The news of the untimely death of the young and talented actress Jiah Khan on June 3, 2013, shook the nation. The actress, according to medical reports, committed suicide by hanging herself against the ceiling fan after getting into a rumoured fight with her alleged boyfriend, actor Sooraj Pancholi, who was last year charged with abetment to suicide. And now, after five years since her demise, reports in a leading daily told that a popular International news channel is considering a documentary on late Jiah's till date unsolved death mystery.
A source close to the documentary informed the daily that Jiah and Sooraj's case is being covered extensively Internationally as she was brought up in the UK, where the news channel is based. The source also informed that the makers of the documentary which will be a three-part series, are already in Mumbai for their research. “It’s too early for us to say anything about the documentary,” the source told.
File image of late actress Jiah Khan
Jiah, born as Nafisa Khan in the US and was raised in London, made her Bollywood debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Nishabd. Later, she then went on to star in Ghajini and Housefull. She was aged 25 when she committed suicide. Within days of her death, Sooraj was arrested on June 10, 2013, and then on July 2, the High Court granted him bail. Jiah's mother Rabia Khan then filed a petition seeking transfer to the CBI in July 2014. After this, the investigation agency refused to charge Sooraj with murder charges as per what Rabia claimed.
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
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