Stars that left us in 2013: Rituparno, Pran, Jiah Khan, Farooq Sheikh

[caption id="attachment_1316193" align="alignleft" width="940"] National award winning filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh died in Kolkata on 30 May, following a massive heart attack. According to reports, Ghosh had been suffering from pancreatitis for a while and suffered a cardiac arrest in his home. He was 49 years old. Courtesy: ibn live[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1316197" align="alignleft" width="940"] Not too many people were tracking Jiah Khan in recent years though she had made appearances in some successful films, like Ghajini and Housefull. Her suicide on 3 June therefore came as a shock to Bollywood and Bollywood fans. Her family has alleged murder while former boyfriend Suraj Panscholi was arrested on charges of abetting the suicide. Image courtesy: Facebook[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1316199" align="alignleft" width="940"] Veteran Bollywood actor Pran, who played dreaded villains and lovable character with elan in hits like 'Milan', 'Madhumati', 'Bobby', 'Zanjeer' and 'Ram Aur Shyam', passed away on 12 July, 2013 at the age of 93. Sachin Gokhale/Firstpost[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1316203" align="alignleft" width="940"] Legendary singer Manna Dey passed away on 24 October in Bengaluru at the age of 94 and brought down the curtains on a golden era of Bollywood music.

Courtesy: www.mannadey.in[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1316207" align="alignleft" width="940"] Actor Farooq Sheikh famous for his everyman roles passed away due to a heart attack on 28 December in Dubai while on a holiday. Here he is an uncharacteristic action role. Image courtesy: ibn live[/caption]