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{{Short description|English-American actress and singer (1988–2013)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jiah Khan
| image = Jiah Khan at Stardust Awards 2013.jpg
| caption = Khan at the [[Stardust Awards]] in January 2013
| birth_name = Nafisa Khan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1988|02|20}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[U.S.]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2013|06|3|1988|02|20}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra, India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| citizenship = {{hlist|United Kingdom|United States}}
| years_active = 2007–2010
| partner = [[Sooraj Pancholi]] (2012{{endash}}2013)
}}

'''Nafisa Rizvi Khan''' (20 February 1988 – 3 June 2013), better known as '''Jiah Khan''', was an English-American actress and singer who worked in [[Indian films]]. She appeared in three [[Bollywood|Hindi films]] from 2007 to 2010.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200811261660.htm Jiah Khan all praise for Aamir] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106140401/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200811261660.htm |date=6 November 2013 }} The Hindu – 26 November 2008</ref>

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 supporting role of a modern, independent woman in ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'', which was the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|highest-grossing Bollywood film]] of 2008. After a two years absence from films, she received praise for her comic role in the romantic comedy ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]'', which was the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jiah-kahn-new-name-nafisa-khan/1/224642.html |title=Jiah Khan now Nafisa Khan |work=India Today |date=13 October 2012 |access-date=3 June 2013}}</ref>

She was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her bedroom of her family's residence in [[Juhu]], Mumbai. Deemed a suicide in 2013, and re-confirmed as a suicide in 2016 following an extensive investigation by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) and a hearing at the [[Bombay High Court]]. Khan's mother continued to claim that Khan had been murdered by her boyfriend, actor [[Sooraj Pancholi]], leading the prosecution to make a failed attempt to lay charges of murder and sexual assault in 2017. In 2018, a court in Mumbai charged Pancholi with [[Aiding and abetting|abetting]] Khan's suicide, but acquitted him in April 2023 due to lack of evidence.

==Early life==
Nafisa Khan was born on 20 February 1988<ref name="OnceNDTV" /> in New York City, United States, to Ali Rizvi Khan, an [[Indian American]] businessman, and Rabiya Amin, a [[Hindi film]] actress in the 1980s from [[Agra]], Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |date=4 June 2013 |title=Bollywood actress Jiah Khan found dead in Mumbai |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22763342 |access-date=4 June 2013 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/02/17/2268/index.html |title="I'm not related by blood to Tahir Hussain's family. I'm not his daughter. I don't even know how Aamir Khan looks like" – Jiah Khan |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |author=Khalid Mohamed |date=17 February 2007 |access-date=13 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510111950/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/02/17/2268/index.html |archive-date=10 May 2011}}</ref> Her father left the family when she was 2 years old. Describing her father's absence she said "A man who left his daughter when she was two, should be hanged in public". She has two younger sisters Kavita and Karishma.<ref name="hindustantimes1">{{cite web |date=6 May 2013 |title=Failing career, troubled love life killed 25-year-old Jiah Khan? |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Failing-career-troubled-love-life-killed-25-year-old-Jiah-Khan/Article1-1071076.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606010907/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Failing-career-troubled-love-life-killed-25-year-old-Jiah-Khan/Article1-1071076.aspx |archive-date=6 June 2013 |access-date=6 June 2013 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Her paternal aunts are Pakistani actresses [[Hina Rizvi]], [[Sangeeta (Pakistani actress)|Sangeeta]] (Parveen Rizvi) and [[Kaveeta]] (Nasreen Rizvi).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/558721/bollywood-starlet-jiah-khan-found-dead/ |title=Bollywood starlet Jiah Khan found dead |work=The Express Tribune |date=4 June 2013 |access-date=30 October 2015}}</ref>

Khan grew up in London<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jamkhandikar |first=Shilpa |date=4 June 2013 |title=Bollywood starlet Jiah Khan found dead at Mumbai home |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/jiah-khan-suicide-bollywood-nishabd-idINDEE95303W20130604 |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> where she completed her [[Edexcel]] [[O level]] and [[A level]] with five As, before moving to [[Mumbai]] to pursue a career in [[Bollywood]].<ref name="BBC" />{{failed verification|date=February 2021}} She was inspired to enter Bollywood after watching [[Ram Gopal Verma]]'s former protege [[Urmila Matondkar]]'s movie ''[[Rangeela (1995 film)|Rangeela]]'' at the age of six.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/10-unknown-facts-about-jiah-khan-1370340124-slideshow/10-unknown-facts-about-jiah-khan-photo-245211067.html |title=10 unknown facts about Jiah Khan – 10 unknown facts about Jiah Khan – Yahoo! Movies India |access-date=15 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608092348/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/10-unknown-facts-about-jiah-khan-1370340124-slideshow/10-unknown-facts-about-jiah-khan-photo-245211067.html |archive-date=8 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Khan studied at the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]] in [[Manhattan]], and she quit upon receiving a movie offer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/sound-the-siren-1.165714 |title=Sound the siren |work=Gulf News |date=7 March 2007 |access-date=4 June 2013 |author=Krishnaveni, S}}</ref> She learned various dance forms, including belly dancing, kathak, lambada, jazz, samba and reggae.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

