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They
say that Bollywood is full of glitz and glamour. However there are also
dark times in the industry when B-town loses out on its younger
talents. Over the years, Bollywood has lost great talent to death. We
take a look at Bollywood celebrities who passed away at an early age.
These celebrities are still remembered for the remarkable work they did
before their untimely death.
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Jiah Khan: The
death of Jiah Khan created a stir in the industry. This young and
budding talent was reportedly found dead at her apartment in Juhu in
June 2013. She was just 25. As an immediate consequence of the death,
Jiah Khan's alleged boyfriend Sooraj Panscholi was arrested on charges
of abetment to suicide. According to a report in The Times of India, a
six paged letter allegedly written by Jiah was found by the police and
that Jiah Khan's mother, Rabia Khan had questioned the suicide theory.
In an interview with The Times of India, Rabia Khan opened up about her
daughter, saying, "Reports that my daughter was depressed because of
work is all rubbish. She was fine; she was sincere, pure and not
manipulative at all. She could not stand lies, deception and lies from
the only one she loved the most. I am not being revengeful but telling
the truth. She fell for a wrong guy." According to a Mumbai Mirror
report, the Pancholis had filed a 100 crore defamation case against
Rabia Khan. While the legalities are on, Bollywood remembers Jiah as the
sensuous beauty of Nishabd.
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Divya Bharti: Bollywood
lost another starlet with the demise of Divya Bharti at a young age.
She was only 19 years old when she died falling from the fifth floor of
her Versova apartment. She was a rising talent in films and her death
came as a huge shock for the industry. In an interview with idiva,
Divya's mother Mita described her as a lovely child who wasn't fond of
studying. Divya had married Sajid Nadiadwala at an early age. Speaking
about the same, Divya's mother told idiva, “I knew she was married. I’d
never have been able to stop her. I supported her so that she’d continue
confiding in me and wouldn’t head in another direction.” Reveals Mita
in the interview, “They must have had normal tiffs. Sajid and Divya were
only together for eight months. Where did they have the time to enjoy
life? She was not ambitious. Her aim in life was to marry and have
children. She’d joke, ‘I’ll throw my kids in your lap and go to work’.”
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Smita Patil: She
was another one of Bollywood's most loved actresses. Smita Patil had
proved her acting prowess with a lot of films, and had a career
bejeweled with awards. She was a National Award winner and also a much
applauded actress. However her personal life has been debated a lot. She
fell in love with Raj Babbar and the two got married. They had a kid,
Prateik Babbar. She reportedly died, two weeks after Prateik was born,
due to childbirth complications. However things have been strained
between Prateik and Raj Babbar. In an interview with Mumbai Mirror,
Prateik said, "Dad was never around while I was growing up. He was
always busy with his other family and I had to go and meet him at their
house. Why did my mother pass away? It still hurts to come to terms with
this reality. Over to movies." While Raj Babbar too has his side of the
story, talking to Mumbai Mirror, he said, "So far I've felt that if the
truth hurts the people close to you, it is not worth telling. I've
always thought about my family. And that surely includes Prateik. The
good of my family is my primary concern. However, now everyone feels
that it's about time I told my version of the truth. And I agree."
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Taruni Sachdev:
Popularly known as the Rasna girl, Taruni Sachdev passed away in a
plane crash in Nepal in 2012. She was only 14 years old then, but had
worked in numerous advertisements and had done films too. She was the
face of Rasna advertisements, and the cute girl became very popular with
it. According to a report in The Times of India, Taruni aspired to
become an actress, and had told director Vinayan T G (who introduced her
to films in 2004), "Uncle, I want to do the heroine's role in your
film." She had also done a remarkable role in Amitabh Bachchan's Paa.
Big B was shocked with the news. "Shocked and deeply grieved on
learning of the tragic end of Taruni. Taruni, a talented little child,
who played much beyond her years, cute, confident and so immensely
lovable. My prayers!" Big B wrote on Twitter.
