Top 20 Indian Actors Who Died Young

No matter what our profession is, life will give us lemons at some point of time. Some of us can handle it, and when we cannot, we have the courage to understand that things will come under control if not today, then sometime later. However, not all of us are courageous. There are many actors in the film industry who have killed themselves because of the pressure that is on them, or because of heartbreak. There are others who died due to some accident. Today we will be discussing 20 of the Bollywood actors whom we lost too early.

1. Aarthi Agarwal Aarthi Agarwal was born on March 5, 1984. She is a >> Read More...

The actress entered Bollywood as a teenager. She was barely 16 when her first film ‘Pagalpan’ released. Later in life, she tried to commit suicide as her relationship with a Bollywood actor did not work out and her career in Bollywood was also dying. However, she moved to the South industry, and was doing fairly well until she started to gain weight and consequently diseases surrounded her. She went to America to get a liposuction surgery done, which resulted in a cardiac arrest that killed her.

2. Taruni-Sachdev

The actress had been leading a successful career and aspired to become an actress when she grew up. She was also called the Rasna Girl, because her advertisement for Rasna was so popular. she had even worked with Big B in the movie ‘ Paa Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, who also sent his condolences to her way when she died in a plane crash in Nepal at the age of 14.

3. Divya Bharti Divya Bharti was an Indian film actress and model, >> Read More...

The actress was fast on her way to becoming a superstar. Her film Shola Aur Shabnam gained her a lot of name as an actress and a performer, and ‘Deewana’ and ‘Balwan’ were no less. However, at the age of 19, the actress fell to her death. The circumstances of this early death remain mysterious till this date.

4. Pratyusha Banerjee Pratyusha Banerjee was a gorgeous Indian actress. >> Read More...

The actress had everything she could ever have wanted. He career graph was going up, she had fame and a lot of money. However, she also had an abusive, exploitative and dominating boyfriend. The “Balika Vadhu” actress was only 24 when she was found dead, apparently having hung herself to a fan in her Goregaon home. She had warned her boyfriend beforehand about this suicide in her whatsapp conversation, and the case becomes more complicated as more aspects of it open up.

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The young actress was all of 25 when she died, having allegedly killed herself after her boyfriend Sooraj Pancholi Sooraj Pancholi is the new chocolate face hero who >> Read More... cheated on her, aborted her baby and used up all her money. The actress had made her debut opposite Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... in the film ‘ Nishabd Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, after which she appeared in ‘ Ghajini Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ and ‘ Housefull Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. The actress had just bagged two films and an item number before committing suicide.

6. Nafisa Joseph Nafisa Joseph was a model and MTV video jockey. Sh >> Read More...

The model and VJ had been the Miss India Universe of 1997 and had been a finalist in the Miami Miss Universe competition the same year. She was found hanging to her fan in her apartment at the age of 26 when her marriage to her businessman fiancé, Gautam Khanduja was canceled.

7. Kuljeet Randhawa Kuljeet Randhawa was a model and an actress in Hin >> Read More...

The actress had just turned 30 when she was found hanging dead from a fan in her home. Her friend Nafisa had done the same. The actress had become popular after working in a TV series ‘ Kohinoor Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. She had done great projects in her past including CATS, and could have done a lot more in her future.

8. Smita Patil This versatile actress was born on the 17th of Oct >> Read More...

The actress had been a part of the industry for just over a decade when she died. She had been pregnant and during the birth of her child, she died due to some complications. She had been all of 31, and did all sorts of films. Her artistic, hard hitting films were just as big hits as her commercial films, both raking money and success.

9. Meena Kumari Meena Kumari is a popular TV and film actress. She >> Read More...

The original tragedy queen, she played many tragic roles, and lead an even more tragic life. The beautiful actress died at just 39, her alcohol addiction leading her to liver cirrhosis. ‘Pakeezah’ was a huge success and a legendary film, 3 weeks after which, she succumbed, having lived a professionally successful life. Personally, her life was spent longing for her husband, Kamal Kamaluddin Mohammed Majeed, more prominently known >> Read More... , the only man she ever married.

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The actress died due to some heart complications at the age of 36. However, till then, she had worked enough and given enough classic movies to the country to be remembered for the rest of her life. In 1942, she had appeared in ‘Basant’ as a child artist, and nothing had stopped her since then. Her best known films include ‘Kamal’, and Mughal-E-Azam.