==Career==
[[File:Jiah Khan at Nokia APP party 02.jpg|thumb|left|165px|Khan at the launch of [[Nokia|Nokia APP]] in 2010.]]
In 2004, at the age of 16, Khan was signed to act in [[Mukesh Bhatt]]'s ''[[Tumsa Nahin Dekha (2004 film)|Tumsa Nahin Dekha]]'' but backed out when both she and the director felt the role was too mature for her; she was immediately replaced by [[Dia Mirza]]. Three years later, in 2007, at the age of 18,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/from-nishabd-to-housefull-who-was-nafisa-jiah-khan-839055.html |title=From Nishabd to Housefull: Who was Nafisa 'Jiah' Khan? |date=4 June 2013 |access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref> Khan made her debut in [[Ram Gopal Verma]]'s controversial romantic thriller ''[[Nishabd]]'', as Jia,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iWlDAAAAYAAJ&q=Jiah+Khan |work=India Today |publisher=Thomson Living Media India Limited |title=India Today, Volume 31, Issues 13–25 |year=2006 |page=64}}</ref> where she acted opposite [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. Despite the provocative content in the film, it performed poorly at the box office, and earned mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nishabd is a total loss |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/mar/05box.htm |publisher=Rediff |access-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> Nonetheless, Khan received a mostly positive reception for her performance, with critics noting her confidence, attitude, and sex appeal. [[Raja Sen]] praised her portrayal of Jia, a seductive, free-spirited teenager, calling her performance "nuanced" and "impressive".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |title=Nishabd is a powerful film |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/mar/02nishabd.htm |publisher=Rediff |access-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] agrees, saying that "Newcomer Jiah Khan is supremely confident. Loaded with attitude and sex appeal, the newcomer carries off her part with flourish. Her scenes with Bachchan are superb!"<ref>{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |title=Nishabd – Review |date=2 March 2007 |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/reviews/2007/nishabdreview020307.html |access-date=4 June 2013 |archive-date=4 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215651/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/reviews/2007/nishabdreview020307.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] adds that she is "perfectly cast" for the film.<ref>{{cite web |last=Masand |first=Rajeev |title=Masand's Verdict: Nishabd |url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/masands-verdict-nishabd/ |access-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> She was also nominated for a [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Filmfare Best Female Debut Award]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/actress-jiah-khan-commits-suicide/1124791/ |title=Nishabd actress Jiah Khan commits suicide |work=The Indian Express |date=4 June 2013 |access-date=4 June 2013}}</ref> however lost to [[Deepika Padukone]] for [[Om Shanti Om]].

[[File:Shazahn Padamsee, Jiah Khan, Shailendra Singh, Abhishek Kapoor, Sophie Choudry at DJ magazine launch 01.jpg|thumb|Khan with [[Shazahn Padamsee]], [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]], [[Abhishek Kapoor]] and [[Sophie Choudry]] at [[DJ Magazine]] launch in 2012.]]

The following year, she appeared alongside [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Asin]] in [[A.R. Murugadoss]]'s psychological thriller ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'', the Hindi remake of its [[Ghajini (2005 film)|namesake]]. She played Sunita, a medical student who investigates the history of Sanjay Singhania, portrayed by Aamir Khan. The film gathered much appreciation from critics, and went on to become the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|highest grossing Bollywood film of 2008]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Box Office 2008 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=215 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=4 June 2013 |archive-date=21 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721233004/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=215 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Khan's performance attracted mixed reviews, with critics agreeing that her role was "sketchy".<ref>{{cite web |last=Mohamed |first=Khaled |title=Review: Ghajini |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Review-Ghajini/Article1-360983.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=4 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010131717/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Review-Ghajini/Article1-360983.aspx |archive-date=10 October 2013}}</ref> Despite this, Sukanya Verma compliments her performance, commenting that Khan "continues to strike as an exquisite and expressive actress."<ref>{{cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |title=Ghajini: A sleek album of dark memories |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/25ghajini-review-two.htm |publisher=Rediff |access-date=4 June 2013}}</ref>

