Chitra Singh's Daughter commits suicide

Famous Ghazal singer Chitra Singh's daughter allegedly committed suicide at her residence in suburban Bandra, police said today.

"Monica Chowdhary, daughter of Chitra Singh, committed suicide by hanging herself on Thursday night at her residence in Perry Cross Road in suburban Bandra," said Deputy Commissioner of Police Niket Kaushik.

Chowdhary's body was found by her son this morning, Kaushik said adding that the body has been sent for medical examinations to the Bhabha hospital.

Spiderman 3 Actress commits suicide

British actress Lucy Gordon, who portrayed reporter Jennifer Dugan in Spiderman 3, has committed suicide in her Paris apartment, reports said on Thursday.

Gordon took her own life on Wednesday, just two days before her 29th birthday. No other details were provided.

Since her debut in the 2001 movie Perfume, Gordon appeared in about a dozen films, including French director Cedric Klapisch's The Russian Dolls, American filmmaker John Krasinski's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men and Spiderman 3.

She had just finished making a bio-pic about the late French singer Serge Gainsbourg in which she portrayed Gainsbourg's ex-companion Jane Birkin. The film is due to be released next year.