The suicide of Bollywood starlet Jiah Khan has inspired an upcoming film.
"Bold Bollywood" tells the story of three actresses who travel to Mumbai to find work in the booming international film industry and the troubles they run into.
Director Rikshhit Mattasays that the news reports about Khan's suicide and the rumors of the stress brought on by pressure and relationship troubles "moved him." He hopes the film will reveal the underbelly of the Bollywood industry to audiences.
Khan, 25, was found dead by her mother at the actress's home in Mumbai in early June. Although the death was a clear suicide, Khan's mother has pointed her finger at former boyfriend Suraj Pancholi for being responsible. Pancholi was arrested and recently denied bail for the charges of abetting Khan's suicide.
Pancholi, 21, and Khan had been dating for nearly a year prior to a breakup. Khan's mother, Rabia, said that her daughter claimed to have been abused and raped in her suicide letter, although the note doesn't name Pancholi specifically.
Police seized five letters that Khan had written to her mother. In them, the actress claimed to have received an abortion and referred to having undergone "torture." Police recently recovered documents from a Mumbai hospital that confirmed Khan had undergone the abortion.
At the time of the couple's breakup, Rabiya says that Jiah had facial injuries and that Pancholi had sent a "break-up bouquet." The events drove Jiah to suicide, her mother claims.
However there was further drama going on in the actress's life. Khan seemed to be on the way to a promising career, having starred in Bollywood blockbusters such as 2008's "Ghajini" and 2010's "Houseful," but the actress hadn't had a role since the latter. Director Ram Gopal Varma tweeted that Khan had been troubled.
"I don't know the reason what led to this but Jiah was very depressed about her career and scared for her future," he said.
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