In 2010, Khan had almost completed the shooting of the dance film ''[[Chance Pe Dance]]'' opposite [[Shahid Kapoor]] when the director [[Ken Ghosh]] asked her to leave the film, and she was replaced by [[Genelia D'Souza]]. The director said that she got over-friendly with Kapoor and was not doing her job well. However, after the release of the film, Khan said that she was asked to leave because the director had a bad eye on her. Kapoor said that he had no hand in the replacement of Khan, and got to know about the replacement when D'Souza came on the set for shooting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsdetails.aspx?xfile=2009/September/News_20090909_47 |title=First Look: Chance Pe Dance |publisher=Star Box Office |access-date=22 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106020341/http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsdetails.aspx?xfile=2009%2FSeptember%2FNews_20090909_47 |archive-date=6 November 2009}}</ref> However, the film was a box office flop and Khan said that she was happy for leaving the film. That same year, she made her last film appearance in a supporting role as Devika K. Samtani, the ex-wife of [[Akshay Kumar]]'s character, in [[Sajid Khan]]'s ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]'' with an ensemble cast including [[Arjun Rampal]], [[Riteish Deshmukh]], [[Deepika Padukone]] and [[Lara Dutta]]. Upon release, ''Housefull'' received negative reviews, though her performance was better received. Commercially the film did very well and became the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|highest grossing Bollywood film]] of the year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Jiah+sulks+over+Yahoo/1/37029.html |title=Jiah sulks over Yahoo |access-date=4 June 2013 |newspaper=India Today |date=16 April 2009}}</ref><ref name="hindustantimes1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/actor-jiah-khan-25-kills-herself/1125220/ |title=Actor Jiah Khan, 25, kills herself |work=The Indian Express |date=5 June 2013 |access-date=5 June 2013 |first=Megha |last=Sood}}</ref> Khan had signed a few movies including Udhas Singh's ''Aap Ka Saaya'', in which she was supposed to play [[Ranbir Kapoor]]'s wife. Unfortunately, this film could not be completed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/10-Bollywood-Actors-Who-Couldnt-Live-To-See-The-Fate-Of-Their-Movies/ |title=Bollywood actor's movies after demise- Scoopwhoop |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324082151/http://www.scoopwhoop.com/10-Bollywood-Actors-Who-Couldnt-Live-To-See-The-Fate-Of-Their-Movies |archive-date=24 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Death==
Khan reportedly died after hanging somewhere between 11:00 pm and 11:30 pm at her residence in [[Juhu]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-bollywood-star-jiah-khan-dead-suicide-20130604-story.html |title=Bollywood star Jiah Khan dead of apparent suicide |last=Lee |first=Chris |work=Los Angeles Times |date=4 June 2013 |access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref> Her mother and sister were not at home at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/jiah-khan-found-dead-in-mumbai-suicide-suspected/story-EjYt1EJnxwNyBZPC7UQpcO.html |title=Jiah Khan found dead in Mumbai; suicide suspected |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 June 2013 |access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Jiah Khan at Preview of 'Baggit's New Collection.jpg|thumb|Khan in London in 2009.]]
An autopsy was performed at [[JJ Hospital]] in [[Byculla]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/jiah-khan-was-planning-to-quit-movies-turn-interior-designer-375453?pfrom=home-movies |title=Jiah Khan was planning to quit movies, turn interior designer | NDTV Movies.com |publisher=Movies.ndtv.com |access-date=6 June 2013 |archive-date=8 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608183528/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/jiah-khan-was-planning-to-quit-movies-turn-interior-designer-375453?pfrom=home-movies |url-status=dead}}</ref> Her body was then brought back to her residence around 7:00 am on Wednesday following the [[post-mortem]].<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-06/news-interviews/39787497_1_jiah-khan-nafisa-khan-suicide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609015256/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-06/news-interviews/39787497_1_jiah-khan-nafisa-khan-suicide |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=No messages found in Jiah's beau's phone |access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref> On the same day her [[Namaz-e-janaza]] (funeral prayer) took place at Sonapur Kabar Walla Masjid and she was buried at [[Santacruz, Mumbai|Juhu Muslim cemetery]] after [[Dhuhr]] prayer as per [[Islamic]] rites. [[List of Indian film actors|Bollywood actors]] in attendance included [[Aamir Khan]], [[Kiran Rao]], [[Riteish Deshmukh]], [[Siddharth Mallya]], [[Sophie Choudry]], [[Urvashi Dholakia]], [[Prem Chopra]], [[Ranjeet]], [[Deepak Parashar]], [[Sanjay Khan]] and [[Nagma]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-06/news-interviews/39765197_1_jiah-khan-juhu-last-journey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609070459/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-06/news-interviews/39765197_1_jiah-khan-juhu-last-journey |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 June 2013 |title=Jiah Khan laid to rest amidst tears |language=fr |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref> Bollywood stars reacted with shock at her death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/06/201364513223510.html |title=Bollywood star commits suicide |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref>

