"Jiah Khan was trying to call Sooraj Pancholi the day she died, he saw his phone but…," when actor's mother Zarina Wahab revealed inside details

"Jiah Khan was trying to call Sooraj Pancholi the day she died, he saw his phone but…," when actor's mother Zarina Wahab revealed inside details

• Jiah Khan remembered on her birthday amid past controversies
• Sooraj Pancholi was acquitted in 2023 after a decade-long trial
• Zarina Wahab shared details about Jiah and Sooraj's relationship

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On Jiah Khan’s birth anniversary, memories of the late actor resurface once again, along with conversations that continue to surround her tragic passing in 2013. Over the years, her death sparked intense debate, legal proceedings, and public scrutiny, particularly around Sooraj Pancholi, who was accused of abetting her suicide. In 2023, a CBI Special Court acquitted Sooraj due to lack of evidence, bringing a decade-long legal battle to a close.

As the industry remembers Jiah today, an old interview of Sooraj’s mother, Zarina Wahab, has resurfaced. In a conversation with Nayandeep Rakshit, Zarina had shared her side of the story, offering details about the timeline of Jiah and Sooraj’s relationship before her death.

“I want to clear one thing that a lot of people think about Sooraj,” Zarina had said. “When they were friends, Salman was launching him. Then I told him that Salman is going to launch you, so stop this. Then he went and told her, my parents don’t want us to meet and your mother also doesn’t want us to meet. So let’s break up.”

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She further revealed that their breakup had taken place about a month before the incident. “Then she said, ‘Can I come and meet you sometimes?’ So he told her, ‘You can come and meet me as a friend but not as a girlfriend.’ The incident happened a month before their breakup. No one knows about this.”

Zarina also claimed that Jiah was deeply upset after being rejected for a Telugu film. “She was going to South for a Telugu film around the same time in June. On the spot, she was rejected and she was very depressed,” she said, adding that the role eventually went to Rakul Preet Singh.

According to Zarina, Jiah tried reaching out to Sooraj on the day she died. “She was so depressed that she was trying to call Sooraj. But his classes were going on because of some shooting. He couldn’t take her call, and when he later saw his phone, he texted her, ‘I’m free now, if you want to call me, call.’ But by then, she had already passed away.”

Reflecting on the aftermath, Zarina had said, “Whatever happened, it wasn’t good, but people misunderstood. How many people can you go around explaining things to? But he went through a lot.”