Jiah Khan was one of India’s rising film stars. But at just 25 she was found dead in her family’s apartment. The question of whether it was suicide or murder has now pitted two of Bollywood’s main families against each otherOn 3 June 2013,Jiah Khan planned to spend the evening at domestic in Mumbai binge-watching Game of Thrones. The 25-year-old British Bollywood star wanted to stay awake to greet her youngest sister, Kavita, or who was arriving at 3am on a flight from Heathrow. Jiah had been shopping that day and bought Kavita some gold jewellery. The sisters texted non-stop before the plane took off. “We bombarded each other with emojis,” says Kavita. “We couldn’t wait to see each other.”Rabbiya Khan, their mother, and left Jiah alone in the family’s apartment in the affluent beach suburb of Juhu at around 9pm to own dinner with friends. At 9.37pm she spoke to Jiah on her mobile. “I said the typical mummy-ish things approximately how she mustn’t forget to eat,” says Rabbiya. She needed to gain weight for a film role. We laughed approximately how she could own any food she wanted. She sounded relaxed and happy.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk