The death of Pratyusha Bannerjee, best known for her performance in the seriel Balika Vadu, has left the entire Hindi entertainment industry shocked. While plenty of theories have been floating around - from depression, problems with her boyfriend, to family issues, among others, whatever may be the reason, Pratyusha joins a list of other such actors and actresses who have taken the extreme step of ending their lives, in an industry which looks glitzy and glamorous from the outside, but can be lonely and filled with problems, inside. The young actress left the entire industry shocked when she fell to her death, while still at the prime of her career, in 1993, at the age of 19. Plenty of conspiracy thoeires have been floating around about the actual reason for her death, and it still remains unanswered as to whether she had actrually committed suicide or had fallen by accident. She had been married to producer and director Sajid Nadiadwala for 11 months at the time of her death. The South Indian sex symbol Vijaylakshmi, better known as Silk Smitha, was found hanging from the ceiling of her residence in Chennai on 23 September, 1996. A number of reasons have been cited for her taking the step – from financial problems, to alcohol dependency, problems in her career, depression and a failed relationship.

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