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Jiah's City Of Birth

Jiah Khan was born in New York and brought up in London, before moving to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood.

Jia's Real Name

Jiah's real name is Nafisa Khan. "Yes, I had changed my name to Jiah when I was 16. But now I want to be myself, so I am back to my real name. I was always Nafisa Khan. My family and friends call me Nafisa and I am used to it," Jiah once said.

Jiah's Inspiration

She was inspired to enter Bollywood after watching Ram Gopal Verma's former protege Urmila Matondkar's movie Rangeela at the age of six.

Jiah-Aamir Connection

Rumours were rife that Jiah Khan was Aamir Khan's sister, to which the actress reacted, "This is completely untrue and utter rubbish. To be frank I don't know much about my father and I have never asked my mother about him. All I know is that he was an American."

Jiah, A Singer

Khan was a trained opera singer and had recorded six pop tracks when she was just 16.

Jiah Khan's Studies

Jiah studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Manhattan, though she quit upon receiving a movie offer.

Jiah Khan's Father

During an interview, Jiah Khan had revealed her strained relationship with her father, who had supposedly deserted them. "I attach very little importance to my father. He's an American Indian Muslim. He left my mother when I was three months old. I know his name - Ali Rizvi Khan - I even know where he lives in New York. He has never bothered to meet me, neither have I," Jiah had once said.

Jiah Khan's Boyfriend

Jiah Khan had a secret boyfriend, who resided in London. Jia had revealed, "Like any other teenager would have a boyfriend, I too have one. What's the big deal?"

Jiah Khan, A Dancer

Khan has also had intensive dance lessons for years and was expert in reggae, belly dancing, lambada, salsa, kathak, jazz and samba.

Nishabd

Jiah made her Bollywood debut with the film Nishabd, opposite Amitabh Bachchan. Nonetheless, Khan received a mostly positive reception for her performance, with critics noting her confidence, attitude and sex appeal.

Jiah's Mother

Jiah's mother Rabia Amin had acted in films like Dulha Bikta Hai, Ankush, Locket, Vijay Anand's Hum Rahe Na Hum and Subhash Ghai's Meri Jung in a special appearance with Anil Kapoor.

Jiah In Tumsa Nahin Dekha

A 16 year old Khan was to debut in Mukesh Bhatt's Tumsa Nahin Dekha, but backed out when she felt the role was too mature for her and was immediately replaced by Dia Mirza.

Jiah Replaced By Genelia

Jiah was also cast opposite Shahid Kapoor in Chance Pe Dance, and shot a large portion of the film before being replaced by Genelia D'Souza.

Jiah's Suicide

It was an utter shock to the entire film fraternity, after young actress Jiah Khan took the extreme step to commit suicide by hanging herself at her apartment.

Jiah's Past Suicide Attempts

Reports say that Jiah had attempted suicide eight months ago in a drunken state, where she slit her wrist. Not only this, Police also found a pack of Ayurvedic sleeping pills inside her bedroom.

Jiah Khan Wanted To Quit Bollywood

After Khan's death, her mother revealed that Jiah wanted to quit Bollywood as her career was sinking and she was very upset about it.

Boyfriend Suraj's Infidelity

It is said that Jiah made a last call to her alleged boyfriend Suraj, before she committed suicide. According to TV reports, Jiah and Suraj had a heated argument over phone on Monday night. Reports further say that the couple had a fight over another woman, with whom Suraj was possibly having an affair.

Jiah Khan Upset

There's no doubt about the fact that late actress Jiah Khan was depressed due to sinking Bollywood career.