In pictures: 10 suicides that shocked Bollywood

The 40-year-old model and actor allegedly committed suicide by slitting her throat at her Versova residence in Mumbai. Shikha Joshi was reportedly unhappy that the doctor, who had allegedly molested her in 2011, had not been punished and she had been arrested in 2013 for pelting stones at his residence; in an audio clip recorded by flatmate in Joshi’s dying minutes, she says she was being harassed by the doctor and was fed up with men. Shikha had a small role in the film BA Pass

Jiah Khan tragically committed suicide at the young age 25 in 2013. She made her debut in the controversial 2007 film 'Nishabd' co-starring with Amitabh Bachchan. She starred opposite Aamir Khan in 2008's 'Ghajini'. Jiah made her final screen appearance in the 2010 hit comedy 'Housefull'. The actress's mother apparently felt she was depressed after some failed auditions down south. Sooraj Pancholi (actor Aditya Pancholi’s son) was Jiah’s boyfriend at that time, and was even arrested in connection with the same

Former MTV VJ and model Nafisa Joseph hanged herself in her home after her marriage to businessman Gautam Khanduja was called off, in 2004. She was only 26 years of age. Joseph was the winner of Miss India Universe 1997 and was a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant in Miami

A model-turned-actress, she was best remembered for her role in 'Kohinoor', a mystery-thriller Indian television series. Randhawa was also part of 'CATS', Indian version of 'Charlie's Angels'. She had a promising career ahead, but committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence in 2006, just a couple of years after her good friend Nafisa Joseph had done the same. Randhawa had just turned 30

A failed relationship allegedly spurred the 37-yr-old Viveka Babajee to take extreme step, in 2010. Her body was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her rented apartment in Bandra, Mumbai, where she was staying alone. The last entry in her diary, which was found next to her body, read, “you killed me, Gautam Vora”. The latter was in further trouble when he was arrested in connection with the Arun Tikku murder case. Mauritius-born Babajee's claim to fame was the famous KamaSutra condom ad campaign. She was Miss Mauritius 1993 and represented her country in the Miss World pageant in Sun City, South Africa, the same year. She also acted in the 2002 movie ‘Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat’ directed by Dinkar Kapoor

The decomposing body of the 26-year-old former model, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her apartment in Lokhandwala, Andheri (West) in 2014. A suicide note stated that her boyfriend had abandoned her when she needed him the most. Police sources said that while Pandey was earning well and did not have any financial problems, she had been suffering from depression after her brother Ashwin was arrested by the Gujarat Crime Branch in an international scam

Actor-producer Kunal Singh was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his Oshiwara apartment in Mumbai, in 2008. He was seen opposite Sonali Bendre in the Hindi film ‘Dil Hi Dil Mein’ (2000). Kunal's father Retired Col Rajendra Singh (left) refused to believe the suicide theory and alleges land mafia killed his son

The man who starred in classics like 'Pyaasa', 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam', and 'Kaagaz Ke Phool', the tragedy king of Bollywood committed suicide in 1964, when he was only 39. According to reports, he had been mixing alcohol and sleeping pills, which eventually proved fatal

He was a master at making masala films. Desai entertained all with his timepass flicks like ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, Dharam Veer’, ‘Chacha Bhatija’, ‘Suhaag’ and ‘Naseeb’. The man who made us laugh however met with a sad end. Unable to deal with chronic health issues, Desai jumped to his death from the balcony of his residence in March 1994. He was 57

Born Vijayalaxmi, she reached the iconic status of a sex symbol in Tamil cinema during her time. She starred in the classic Hindi film ‘Sadma’ (1983). Appearing in over 200 films, the young seductress was neck deep in controversies and eventually died at the age of 33, in 1996. It is suspected that she committed suicide. The 2011 Bollywood film ‘The Dirty Picture’ was loosely based on Smitha’s life