Jiah Khan turns 21
Thursday, February 19, 2009
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Born in New York and raised in Chelsea, London, Jiah Khan is the daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan, an Indian American, and Rabiya Amin, a Hindi film actress in the 1980s from Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
She changed her name from Nafisa to Jiah after Angelina Jolie’s movie, Gia (1998).
Jiah Khan completed her A levels in film studies and literature in London. She also studied at the Lee Strasberg Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, though she quit upon receiving a movie offer from Mumbai.Jiah Khan has a passion for singing and has received a formal training in classical opera. Jiah began dabbling with music and almost came to the point of releasing an album. She knows how to play the piano and she recorded six pop numbers before she ran out of finance.
Jiah has been consistently learning different styles of dancing for the last nine years. Today she knows belly dancing, salsa, lambada, jazz, reggae, samba and Kathak.
Jiah’s favourites:
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Designers: Dolce and Gabbana and Jitrois
Movies: Rangeela (1995) and The Devil’s Advocate (1997)
Singer: Aaliyah
Role Model: Her mother
Vacation spot: St. Tropez
Cricketer: Rahul Dravid
Football Team: Chelsea
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