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Nishabd actress Jiah Khan dead

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Nishabd actress Jiah Khan, also known as Nafisa Khan, has passed away. While a few in the industry say that she committed suicide, the cause of her death is currently unconfirmed.

Dia Mirza, who replaced Jiah in Tumsa Nahin Dekha, broke the news on Twitter “RIP Nafisa (Jiah) Khan. You were too young and beautiful…”

Tanuj Garg of Balaji Motion Pictures also tweeted “Just heard the shocking news about Jiah Khan ! Such a sweet, pleasant and friendly girl !”

Apart from Amitabh Bachchan’s Nishabd, Jiah also had a significant role to play in Sajid Khan’s Housefull and A.R Murugadoss’ Ghajini.

UPDATE: There are reports that she committed suicide at her Juhu residence and was declared dead at the hospital. The police is yet to confirm the news.

[Perumthachan]

BY ANAND HOLLA

Raanjhanaa MUSIC A R Rahman Return to serenity
Rockstar made A R Rahman reinvent his sound by rooting his melodies in rock-soaked rhythms. Raanjhanaa, clearly as challenging an assignment in how it pushes ARR to the depths of his craft and imagination, sees him take his genre-juggling skills to another level. The fiery vibe of Tu Mun Shudi is reminiscent of Dhakka Laga Bukka. Not as rousing as the Yuva anthem, this is more formless and expansive, making repeat listening very rewarding. Rabbi Shergill powers through Irshad Kamil’s refreshing Punjabi lines while Rahman shoulders the haunting chorus, which is borrowed from Amir Khusro’s Persian verses — Tu Mun Shudi, Mun Tu Shudam, Tu Mun Shudi (You’ve become me, I’ve become you, you’ve become me). The mesmerising, choppy melody of the sufi-esque Piya Milenge is quite unlike a Rahman composition, save for the Noor-Un-Ala-Noor traces running underneath. Kamil’s reflective lyrics lend well to Sukhwinder Singh’s robust vocals and a soundscape dense with Western-Hindustani classical fusion. The percussions, for instance, continuously and beautifully alternate between electronica and tabla beats. A special bow to the KMMC Sufi Ensemble for the vocal interludes. Bathed in smooth jazz, Aise Na Dekho’s simplicity is its biggest strength as Rahman sings as lovably as ever. The title track isn’t too easy to like, given its unusual melody. Shiraz Uppal and Jaswinder Singh make the most of the festive energy, driven by a delightful arrangement featuring violins, sitar, dhols, you name it. Soft manjiras, soft keys and a softer bassline carry forth the melt-your-heart melody of Tum Tak. Javed Ali is in top form, and so is Kamil (Meri har hoshiyaari bas tum tak, Meri har tayyari bas tum tak). The track effortlessly courses through various breaks, including a pleasant bhajan-on-echo-like section towards the end. Joined by Anwesha Datta Gupta and Meenal Jain, Shreya Ghoshal shines in the charming folk-classical Banarasiya. Ay Sakhi works as much for the vocal shuffling between Madhushree, Chinmayee, Vaishali and Aanchal Sethi, as for its catchy chorus. The bubblegum pop number Nazar Laaye sees Rashid Ali and Neeti Mohan infuse life into a no-frills composition. As Rahman returns to his soulful best, Raanjhanaa will win you over with its warm embrace.

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Bollywood's 100 Crore club
By Bollywood Hungama News Network

Reaching the coveted Rs. 100 crore mark has become a must for every big film in Bollywood. In this exclusive report, we take a look at some of the biggest hits that have reached the Rs. 100 crore mark segregating them on the basis of the number of days taken to get there.

Interestingly, of the top 10 films that have been the fastest to reach the mark, Salman Khan rules the roost with 5 of his films on the top, the longest being Ready taking 14 days to reach Rs. 100 crore.

Below is a detailed report of Bollywood's 100 Crore Club (following table contains domestic box office figures only).

Sr. No.	Movie Name	Release	Lifetime (Crores)	Days Taken to Reach 100 Crores
1	3 Idiots	25-Dec-09	202.47	9
2	Ek Tha Tiger	15-Aug-12	198.78	5
3	Dabangg 2	21-Dec-12	155.00	6
4	Bodyguard	31-Aug-11	148.86	7
5	Dabangg	10-Sep-10	138.88	10
6	Rowdy Rathore	1-Jun-12	133.25	11
7	Jab Tak Hai Jaan	12-Nov-12	120.85	11
8	Ready	3-Jun-11	119.78	14
9	Agneepath	26-Jan-12	115.00	11
10	RA.One	26-Oct-11	114.29	11
11	Ghajini	24-Dec-08	114.00	18
12	Barfi!	14-Sep-12	112.15	17
13	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	31-May-13	107.61*	7
14	Don 2	23-Dec-11	106.71	16
15	Golmaal 3	5-Nov-10	106.34	17
16	Housefull 2	6-Apr-12	106.00	17
17	Son Of Sardaar	12-Nov-12	105.03	16
18	Bol Bachchan	6-Jul-12	102.94	45
19	Race 2	25-Jan-13	100.45	63
20	Singham	22-Jul-11	100.30	50

* denotes that the movie is still running in theatres

100 Crore breakup year wise

Year	No. of movies
2008	1
2009	1
2010	2
2011	5
2012	9
2013	2

Actors who have made it to the 100 Crore club

Actor	No. of Films
Salman Khan	5
Ajay Devgn	4
Shahrukh Khan	3
Aamir Khan	2
Akshay Kumar	2
John Abraham	2
Ranbir Kapoor	2
Hrithik Roshan	1
Saif Ali Khan	1

Actresses who have made it to the 100 Crore club

Actress	No. of Films
Asin	4
Kareena Kapoor	4
Sonakshi Sinha	4
Priyanka Chopra	3
Deepika Padukone	2
Katrina Kaif	2
Kajal Aggarwal	1

Disclaimer:
The box office figures are compiled from various sources and our own research. The figures can be approximate and Bollywood Hungama does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data. However they are adequately indicative of the box-office performance of the film(s).

