Jiah Khan was born on February 20, 1988 in New York City, New York, USA as Nafisa Khan. She is known for her work on Ghajini (2008), Nishabd (2007) and Housefull (2010). She died on June 3, 2013 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Jiah Khan
Movies
Dil Se
Amar Varma, a producer for Indian news radio, meets an enigmatic woman at a railroad station and then again at a hill station. He falls in love with her, but the woman, who calls herself Meghna, rejects and leaves him although she seems to be interested. Later, Varma agrees to…
Housefull
Housefull is a romantic comedy entertainer which narrates the story of Aarush – the world’s unluckiest man. Being jinxed, he believes his bad luck can vanish if he finds true love. In this quest for true love how one lie leads to another and how different people from different walks…
Nishabd
Vijay lives a wealthy lifestyle in India along with his wife, Amrita, to who he has been married to for 27 years, and a daughter, Ritu, who is now 18 years of age. The family has a vast estate, where Vijay likes to trek around indulging in his sole passion…
Fun Facts
Has a passion for singing and has formally training in classical opera and she knows as many as five different forms of dancing.
Has done her A Levels exams in Film Studies and Literature in London.
Is the daughter of actress Rabia Amin.
Was born in New York City and raised in Chelsea, London. She has been brought up single-handedly by her mother.
Jiah began dabbling with music and almost came to the point of releasing an album. She knows how to play the piano and she recorded six pop numbers before she ran out of finance.
Jiah has been consistently learning different styles of dancing for the last nine years. Today she knows belly dancing, salsa, lambada, jazz, reggae, samba and Kathak.
Her home is in Chelsea, London.
Attended Lee Strasberg for acting training.
Her favorite designers are Dolce and Gabbana and Jitrois.
Her favorite movies from childhood are Rangeela (1995) and The Devil's Advocate (1997).
Favorite singer: Aaliyah.
Says that her role model is her mother.
Her best vacation spot is St. Tropez.
Says the secret behind her hair is oiling and washing it with beer.
Favorite cricketer: Rahul Dravid.
Is the brand ambassador of the international denim brand Wrangler Jeans along with John Abraham.
Her mother is from Lucknow.
Was offered Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's role in Dhoom 2.
Changed her name to Jiah after Angelina Jolie's movie Gia (1998).
Daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan, a Muslim Indian American, and Rabia Amin, an Indian film actress in the 1980s.
Signed Tumsa Nahin Dekha and shot for it in Dubai for 2 weeks. She later opted out.