On 7 June 2013, a six-page hand-written note was found at her residence by her sister, allegedly addressed to Khan's boyfriend [[Sooraj Pancholi]]. The note reportedly indicates that Khan planned to end her life. A transcript mentioning a recent abortion was released by the family.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/jiah-khans-suicide-note-revealed-82440-2.html |title=Jiah Khan's Suicide Note Revealed | Page 2 |work=The Times of India |date=10 June 2013 |access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jiah-Khans-letter-released-to-media-by-her-mother/articleshow/20517254.cms |title=Jiah Khan's letter released to media by her mother |work=The Times of India |access-date=15 August 2017|last1=Suresh |first1=Sunayana }}</ref> However, her mother later said the purported events did not add up and that she suspected foul play.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/oct/01/death-in-bollywood-who-killed-jiah-khan-crime-murder-suicide-investigation |title=Death in Bollywood: who killed Jiah Khan? |last=Haworth |first=Abigail |date=1 October 2017 |work=The Guardian |access-date=15 August 2019 |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> On 8 June 2013, Khan's memorial was held at [[Vile Parle|Vile Parle Medical Club]] to pray for Khan and her family. Bollywood actors in attendance included [[Aamir Khan]], [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Randhir Kapoor]], [[Prateik Babbar]], [[Sanjay Kapoor]], [[Shweta Pandit]], [[Kiran Rao]], [[Urvashi Dholakia]], [[Ranjeet]], [[Deepak Parashar]], [[Sanjay Khan]] and [[Nagma (actress)|Nagma]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldsmith |first1=Johnny |title=Jiah Khan: Bollywood star found dead by mother in Mumbai home |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/gallery/jiah-khan-bollywood-star-found-1930442 |access-date=7 August 2020 |work=mirror |date=4 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Desk |first1=India TV News |title=Jiah Khan's death anniversary: When Bollywood celebs were all moist-eyed (view pics) |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/jiah-khan-death-funeral-pics-14739.html?page=5 |work=indiatvnews.com |date=3 June 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nafisa (Jiah) Khan's funeral held |url=https://www.glamsham.com/bollywood/news/nafisa-jiah-khans-funeral-held/ |work=Glamsham}}</ref>

Pancholi, who lived with Khan, was taken into police custody during the investigation of her suicide on 10 June 2013. In her suicide note Jiah mentioned that Sooraj used to physically abuse and torture her everytime.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-11/india/39898077_1_jiah-khan-rabiya-khan-son-suraj |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613053304/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-11/india/39898077_1_jiah-khan-rabiya-khan-son-suraj |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2013 |title=Aditya Pancholi's son Suraj held for abetting Jiah Khan's suicide |last=Singh |first=Vijay V |date=11 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=11 June 2013}}</ref> The [[Bombay High Court]] granted him bail on 2 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1855914/report-hc-grants-suraj-pancholi-bail-downplays-jiah-khan-letter |title=HC grants Suraj Pancholi bail, downplays Jiah Khan letter |date=2 July 2013 |publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]] |access-date=9 July 2013}}</ref> On 3 July 2014, a year after her death, the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) was ordered by the High Court to further investigate the death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bombay High Court orders CBI to probe Jiah Khan Death Case |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/bombay-high-court-orders-cbi-to-probe-jiah-khan-death-case/ |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |publisher=news.biharprabha.com |access-date=3 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abplive.in/crime/2014/07/03/article355475.ece/Bombay-High-Court-orders-CBI-probe-into-Jiah-Khan-suicide-case |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181842/http://www.abplive.in/crime/2014/07/03/article355475.ece/Bombay-High-Court-orders-CBI-probe-into-Jiah-Khan-suicide-case |archive-date=14 July 2014 |title=Bombay High Court orders CBI probe into Jiah Khan suicide case -}}</ref>

