Viveka Babajee

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Viveka Babajee
Born
Viveka Babajee

(1973-05-27)27 May 1973
Port Louis, Mauritius[1]
Died25 June 2010(2010-06-25) (aged 37)
Bandra, Mumbai, India
Modeling information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlack

Viveka Babajee (27 May 1973 – 25 June 2010) was a

1994 Manila Film Festival controversy.[5]

Babajee was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her apartment on 25 June 2010, at her Bandra residence in Mumbai. The police reports stated that she committed suicide due to depression.

Early life

The youngest of four sisters, Babajee was born in

Hyderabad. Babajee moved to India in the mid-1990s. [citation needed
]

Career

Babajee achieved success in India with KamaSutra condoms commercials. She also participated in music videos for Daler Mehndi's "Boom Boom", Harbhajan Mann's "Hai Meri Billo" and Abbey's "Phir Se". In 2009, her company, Cream Events, achieved success with the help of her ex-boyfriend and business partner, Kartik Jobanputra. She later broke all ties with Cream Events.

As a model, Babajee walked the ramp for top designers including

VIBGYOR
is an acronym for the seven colors of the rainbow (Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange & Red).

Viveka Babajee had been an anchor for FTV India. She made her debut film appearance in Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat, co-starring with Deeksha and Krishna, released in 2002. Even though the movie did poorly at the box office, Babajee's performance did not go unnoticed.

Death

She was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her apartment on 25 June 2010, at her Bandra residence in Mumbai. The police reports stated that Babajee committed suicide due to depression. The last entry in her diary, which was found next to her body, said, "you killed me, Gautam Vohra,"[6] and unconfirmed reports stated that she became depressed after separating from her boyfriend, Gautam Vora.[7] However, in 2012, the case was re-opened by police after Gautam Vohra was arrested in connection with a murder case.[8]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2002 Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat Priya Thakral Hindi Bollywood debut

See also

References

  1. ^ "Viveka Babajee".
  2. ^ "List of Former Miss Mauritius World". Miss Mauritius Organisation. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  3. ^ "List of Former Miss Mauritius Universe". Miss Mauritius Organisation. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Rare Kamasutra Condom Ad". 27 June 2010. Archived from the original (VID) on 13 September 2021.
  5. ^ Requintina, Robert R (26 June 2010). "Supermodel-actress Viveka Babajee hangs self in India". Manila Bulletin.
  6. ^ "A nightmare birthday for Gautam Vohra". Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Facebook messages provide new leads in Viveka case", 13 August 2010, NDTV
  8. ^ "Who wrote Viveka Babajee's 'suicide letter'?". NDTV. NDTV. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

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