Jiah Khan

Jiah Khan was a British American actress, model and singer who appeared in Hindi films. She made her film debut in the 2007 Ram Gopal Verma film Nishabd for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She was later noted for portraying a modern, independent woman in Ghajini which was the highestgrossing Bollywood film of 2008. Her performance in the latter earned her significant acclaim. She last appeared in Sajid Khans romantic comedy Housefull, which was the fifth highestgrossing Bollywood film of 2010. Khan had catapulted herself into the Bollywood 100 Crore Club with Ghajini and Housefull.

Khan was born into an Indian family in New York City. She was the daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan, an Indian American and Rabiya Amin, a Hindi film actress in the 1980s from Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Her paternal aunt was Pakistani actress and director Sangeeta. Khan grew up in London where she completed her Edexcel O and A Level with five As, before moving to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood. She has two younger sisters Kavita and Karishma. She was inspired to enter Bollywood after watching Ram Gopal Vermas former protege Urmila Matondkars movie Rangeela at the age of six.

Source: Wikipedia