The High Court held a hearing on the matter, starting on 7 June 2016, following the Supreme Court's call to expedite the process.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bombay HC to hear Jiah Khan suicide case on June 7 |url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/bombay-hc-to-hear-jiah-khan-suicide-case-on-june-7-343527 |publisher=ABP Live |date=17 May 2016 |access-date=17 May 2016 |archive-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813105427/http://www.abplive.in/india-news/bombay-hc-to-hear-jiah-khan-suicide-case-on-june-7-343527 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 1 August 2016 the CBI ruled out murder in the case. As per its investigations, the cause of Khan's death was 'suicide by hanging'.<ref name="intoday.in">{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jiah-khan-death-timeline-all-you-need-to-know/1/768933.html |title=Jiah Khans death has a new twist: Timeline of the events after her death |access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref> Khan's mother, Rabia, independently hired British forensics expert Jason Payne-James, who concluded in a 20 September 2016 report that "Khan's hanging was staged and the marks on her face and neck indicate it was not simply suicide."<ref name="intoday.in"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Jiah-Khans-hanging-staged-UK-expert/articleshow/54418518.cms |title=Jiah Khan's hanging staged: UK expert |work=The Times of India |date=20 September 2016 |access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref>

In January 2017 the prosecution requested that charges of sexual assault and murder be laid against Pancholi.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jiah-Khan-case-Why-sudden-demand-to-charge-Sooraj-with-rape/articleshow/52161274.cms |title=Jiah Khan case: 'Why sudden demand to charge Sooraj with rape?' |first=Swati |last=Deshpande |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=28 January 2017 |access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref>

On 31 January 2018 a court in Mumbai charged Pancholi with abetting Khan's suicide.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/31/jiah-khans-ex-partner-sooraj-pancholi-charged-over-death-of-bollywood-star |title=Jiah Khan's ex-partner Sooraj Pancholi charged over death of Bollywood star |date=31 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sooraj-pancholi-charged-in-jiah-khan-suicide-father-aditya-pancholi-happy-to-start-real-fight/story-H4L0CNEmRflWzDmGUeFnfL.html |title=Sooraj Pancholi charged in Jiah Khan suicide: Father Aditya Pancholi 'happy' to start 'real fight' |date=31 January 2018}}</ref> The CBI submitted a list of 69 witnesses, including Khan's mother Rabia, the complainant, with the case to begin in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/trial-against-sooraj-pancholi-to-start-soon/ |title=Trial against Sooraj Pancholi to start soon |date=1 March 2018}}</ref>
In April 2023, the CBI Special Court acquitted Pancholi due to lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/actor-sooraj-pancholi-acquitted-by-mumbai-court-in-jiah-khans-death-by-suicide-case-3987129| title=Actor Sooraj Pancholi Acquitted In Jiah Khan Death By Suicide Case| author=Akhil Kumar| date=28 April 2023| access-date=28 April 2023| website=ndtv.com}}</ref>

==Tributes and documentaries==
An episode of the TV series ''[[Yeh Hai Aashiqui]]'' was loosely based on Jiah Khan's suicide, with [[Mihika Verma]] and [[Rithvik Dhanjani]] playing the central characters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-24/news/42324801_1_jiah-khan-s-film-actress-suicide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926100738/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-24/news/42324801_1_jiah-khan-s-film-actress-suicide |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 September 2013 |title=Telly show to recreate Jiah Khan's suicide? |date=24 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref>

On 11 January 2021, the [[BBC]] started airing a three-part documentary about Khan's death, ''Death in Bollywood''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jan/11/tv-tonight-unsolved-murders-make-a-chilling-true-crime-drama |title=TV tonight: unsolved murders make a chilling, true-crime drama |date=11 January 2021 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
| 2007|| ''[[Nishabd]]'' || Jiah || Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]]<br />Also playback singer for song "Take Lite"<ref name="OnceNDTV">{{cite web |last1=Roy |first1=Gitanjali |title=Jiah Khan: Once Bollywood's brightest young thing |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/jiah-khan-once-bollywood-s-brightest-young-thing-374950 |website=NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604120454/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/jiah-khan-once-bollywood-s-brightest-young-thing-374950 |archive-date=4 June 2013 |date=4 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2008|| ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' || Sunita Kalantri || <ref name="OnceNDTV" />
|-
| 2010|| ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]'' || Devika K. Samtani || <ref>{{cite web |title=Jiah Khan |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jiah-khan |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==

* {{IMDb name|id=nm2318317|name=Jiah Khan}}
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