11. Vinod Mehra In the Indian film industry, Vinod Mehra is a name >> Read More...

One of the most handsome men in Indian cinema till date, Vinod Mehra was seen in various films, like ‘Khuddar’, ‘Ghar’ and ‘Anurag’ among others, and ruled the industry for almost two decades before he died in the year 1990 due to heart attack. He was 45 during his death and left the entire industry shell shocked.

12. Guru Dutt Born on 9th July 1925, Guru Dutt was an Indian act >> Read More...

Not only was Guru Dutt a great actor, but also a great director. In the whole of his life, the only film that he made that was a box office failure was Kaagaz Ke Phool, which also became a cult classic a few years later. Although it is said that he committed suicide, the cause of his death still remains a mystery.

13. Geeta-Bali

Another great actress, Geeta Bali The movie buffs of 1950s can’t forget Geeta Bali. >> Read More... had done films opposite all great actors of her time, including Dev Anand Dev Anand would be nostalgically remembered by fil >> Read More... , Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor was a renowned actor, director, and pro >> Read More... and Guru Dutt. She was a fighter and had fought her way to well-deserved success. Sadly, she could not fight away the smallpox that killed her at the young age of 35 in the year 1965.

14. Abir Goswami Abir Goswami was an Indian Film and Television act >> Read More...

The actor gave quite a shock to hIS peers and colleagues with his sudden death. He had been a part of many films and television shows like " Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara Rajshri Productions has come up with a daily soap >> Read More... " and ‘ Kkusum Kkusum ... Ek Aam Ladki Ki Kahani is a daily soap >> Read More... ’, and had also appeared in the film ‘ Lakshya Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ that was directed by Farhan Akhtar One of the most recognized young director of India >> Read More... and starred Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan with his unimaginable dance moves i >> Read More... . He was working out at a gym in Mumbai when a cardiac arrest killed him.

15. Rituparno Ghosh Rituparno Ghosh(1963-2013) was a profound actor, d >> Read More...

The filmmaker from Bengal had given some massively successful and internationally acclaimed films that included 'Antarmahal' and Chokher Bali. However, he had also been confused and conflicted when it came to his sexuality in his last years before his death. He had become more of a loner, and died due to a severe heart attack.

16. Nirmal Pandey Actor Nirmal Pandey was the first actor to play th >> Read More...

He was not as big a name as the others in this list, but he had proven his talent in films like Bandit Queen. He was a part of the film Daayraa, and more were sure to come, but the actor had a heart attack and died in 2010.

17. Dilip Dhawan Dilip Dhawan was born in 1955 to late Krishan Dhaw >> Read More...

The actor had become a big name when he played Guru in the massively successful television series ‘ Nukkad Nukkad is a prominent Hindi serial, broadcasted on >> Read More... ’. He them went on to appear in many other serials like “ Tere Mere Sapne Tere Mere Sapne is a TV series that ran from 2009 >> Read More... ”, Deewar and ‘ Janam Story soon >> Read More... ’. Steadily, he was progressing towards better things when at the age of 45, a heart attack killed him.

18. Jatin Kanakia Intro: Jatin Kanakia was one of the finest comedy >> Read More...

The actor was a popular comedian, having done an iconic role in the television series Shrimaan Shrimati Shrimaan Shrimati was a famous TV serial broadcast >> Read More... . It was one of the best shows during the time Doordarshan ruled our television screens. He was also seen in films like, "Hum Saath Saath Hain" and ‘ Khoobsurat Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, where also, his roles were appreciated. He died a cruel death, having fought a battle against pancreatic cancer and finally dying at the age of 46.

19. Vivek Shauq Vivek Shauq had a short and remarkable journey of >> Read More...

The actor had done many film and television roles before his death. However, his most memorable roles are his supporting role in the popular show Flop Show Flop Show is one of the most popular Indian televi >> Read More... , and his role in the film Gadar, where he played ‘ Sunny Deol Sunny Deol is a film actor, director and producer. >> Read More... ’s friend. He too died young due to a heart attack in the year 2011.

20. Rasika Joshi Rasika Joshi was an established actress and served >> Read More...

The actress was a well-known face in both Bollywood and Marathi cinema. In Bollywood, she could mostly be seen in ‘ Priyadarshan Priyadarshan Soman Nair is a famous Director, Prod >> Read More... ’ films and had left her mark with films like ‘Gayab’, Bhool Bhulaiyaa Click to look into! >> Read More... , Vaastu Shastra and ‘ Billu Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. She played various character roles and could frequently be seen popping up in films. It was an unpleasant news to know that such an actress had to go so early, at only 39, of Leukaemia, in 2011.