The cinema world is like a magnet which attracts young and old to it in millions but only a few hundreds manage to make their name and wealth.  Others go through a lot of hardship and either become paupers or take their own lives.  Pearl Punjabi an aspiring actress has committed suicide by jumping to her death from the terrace of her apartment window.

The security guard of the apartment building in Oshiwara, Mumbai has stated that around 12.15 to 12.30 am he heard sounds of shouting from Pearl's apartment in the third floor and later the thudding sound of something falling and found the girl in a pool of blood on the ground.  It is said that the young girl was dejected that she did not get a chance to act in any film or serial even after trying hard for several years.  She was also reportedly unhappy in her personal life and had several fights with her mother in the past and had also attempted to kill herself twice before.