Nishabd

Speechless) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Amitabh Bachchan and debutant Jiah Khan.

[2] The film opens with young Ritu (Shradha Arya) bringing her friend Jia (Jiah Khan) to spend the holidays with her at her home in Kerala.

Shridhar makes Vijay realise about Jia's vulnerable and naïve age, where even a small helping gesture can seem like love.

Vijay concludes that even though he often tries to commit suicide and is not scared of dying, he doesn't want to do so, as he wants to live a bit more in memories of Jia.

[4] The claim that it was inspired by Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita was denied by Amitabh Bachchan in the CNN IBN TV show Unspoken relationships - Nishabd special (3 March 2007).