#tragicloss

Summary: On the 10th death anniversary of Jiah Khan, a beloved Bollywood actress, here is a glimpse into her prolific career in the film industry from inception.

Jiah Khan changed her name to Nafisa Khan after Gia, a movie starring Angelina Jolie (1998). The actress was born on 20 February 1988 to her parents Rabiya Amin, a yesteryear Bollywood actress known for her role in Dulha Bikta Hai by Tahir Husain, and Ali Rizvi Khan. She studied in New York at the Lee Strasberg Academy of Dramatic Arts after getting done with A-levels in film studies and literature in London. But soon she quit her studies in between on receiving an offer for a film from Mumbai.

She was 16 when Mahesh Bhatt offered her the lead role in 2004 for Tumsa Nahin Dekha. But Jiah backed out from the role as she felt the character was too mature for her. Thereafter she starred in Nishabd, her Bollywood debut in 2007, which was a controversial film for its storyline of an older man falling for a young girl, despite being married. The movie was directed by Ram Gopal Verma, and Amitabh Bachchan played her love interest.

The plot of an illicit affair was compared to the Hollywood classic Lolita of 1962. However, the character portrayal by Jiah Khan seemed genuine as she exuded attitude, confidence, and sex appeal. For this, she even was nominated for her performance as the ‘Best Debutant’. Then she landed with Ghajini in 2008, which was a super hit movie starring Amir Khan. The movie was a remake of a 2005 film by A R Murugadoss, of the same name, which had the actor Surya of the fame 'Raktha Charitra'.

Before the release of Ghajini, there were rumors that Jiah Khan is the step-sister of Amir Khan, as the latter’s father had worked in Dulha Bikta Hai with Rabiya, Jiah’s mother. But the rumors were ended after clarification. Then the actress moved on to Chance Pe Dance by Ken Ghosh in 2010. The movie starred Shahid Kapoor. She was then replaced by Genelia D’Souza after shooting a good number of scenes for the project.

        it  had  been  the  most  perfect  christmas  day  of  all  thus  far,   and  it  was  all  because  he'd  spent  every  single  second  of  it  with  his  one  and  only  by  his  side.   everything  felt  so  natural  to  him,   the  glistening  lights  that  surrounded  the  abode,   the  tall  tree  in  the  corner  with  the  shining  star  atop,   even  the  christmas  movie  that  played  on  the  tv  infront  of  them  ;  it  all  felt  RIGHT.   there  was  a  time  where  he  would  have  burned  the  place  to  the  ground  before  decorating  the  place  like  he  had  just  now,   he'd  spent  one  too  many  christmases  alone  in  the  tower,   bottle  of  whiskey  and  another  after  that  down  his  throat  as  he  told  himself  this  was  how  it'd  be  forever  --  until  now.    with  carters  head  resting  upon  his  lap  as  they  both  lounged  comfortably  on  the  couch,   tonys  gaze  shifted  from  the  tv  screen  to  stare  down  at  his  other  half,   smile  instantly  forming  upon  his  lips  while  fingers  caressed  through  darkened  tresses  in  a  comforting  manner.   

         ❝  ------  marry  me,   carter  ...  ❞             the  words  had  tumbled  from  his  lips  with  ease,   taken  by  surprise  by  his  own  vocals  and  yet,   there  was  no  stopping  the  sudden  slight  giddy  giggle  that  became  audible.   the  thought  of  spending  his  life  with  carter  jones  ?   having  every  holiday  season  spent  like  this  with  him  ?   it  was  all  he  wanted  and  more.

          ❝  can  i  be  ...  real  with  you  for  a  sec,   dim  ?  ❞            deep  breath,   attempting  to  keep  her  cool  as  best  she  could  without  letting  herself  become  overwhelmingly  emotional.             ❝  this  is  the  first  christmas  in  years  i've  been  able  to  properly  celebrate  it  ...  i  don't  even  remember  last  christmas  because  i  was  probably  so  damn  outta  my  mind  on  whatever  the  hell  could  get  me  high.   but  now  ?   not  only  do  i  get  to  spend  the  holidays  with  you  and  anthony  and  lil'  ana,   but  skye  ?  my  daughter  ?  i  never  thought  i'd  be  baking  christmas  cookies  with  her  or  ...  putting  decorations  on  the  tree  with  her,  but  i  am,   and  that  --  that's  all  'cause  of  you.  ❞            hand  reached  out,   taking  hold  of  her  best  friends  own  as  she  held  on  as  tight  as  she  possibly  could.   dimitri  was  her  anchor,   her  saving  grace,  the  only  one  who  ever  believed  in  her.             ❝  i  love  you,   dimdim,   i'd  never  have  any  of  this  without  you.  ❞

        for  the  past  few  weeks  while  tony  had  been  hiding  out  within  his  workshop,   he  hadn't  been  doing  of  his  usual  tinkers,   instead  he  had  been  putting  together  dimitris  birthday  present  ;  a  photo  album.   he'd  started  from  scratch  and  put  photos  from  their  first  time  spent  together,   through  their  entire  relationship,   the  first  real  date,  the  movie  nights,  the  adorable  pictures  tony  had  snapped  of  dimitri  perched  on  the  window  sill  at  night.   there  were  pictures  of  ana's  first  time  spent  with  them  all  the  way  up  until  family  selfies  mere  days  ago,   not  to  mention  the  christmas  pictures  that  tony  held  so  dear  to  his  heart,   he'd  even  put  pictures  of  kosmos  in  there  too,   from  the  first  picture  his  love  ever  snapped  of  him,   to  one  tony  tried  to  take  days  before  and  almost  got  his  face  clawed  off.    the  very  last  picture  in  the  album  was  one  of  dimitris  other  present  ;  a  new  kitten,  of  course.   tony  had  seen  the  kitten  abandoned  within  a  cardboard  box  not  too  far  from  the  farm,   the  small  yelps  and  meows  instantly  drew  him  to  the  feline  ;   soon  realizing  that  the  poor  thing  had  only  one  eye  and  had  evidently  been  without  food  or  anything  to  drink  for  a  while.   he'd  somehow  managed  to  keep  it  out  of  dimitris  sight  for  several  days  now,   but  it  was  finally  time  to  let  the  still  unnamed  cat  meet  its  true  owner.

        with  the  kitten  asleep  and  purring  within  the  warming  bed  tony  had  set  up  for  it  in  his  workshop,   he  grabbed  the  finally  put  together  photo  album  and  headed  upstairs  to  where  his  husband  was.    coming  up  behind  him,   he  leaned  down  to  press  a  delicate  kiss  against  his  cheek,   his  arm  swinging  around  to  put  the  crafted  photo  album  infront  of  dimitri  to  see.             ❝  happy  birthday,   my  love.  thank  you  for  ...  always  being  the  light  in  my  life,   for  making  me  smile,   for  being  the  best  husband  anyone  could  ever  ask  for.   i  love  you  ...  ❞

Okay, well, first, I have to talk about those mun pics because you are adorable and give me life. Like, S C R E A M, so gorg!~

Like, award for most adorable muse goes to you. I want to put Dimitri in my pocket. Tzipporah wants to protect him from the world. And I think it's so incredible that, not only have you made such an amazing characters, but all of these other characters that are so interesting and unique and LOVELY. You've been doing this since, what, 2014?