subject: Jiah Khan - Bollywood Actress [print this page] Jiah khan was born on 20 February 1988, in New York, USA. Her parents are Ali rizvi khan and Rabia amin. Jiah is the eldest of the three daughters. Her mother rabia is from agra, india and was an actress in the 1980. She was seen in films like grafter (1985), tahir hussain locket (1986), and N. chandra ankush (1986).
Jiah has been brought up in Chelsea, London. she has completed her alevels in literature and film studies from mpw, London. jiah khan was a student at the lee strasberg academy of dramatic arts, New York, when she received her first movie offer. She quits the academy, where she was studying shakespeare and method acting, to pursue her career in films.
Jiah khan is a trained opera singer. She plays the piano as well. Jiah is an accomplished dancer. She has learned various dance forms like kathak, jazz, salsa, samba and lambada. Jiah khan was born as Nafisa khan. However she changed her name to jiah, after watching the film gia (1998), starring angelina jolie.
Jiah was brought up by a singlemother. There was a rumor that jiah khan was the daughter of tahir hussain, aamir khan father. However both, tahir hussain and rabia amin, jiah mother, rubbished these rumors. Jiah khan was offered the role of the lead heroine in mahesh bhatt tumsa nahin dekha (2004).
She was only sixteen years old then, and refused to do the film because she felt the role was too mature for her. She was replaced by dia mirza. In 2006, jiah khan made her bollywood debut with ram gopal varma nishabd (2006). She was paired opposite bollywood superstar amitabh bachchan.
The film was an intense drama and a love story between an old man and a young girl. Amitabh bachchan played vijay, a married man and a father of an eighteen year old daughter. His daughter brings home her friend jia, played by jiah khan.
Vijay starts developing feelings for jia, and she reciprocates. Their budding love destroys vijay relationship with his wife and daughter. in the end he ends his relationship with jia as well. the film was an average hit. Jiah khan received good reviews for her portrayal as an innocent and sensuous young girl.
She was nominated for the filmfare best female debut in 2007. Jiah sang, composed, wrote and choreographed a song takes lite in Nishabd (2006). Jiah next film was Ghajni (2008). The film was produced by aamir khan and directed by A.R. murugadoss. it was the remake of the tamil film ghajni (2005), which was directed by the same director, A.R. murugadoss.
Ghajni (2008) starred aamir khan and asin in the lead roles. Jiah Khan played the supporting role of a medical student called Sunita. Aamir Khan played a businessman, Sanjay suffering from Anterograde amnesia, who keeps reminding himself about the past by making tattoos on his body and clicking photographs of people and places.
His girlfriend Kalpana, played by Asin has been brutally murdered by a man named Ghajni, and Sanjay wants to kill him. Sunita is keen to observe Sanjay condition, and befriends. But seeing his violent nature she is terrified of him.
However, when she comes to know of his past and Kalpana murder, she helps him to find Ghajni and kill him. The film was one of the biggest Bollywood blockbusters. Jiah Khan was appreciated for her performance in the film. Ghajni (2008) is also one of the highest grossing bollywood films.
Jiah khan third release was housefull (2010). it was the directorial debut of actor and comedian sajid khan. the comedy also starred akshay kumar, deepika padukone, arjun rampal, riteish deshmukh, lara dutta, boman irani, lillete dubey and randhir kapoor.
Jiah khan played the role of devika, a daughter of a rich man living in london. she pretends to be a traditional indian girl and gets married to arush played by akshay kumar. arush is an innocent man, and is very unlucky. Just a day after their marriage arush discovers the truth that devika married him only because she wanted her father property.
she already has an american boyfriend. this devastates arush, but devika thanks him, because he is a nice man. the film was a hit. jiah khan had very little screen time in the film, but her performance was appreciated. Jiah khan has signed two hollywood films. details of the films remain undisclosed.
