Siren of the Week: Jiah Khan

 

Not a tinge of green in her eyes, no snow white complexion, nor a sixth finger to bring her luck. Yet Jiah adds to the GQ (Glamour Quotient, for the uninitiated) in her movies and puts the mercury tubes to fire! In her first movie, 'Nishabd', she was all mischief; 'Housefull' brought the Jiah brand of oomph to the screen. The smart medical student act in 'Ghajini' was one for the critics. The Siren is on and loud. Jiah Khan was born on February 20, 1988. She is the daughter of Indian-American, Ali Rizvi Khan and Rabiya Amin, a yesteryear actress. Jiah was raised in London, where she completed her A-levels in film studies and literature. Jiah Khan was due to make her debut at the age of 16, with Mahesh Bhatt's 'Tumsa Nahin Dekha', but backed off after she realised that the role was too mature for her. She later made her debut in 2006 in Ram Gopal Varma's 'Nishabd' opposite Amitabh Bachchan. The film was loosely based on Vladimir Nabokov's book 'Lolita'. "Three things that I have learnt from Amitabh Bachchan himself are how to be patient, how to smell good and how to give disapproving looks," says Jiah. Jiah wrote, composed and sang the song "Take Lite" in 'Nishabd'. She was then seen in A R Murgadoss's 'Ghajini' opposite Aamir Khan. She also did an item number, "Lattoo", in 'Ghajini'. She added one more hit to her kitty with Sajid Khan's 'Housefull'. Rumour has it that she shot for a significant portion of 'Chance Pe Dance', but later backed out, and was replaced by Genelia D' Souza. Jiah has been trained in dance forms like Reggae, Lambada, Jazz, Samba, Kathak, Belly dancing and Salsa. Jiah on her sex appeal: "I guess I was just born sexy. But it sure is hard work, pretending to be sexy." Jiah was the brand ambassador of Wrangler Jeans. "I guess somehow the 'Nishabd' image has stuck by me. The fact though is entirely different. If you come to my house, you won't find me roaming around in hot pants. That's not the way it works actually. But then people have a different impression altogether and it is actually quite a task for me to make them understand that my reel life and real life are two completely different things. I am actually quite an introvert and not as 'bindaas' as I am perceived to be," says Jiah.