Many big political leaders and famous personalities have lost their lives in plane and helicopter accidents that happen from time to time in India. The latest case is of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. These incidents not only shook the country but also raised questions on the security system. Let us take a look at such big accidents, in chronological order, in which the country lost its important faces.

January 2026: Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar passed away at the age of 66. His chartered plane crashed while landing at Baramati airport at 8:45 am on Wednesday. A total of 5 people including Ajit Pawar died in this accident. Pawar was going to Baramati to campaign for Panchayat elections. According to Maharashtra Aviation Department, for the first time during landing, the runway was not clearly visible, after which the pilot lifted the plane again. At that time the visibility was said to be around 2000 meters.

June 2025: Vijay Rupani
The Air India plane crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad. 241 people died in this accident, which included former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.

March 2022: G. S. Balyogi
The then Lok Sabha Speaker and senior Telugu Desam Party leader G. S. Balayogi died in a helicopter accident in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.

December 2021: General Bipin Rawat
India’s first Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu on 8 December 2021. Many other people including his wife also died in this accident.

April 2011: Dorji Khandu
Dorji Khandu, the then Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, died in a Pawan Hans helicopter crash in a remote area near the China border.

September 2009: Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y. popularly known as YSR. S. Rajasekhara Reddy lost his life in a helicopter crash in the Nallamala hills.

March 2005: OP Jindal
Industrialist and Haryana Energy Minister OP Jindal died in a helicopter crash in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Former Union Minister Surendra Singh was also killed in this accident.

September 2004: Cyprian Sangma
Meghalaya Rural Development Minister Cyprian Sangma and 9 others died in the Pawan Hans helicopter crash. This accident happened near Barpani Lake near Shillong.

April 2004: Soundarya
Famous actress of South Indian films K. S. Saumya, known as Soundarya, died in a plane crash on 17 April 2004.

September 2001: Madhavrao Scindia
Veteran Congress leader Madhavrao Scindia died in a chartered plane crash in Bhogaon in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh. He was going to address a rally in Kanpur.

June 1980: Sanjay Gandhi
Sanjay Gandhi, son of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash in Delhi. He was considered the emerging face of politics at that time.

There are many such actors in the Indian film industry whose sudden death shocked the entire country. Although the list of these stars is quite long. But, in this article we are going to talk about an actress of Amitabh Bachchan, who died tragically in a horrific accident.

This actress said goodbye to the world at the age of just 31. Not only this, even the family members could not see the face of this actress in the last moments. Let us tell you who this actress was. Everyone must have seen Amitabh Bachchan’s film Suryavansham. Big B’s actress in this film was Soundarya, whose beauty is still discussed even today.

Soundarya was a great actress

Actually, this film proved to be a flop at the box office. But people liked it a lot on TV. Soundarya got a lot of popularity from this film. Soundarya had worked in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films in her short career. People liked not only her beauty but also her acting.

No one had even thought that he would die so soon. The actress died on 17 April 2004. Actually, this year she had joined BJP and was going to Karimnagar (Telangana) by private plane for a party rally. During this time their plane crashed and Soundya died tragically.

Was 7 months pregnant at the time of death

Along with Soundarya, her brother and two other people lost their lives in this accident. But, the most painful thing was that the actress was 7 months pregnant at that time. In 2003, he married his childhood friend. After marriage, he left acting and turned towards politics. But little did he know that he would lose his life because of this politics.

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Madhoo on Leaving Bollywood: Actress Madhu made her Bollywood debut in the year 1991 with Ajay Devgan’s film Phool Aur Kaante. But after 20 years of Bollywood career, the actress disappeared from Bollywood and became active in the South film industry. Madhu also got an offer of Amitabh Bachchan’s film but the actress rejected. Now after years, Madhu has given the reason for making distance from Bollywood and rejecting Big B’s film.

In an interview to Lehran Retro, Madhu said- ‘As of 1997, I started feeling dissatisfied. I was no longer excited about my work. After working with authentic, emotional directors in South, it seemed strange to return to projects that lacked honesty. I started being depressed before going to the set. The thing that I ever wanted the most, being on the film set, I started getting irritated.

