A "mentally disturbed" and little-known Bollywood starlet attempted suicide over the wedding of film star Abhishek Bachchan and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai, reports said Friday. Janavi Kapoor, who is in her mid-20s and goes by the screen name of Naina, turned up at a local police station Thursday night with a slashed wrist.
She also asked to register a complaint against Bachchan, whom she says cheated on her. Janavi starred in a song-and-dance sequence in Abhishek's movie "Dus" in 2005, and claimed they had a year-long affair and that he had promised to marry her.
"Abhishek had promised to disclose the nature of our relationship," the girl was quoted as saying by Indian news channels. The police, however, did not register her complaint.
"She appeared to be in a disturbed state of mind and in depression. We urged her to come back with her parents (on Friday) to register her case," senior police inspector Pradeep Shinde of Juhu police station told AFP. Bollywood's hottest couple were preparing to tie the knot in a traditional Hindu ceremony Friday evening, marking the end of three days of private partying.
Crowds of fans have been straining for a glimpse of 33-year-old Rai, a former Miss World and a popular actress, and Bachchan - the 32-year-old son of screen legend Amitabh Bachchan. The pair have starred together in at least five movies and are seen as a dynamite box office duo. Only 100 guests have been invited. Hundreds of police and security guards have been employed to keep out gatecrashers.
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