Aarthi Agarwal (March 5, 1984 – June 6, 2015) was an American actress of who primarily worked in

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Early life and career

Agarwal was born on March 5, 1984, in

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to Gujarati parents. Her younger sister Aditi Agarwal is also an actress in Telugu film industry. At around 14 years of age, actor

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spotted her and invited her to dance on stage in

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. After the performance, he asked her father to encourage her to take up acting in

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. At age 16, she made her debut with ''

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''. Agarwal made her Telugu film debut in '' Nuvvu Naaku Nachav'' with actor Venkatesh. She was one of the few non-

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speaking actresses to work with noted Indian film stars

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, Nandamuri Balakrishna,

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, Venkatesh, Prabhas,

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, Ravi Teja, and Jr NTR. In 2005, media reported that Agarwal had attempted suicide over the failure of a romantic relationship with a co-star. In 2006, following an accident at home, she was hospitalized with internal head injuries at Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills,

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and put on ventilator support. In 2007, Agarwal married a software engineer; the couple divorced in 2009.

Death

On June 6, 2015, Agarwal was pronounced dead on arrival at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in

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. Agarwal, who had undergone a liposuction surgery six weeks prior, had severe breathing problems before her death. Her manager stated the cause of her death was cardiac arrest. She had been living with her parents in Egg Harbor Township.Wheatstone, Richard
"Bollywood actress Aarthi Agarwal dead after 'liposuction surgery gone wrong'"
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'', June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015. "But she had seen her career fade in recent years and was living with her parents in her home town of Egg Harbor Township."

Filmography

* ''All Films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agarwal, Aarthi Place of birth missing 1984 births 2015 deaths Actresses from New Jersey People from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey Actresses from Mumbai American film actresses American people of Gujarati descent American actresses of Indian descent American expatriate actresses in India Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Gujarati people CineMAA Awards winners 21st-century American actresses