Viveka Babajee

Viveka Babajee (27 May 1973 – 25 June 2010) was a Mauritian model and actress. She held the titles of Miss Mauritius World 1993 and Miss Mauritius Universe 1994.^[2][3] She was best known for her KamaSutra condom advertisements in the 1990s,^[4] and for her involvement in the so-called "Manila Film Festival" scam of 1994.^[5]

Viveka Babajee
Born	Viveka Babajee (1973-05-27)27 May 1973 Port Louis, Mauritius^[1]
Died	25 June 2010(2010-06-25) (aged 37) Bandra, Mumbai, India
Cause of death	Suicide by hanging
Nationality	Mauritian
Modeling information
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Black

Babajee was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her apartment on 25 June 2010, at her Bandra residence in Mumbai. The police reports stated that she committed suicide due to depression.

Early life

The youngest of four sisters, Babajee was born in Port Louis, Mauritius on 27 May 1973.^{[citation needed]} Her mother is Maharashtrian and was born in Hyderabad. Babajee moved to India in the mid-1990s.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Babajee achieved success in India with KamaSutra condoms commercials. She also participated in music videos for Daler Mehndi's "Boom Boom", Harbhajan Mann's "Hai Meri Billo" and Abbey's "Phir Se". In 2009, her company, Cream Events, achieved success with the help of her ex-boyfriend and business partner, Kartik Jobanputra. She later broke all ties with Cream Events.

As a model, Babajee walked the ramp for top designers including Ritu Kumar, Ritu Beri, Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, Rohit Bal, Suneet Varma, JJ Valaya, Tarun Tahiliani, and many others. In January 2010, she started her own event management business and managed projects like the Arjun Khanna show by Taj Colaba. Her company was named "VIBGYOR ENT" (Lifestyle and Boutik Events). VIBGYOR is an acronym for the seven colors of the rainbow (Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange & Red).

Viveka Babajee had been an anchor for FTV India. She made her debut film appearance in Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat, co-starring with Deeksha and Krishna, released in 2002. Even though the movie did poorly at the box office, Babajee's performance did not go unnoticed.

Death

She was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her apartment on 25 June 2010, at her Bandra residence in Mumbai. The police reports stated that Babajee committed suicide due to depression. The last entry in her diary, which was found next to her body, said, "you killed me, Gautam Vohra,"^[6] and unconfirmed reports stated that she became depressed after separating from her boyfriend, Gautam Vora.^[7] However, in 2012, the case was re-opened by police after Gautam Vohra was arrested in connection with a murder case.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2002	Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat	Priya Thakral	Hindi	Bollywood debut

See also

• List of people who died by hanging

References

1. "Viveka Babajee".
2. . Miss Mauritius Organisation. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
3. . Miss Mauritius Organisation. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
4. . 27 June 2010. Archived from the original (VID) on 13 September 2021.
5. Requintina, Robert R (26 June 2010). "Supermodel-actress Viveka Babajee hangs self in India". Manila Bulletin.
6. . Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
7. "Facebook messages provide new leads in Viveka case", 13 August 2010, NDTV
8. "Who wrote Viveka Babajee's 'suicide letter'?". NDTV. NDTV. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

External links

• Viveka Babajee at IMDb
• Viveka Babajee at Find a Grave
• Viveka Babajee in List of Mauritian models