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Jiah Khan

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Also known as Nafisa Rizvi Khan, Nafisa Khan

British−American Bollywood actress (1988–2013)

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Jiah Khan was an Indian actress whose professional career spanned from 2007 to 2010. She was born on February 20, 1988, and died on June 3, 2013. Her work is associated with Hindi movies and soundtracks, including the film *Nishabd*.

Khan’s official website was maintained at therealjiahkhan.com. She had 168,451 social media followers. Her musical contributions were tagged with categories such as Soundtrack and Hindi Movies on Last.fm, where she accumulated 745 plays from 139 listeners. Crossref records indicate she had five works, and she was referenced by 41 other encyclopedia articles.

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Listeners
139
Total plays
745

Tags

NishabdSoundtrackHindi Movies

She debuted in the controversial Nishabd, where she acted opposite Amitabh Bachchan. Also Recorded Song [Take Lite] in her Beautiful Voice.The film was released in March 2007 to mixed reviews, though Khan was noted for her confidence, attitude, and sex appeal. She also got a "Filmfare Best Debutant" Nomination for her Acting skills. She appeared alongside Aamir Khan in A.R. Murugadoss's Ghajini, the Hindi remake of its Tamil Namesake. She shot for a significant portion of the Ken Ghosh directed

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Key facts

Born
Nafisa Rizvi Khan , ( 1988-02-20 ) 20 February 1988, New York City , U.S.
Died
3 June 2013 (2013-06-03) (aged 25), Mumbai , Maharashtra, India
Citizenship
United Kingdom United States
Occupations
Actress singer
Years active
2007–2010
Partner
Sooraj Pancholi (2012–2013)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Nafisa
Family name
Khan
Gender
female
Citizenship
India
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Mumbai
Occupation
model
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
Islam
Official website
www.therealjiahkhan.com
Image
Jiah Khan at Max Stardust Awards 2012.jpg
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Commons category
Jiah Khan
date of birth
1988-02-20
date of death
2013-06-03
manner of death
murder
cause of death
hanging to death
start of work period
2007-00-00
end of work period
2010-00-00
social media followers
146906
writing language
English language
name in native language
Jiah Khan
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Encyclopedic overview

Nafisa Rizvi Khan (20 February 1988 – 3 June 2013), better known as Jiah Khan, was an American actress and singer who worked in Indian films. She appeared in three Hindi films from 2007 to 2010.

Born in New York City to Indian parents, she was raised and educated in London. Khan aspired to pursue a career in acting and moved to Mumbai for a film career. She made her film debut in the 2007 Ram Gopal Verma film Nishabd for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She was later noted for portraying the supporting role of a modern, independent woman in Ghajini, which was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2008. After a two-year absence, she was reportedly praised for her comic role in the romantic comedy Housefull, which was the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010.

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