Nafisa (Jiah) Khan. You were too young and beautiful…" | |
Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan tweeted: "Can't register that Jiah is no more... Worked with her in Housefull and she was so beautiful and such a good soul. Too young to go Jiah." | |
Jiah Khan's "official" website says she was born in New York and brought up in London. It says she went to New York to study acting. | Jiah Khan's "official" website says she was born in New York and brought up in London. It says she went to New York to study acting. |
She also featured in an advert for the animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). | She also featured in an advert for the animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). |