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Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was found dead at her home in Mumbai, India, at the age of 25.

MUMBAI - Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was found dead at her home in Mumbai in an apparent suicide, police said on Tuesday.

Khan, 25, was found hanged in her room on Monday night by her mother, a Mumbai police official said.

Khan made her Bollywood debut in 2007 with Ram Gopal Varma's "Nishabd," playing the 18-year-old female lead opposite one of India's leading actors, Amitabh Bachchan, in a film loosely based on Vladimir Nabokov's classic novel "Lolita."

"Never ever seen a debutant actress with more spunk and more spirit than Jiah when i was directing her in Nishabd," filmmaker Varma wrote on Twitter.

"I dont know the reason what led to this but jiah was very depressed about her career and scared for her future," he said in another tweet.

Khan, whose real name was Nafisa Khan, was born in New York and grew up in London.

"Nishabd" received mixed reviews and did not do well at the Bollywood box office but Khan went on to play supporting roles in two blockbusters, the psychological thriller "Ghajini" in 2008 and the comedy "Housefull" in 2010.

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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, center and his son Abhishek Bachchan, center right, walk through a sea of fans and mourners to attend the funeral of Rajesh Khanna in Mumbai, India, on July 19, 2012.

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Huge crowds shield themselves with umbrellas in heavy rain during the funeral procession of Rajesh Khanna in Mumbai on July 19, 2012.

Thousands of mourners thronged the streets of Mumbai under heavy monsoon rain to bid farewell and catch a final glimpse of Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, who died on Wednesday at the age of 69.

Known for his shy smile and flamboyant looks, Khanna was often referred to as Bollywood's first real superstar, someone who had a fanatical fan base among women, thanks to the many romantic hits in which he starred during the 1970s.

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Fans react during the funeral of Rajesh Khanna in Mumbai on July 19, 2012.

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Actress Dimple Kapadia, left, wife of the late Rajesh Khanna, along with her daughter Rinke Khanna, second from left and son-in-law Akshay Kumar, background left, pay their respects during Khanna's funeral in Mumbai on July 19, 2012.

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Fans hold a photograph of Rajesh Khanna during his funeral in Mumbai on July 19, 2012.

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A police officer tries to control the crowd with a stick during the funeral of Rajesh Khanna in Mumbai on July 19, 2012.