A plane crash killed this Bollywood actress; she became a sensation with her first film with Amitabh Bachchan.

News Topical, Digital Desk : An actress from the film world stole everyone's heart upon her Bollywood debut. Amitabh Bachchan's beauty rivaled even the most prominent actresses. Her career flourished in both the South and Hindi film industries.

But the actress passed away before she could truly reign supreme in cinema. She died in a tragic plane crash at the age of 32. She was pregnant when she passed away. Her death dealt a significant blow to Indian cinema. She was one of the most prominent actresses in the Telugu film industry.

Soundarya was a top Telugu actress.

The actress we're talking about is Soundarya, aka Radha, from Sooryavansham . Playing opposite Amitabh Bachchan, Soundarya captured everyone's attention in Bollywood. However, even before Bollywood, she had already demonstrated her acting prowess in the Telugu film industry. She was one of the most sought-after Telugu actresses.

How did Sooryavanshi actress Soundarya die?

Soundarya ruled cinema in the 90s. However, in 2004, the actress broke millions of hearts and departed this world. She lost her life in a tragic plane crash on April 17, 2004. At the time, Soundarya had just joined the BJP. She was traveling from Bangalore to Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, to campaign for the BJP.

When and how did Soundarya's plane crash happen?

Soundarya , along with her brother Amarnath, a BJP party worker, and the pilot, took off in a single-engine Cessna 180 from the Jakkur airstrip near Bangalore. Within five minutes, the plane veered west and crashed into the campus of the Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra of the Agricultural Sciences University. BN Ganapathy, a worker at the university's experimental farms, rushed to the plane to rescue the passengers. He reported that the plane was wobbling before the crash.

Mohan Babu's name linked to Soundarya's plane crash

Last year, in 2025, a controversy erupted regarding Soundarya's plane crash. A man in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district filed a complaint against superstar Mohan Babu, alleging that Soundarya's death was not an accident but a murder, and that Mohan Babu was behind the incident. However, Soundarya's husband, GS Raghu, dismissed this allegation and also dismissed Mohan Babu's property dispute with Soundarya as false news.

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