Bollywood Actress Jiah Khan Dead

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Updated Apr. 21, 2017 10:17AM ET / Published Jun. 04, 2013 7:36AM ET

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Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was found dead in her home in Mumbai on Monday, in what police believe to be a suicide. An anonymous official said 25-year-old Khan was found hanging to death by her mother. Khan, whose real name was Nafisa Khan, was born in New York and raised in London. She made her Bollywood debut in 2007 in Nishabd, a remake of Lolita. “Never ever seen a debutant actress with more spunk and spirit than Jiah when I was directing her in Nishabd,” said filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma. She last acted in 2010’s Houseful.

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Bollywood Actress Jiah Khan Dead

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