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RGV has come out with an apology. It is to Jiah Khan, the actress who committed suicide recently. RGC launched her 6 years back in 'Nishabd'. Even after getting a role in a super-hit movie like 'Ghajini' she did not find offers, except for a guest role in 'Housefull'. She had started to feel she was not beautiful for the industry, she kept visiting directors who promised her roles but which never happened. RGV himself had said the same the last time they met which was a month back.

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RGV has come out with an apology. It is to Jiah Khan, the actress who committed suicide recently. RGC launched her 6 years back in 'Nishabd'. Even after getting a role in a super-hit movie like 'Ghajini' she did not find offers, except for a guest role in 'Housefull'. She had started to feel she was not beautiful for the industry, she kept visiting directors who promised her roles but which never happened. RGV himself had said the same the last time they met which was a month back.

RGV's apology:

I was sitting with a friend of mine at my home when, at around 1.30 am, I got a call about Jiah's suicide. In shock and hoping that it might be a rumour, I made a few calls to confirm the information. When I realised it's true, I just sat there, numb, thinking of what could have caused that beautiful young girl to so abruptly kill herself ?

Relationship problems or career frustration or a combination of both? Knowing her the way I do, I think it's more of frustration that brought her to that tipping point. With tears in my eyes, I started reliving the various memories I had of her.

The first time I saw Jiah was when she came to my office and I was really struck by her unconventional looks. She didn't look like a typical wannabe. There was something really special about her. Later on, I happened to meet Amitji and in the course of our conversation, I had an idea — to make a film on an elderly man falling for a younger girl. When Amitji and I were discussing who the girl should be, I suddenly thought of Jiah and said that I have the perfect cast. Her name is Jiah and she just has to play herself.

Real-life Jiah was pretty much exactly like her character in Nishabd. Throughout the making of the film, the whole unit was enamoured with her. We all could see a cute and beautiful bird waiting to take off into the dreamy world of Bollywood. Everyone, including me, believed that she would be the next big thing. I remember her mother hugging Jiah and weeping with joy after the first trial of Nishabd.

She was thrilled when she signed Ghajini, but later on went into a shock that no good offers came to her despite of its tremendous success. When she came to me, I said I was not able to see her fit in any of the films I was working on and asked her to wait. So, after waiting and waiting, except for a guest appearance in Housefull, nothing else happened in her six-year-long career, which was strange. But then, Bollywood operates in a strange manner.

So, for a girl who loves to be in front of the camera and who wanted nothing else in her life, to have just done one film, a second lead and then a guest appearance in the course of six long years, was obviously killing. I could imagine her mental state when she kept seeing newer and younger girls streaming in every day while she was just waiting, doing nothing.

The last time she came to meet me was about a month ago and she said she keeps looking into the mirror, trying to understand what's so wrong with her face that nobody wants to cast her. I started explaining to her that's not how things work and she should have patience. But I myself realised how foolish I must be sounding to a girl who has been waiting and waiting and doing nothing for six long years.

Not knowing what else to say and since I was busy, I told her that I will talk to her later. That was the last time I saw her. A young, 18-year-old Jiah came into the city of opportunity with her eyes full of dreams and I and some others made her believe that her dreams will become reality and she will become big. Our intention of saying that was part belief and in part to give her confidence. But at an impressionable young age, she took the words of senior persons in the industry for granted. And then, when it didn't happen and reality hit her like a sledge hammer and only when she was falling off the cliff of her dreams, did she realise that there isn't going to be anyone coming to her rescue, including me.

Whether it would have helped or not, I so wish I had spent more time with her that day. I wish I had gone out of my way to instill in her a hope for the future with the same vigour and enthusiasm as in the beginning when I made her believe that her dream will become a reality.Today, I cry not because she killed herself, but for the disappointments, the hurt and the trauma she would have suffered — caused by me and many others for such a long time before she decided on this final solution.

Wherever you are Jiah, please consider this writing as an apology for my part in causing you such distress. I so wish I could have explained to you that there was nothing wrong with you except for bad time and destiny, which more or less controls all of us.

I want to say sorry for being the first of many people who have psyched you to dream big. In our defence, we truly believed in you and will continue to feel this way even now after you are gone.

By - Ram Gopal Varma

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kaanan pattunnilla

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bhaag milkha bhaaginu thread ille .

Hawan karenge song kidukki...farhan super cool . njan cinema kandu theerumpo fan avum enna thonunathu

[K K R]

bhaag milkha bhaaginu thread ille .

Hawan karenge song kidukki...farhan super cool . njan cinema kandu theerumpo fan avum enna thonunathu