10 tragic deaths in Indian cinema

The average Indian actress loses her box office status when she is in her thirties or when she is married, whichever is before. Elsewhere at 40 actors begin to get great roles. Here they are nearly over and done. This is however no reason for death to snatch at them. Artistic utility or box office acceptance is not the defined shelf life of an artist. Yet death can be cruel and strike early. Here is a look at some great master who left early.

1. Divya Bharati (19Years): This was certainly premature. May be by self appointment but surely a tragedy not one was expecting in the wildest of dreams. She had worked with charm boy Rishi Kapoor and also delivered big hits with Rajeev Rai. Her career was distinctly screaming the upward swing when she slipped the multi-storeyed structure and left us all gasping.

4. Guru Dutt (39): The Orson Welles of our cinema died at the prime time of his career. Even if he had waited to complete his many aborted films he would have left behind a far greater filmography than he eventually did when he called it quits. He perhaps believed Badaljaye agar mallichamanhotanahi kali as the title song of his last incomplete film ‘Bararein Phir Bhi Ayegi’ would state, but surely there has not been since a a heart head, tech combo as this great film maker since he left us that October morning in 1964.

8. Madhubala (45): The Venus of our cinema, the original Anarkali whose on and off screen romance with the thespian is legendary. Born with a ventricular sepal defect, or 'hole in the heart, she left early but not before she ruled the hearts of her fans and the inspiration of her film makers. Considered one of the influence leaving stars of mainstream cinema, she is cult when it comes to beauty. Be it ‘Aaiye Meherebaanor’ ‘Ayega Aane Wala’ ‘Ek Ladki bheegi bagisi’ not to mention, ‘Mohe panghat pe Nandlal’ , this actor was the face of one important ingredient of our cinema: music.