Zarina Wahab claims Sooraj Pancholi broke up with Jiah Khan a month earlier than her dying: ‘She was depressed due to…’ | Bollywood

Might 26, 2025 09:35 PM IST
In a latest interview, Zarina Wahab spoke about her son Sooraj Pancholi’s relationship together with his ex-girlfriend Jiah Khan. This is what she mentioned.
Zarina Wahab spoke about her son Sooraj Pancholi relationship late actor Jiah Khan earlier than she died by suicide in 2013. Speaking to Nayandeep Rakshit, she acknowledged that Jiah was depressed when she took her life, however it was attributable to going through rejection from the Telugu movie trade. She additionally spoke of the decision Sooraj obtained however couldn’t reply. (Additionally Learn: Sooraj Pancholi says Salman Khan trusted him throughout trial in Jiah Khan case: ‘He has expertise of media trial’)
Zarina Wahab on Sooraj Pancholi-Jiah Khan
Zarina was requested about Sooraj’s relationship with Jiah, and he or she claimed that the 2 had damaged up a month earlier than the dying. She mentioned, “Lots of people don’t know this, so I wish to make clear it. The friendship or no matter they’d…Salman was about to launch him (Sooraj), so I requested him to place a cease to it. He broke it off together with her (Jiah) as a result of her mom additionally wasn’t blissful about it. She requested if she might meet him generally, and he agreed to, solely as a pal. They’d damaged up a month earlier than the incident occurred.”
Zarina then claimed that Jiah was dejected as a result of she was rejected ‘on the spot’ for a Telugu movie. “She was about to attempt her luck in Telugu movies, however she acquired rejected on the spot. She was speculated to act with Gopichand; they took Rakul Preet in that movie afterward. She tried to name Sooraj, however he was busy and couldn’t choose up her name. By the point he acquired again to her that night time, she was already useless. Now, isn’t it flawed for individuals responsible him? Solely God is aware of what occurred to her. Possibly she couldn’t deal with that rejection within the south nicely. He went by way of lots for 10 years; he was in his early 20s. I can’t clarify what we went by way of as a household,” she mentioned.
Jiah Khan’s case
Jiah, who was finest identified for starring in Nishabd and Ghajini, was discovered useless at her residence in Mumbai on 3 June 2013 at age 25. Based mostly on a letter that was seized every week later, Mumbai Police booked Sooraj for abetment to suicide, and he was arrested. The letter talked about her troubled relationship with Sooraj, alleging that he mentally and bodily abused her. In 2023, a particular Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) courtroom acquitted Sooraj within the case. “Because of paucity of proof, this courtroom cannot maintain you (Sooraj Pancholi) responsible, therefore acquitted,” mentioned Decide AS Sayyed of the particular CBI courtroom in Mumbai.
