This beautiful actress died by suicide after being...., Sharmila Tagore is her..., name was...
The actress we are talking about here was once a Femina Miss India Universe. She was a model, VJ and actress. Very beautiful, but the end was such that you will shudder to know. This actress had gained a lot of fame in a short time. But when she was betrayed in love in her personal life, she embraced death. This actress also had a relationship with Sharmila Tagore. This was Nafisa Joseph.
Nafisa Joseph committed suicide by hanging herself in her Mumbai flat on 29 July 2004. Nafisa's parents had then said that their daughter took this step because her marriage had broken. Nafisa's father was a Malayali and her mother was Bengali. pic: Sony TV YouTube
Nafisa Joseph was about to marry businessman Gautam Khanduja. According to Nafisa's parents, the daughter took this step because her marriage had broken down. Nafisa Joseph came to know that Gautam Khanduja was still married, and the divorce had not happened, whereas he had told Nafisa that he had been divorced for two years. Saddened by this, Nafisa hanged herself.
When Gautam Khanduja was questioned by the police, he refused to answer questions about his married life or show the divorce papers. pic: Wikipedia and social media. Nafisa Joseph was related to Sharmila Tagore. Actually, Nafisa's mother Bengali Usha Joseph was from Rabindranath Tagore's family. Nafisa's mother and actress is Sharmila Tagore's cousin. In this way Sharmila Tagore is Nafisa's aunt.
Nafisa Joseph started modelling at the age of 12, and then participated in the Miss India pageant in 1997. She was the youngest participant to take part in this beauty pageant. Nafisa Joseph was the winner of Miss India and then participated in Miss India Universe. In this, she managed to reach the top-10 finalists.
After this, Nafisa Joseph entered the world of VJ and acting. She worked as a VJ for MTV, and also appeared in the TV show CATS. She also hosted many shows. Not only this, Nafisa Joseph also played a role in the film 'Taal', in which Aishwarya Rai was in the lead role.
Her parents said that Nafisa took this step because her marriage was broken. Actually, Nafisa was going to marry businessman Gautam Khanduja. A few weeks before the wedding, Nafisa came to know that Gautam, who was already married, had not yet divorced his wife. Hurt by this, Nafisa hanged herself to death.
Nafisa's parents had also accused Gautam Khanduja of forcing their daughter to commit suicide. But Gautam denied this. He clarified that his and Nafisa's engagement had already been broken. Therefore, this does not become a reason for committing suicide.
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