Why did Madhu reject Amitabh Bachchan’s film?
Madhu further told that he got an offer of a film by Amitabh Bachchan. Then the actress was going to get married and she rejected this offer. Madhu told- ‘This was a big film with Mr. Bachchan, which was later done by Soundarya. My wedding date was fixed and I told my secretary that I do not want to do this. They asked me to think again, but I was adamant.

Madhu was offered ‘Suryavansham’
Please tell that Madhu got the offer of Amitabh Bachchan’s film was ‘Suryavansham’. Released in 1999, Amitabh Bachchan and Soundarya were seen together in this film. This year Madhu married Anand Shah, which led to his two children Kiya Shah and Ameya Shah.

Madhu’s film career
Talking about Madhu’s career, he also worked in films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language besides Hindi. Apart from Phool and thorn, she appeared in films like Rosa, Allari Priyudu, Warrior and Gentleman.

Ahmedabad plane crash: Everyone has become sad to hear about the plane crash in Ahmedabad. There were 242 people in this aircraft. Everyone is praying for bus passengers and their families. Bollywood celebs are expressing their grief on social media. But do you know that she was an actress who died in a plane crash 21 years ago. You also watch this actress’s film on TV.

The name of the actress we are talking about is Soundarya. Soundarya worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayali languages. People know him from the film Suryavansham. In this film, she was seen opposite Amitabh Bachchan. He played the role of Radha Thakur. This was Soundarya’s Bollywood debut film. You still watch this film on TV.

Death died in plane crash

Soundarya had a film career of 12. In which he had worked in more than 100 films. He married in the year 2003. Soundarya had entered politics only after a year of marriage. She joined BJP and Telugu Desam Party. She was going to a rally to be held in Karimnagar. She came out on the plane with her brother in the morning and within a few minutes she crashed the plane.

Not a single passenger was left
On the morning of 17 April 2004, Soundarya came out of Bangalore from 4 seater private aircraft. The flight caught fire as soon as he went up 100 feet up. The entire aircraft had gone and fell rapidly. According to reports, Soundarya was pregnant at that time and was deciding to leave the film industry.

Fans still watch his films. The telecast of his film Suryavansham is on TV.

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Bollywood biggest flop film: Many such Hindi films have been made in Bollywood. Despite being a superstar actor, she could not impress the audience special and flopped badly. Today we are going to tell about one such film of Amitabh Bachchan. Who earned more than the budget, but flopped.

Amitabh Bachchan’s Mahaflop film

Actually, we are talking about Amitabh Bachchan’s film ‘Suryavansham’ released 26 years ago. This is the film that was badly beaten at the box office and was a blockbuster hit on TV. This film of Amitabh Bachchan was released in the year 1999. Which was directed by EVV Satyanarayana. Big B played a double role in the film.

These stars were offered before Big B ‘Suryavansham’

Actress Soundarya was seen in the film with Amitabh Bachchan. Both were liked by the audience. But people did not like the story of the film. You will be surprised to know that before Amitabh Bachchan, this film was offered to stars like Govinda, Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan,. But everyone rejected it. After this, Big B entry was done in it.

Was flopped badly at the box office ‘Suryavansham’

However, Amitabh Bachchan also could not make the film a hit at the box office. At that time the film was made in a budget of 7 crores. Which earned 6.67 crores at the box office and worldwide 12.65 crores. This is the reason why the film flopped badly. At the same time, after landing in theaters, this film came on TV. Which became a Cult Classic. For years, this film is being shown again and again on TV channels. This film is also the most viewed film on TV.

These stars were seen in the film

Please tell that apart from Amitabh Bachchan and Soundarya, the film also featured brilliant artists like Anupam Kher, Kader Khan, Saundarya and Rachna Banerjee.

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Actress soundarya: In Mumbai, 17 April 2004 was a black day when Soundarya or Soumya Satyanarayana, one of the most successful actress in the South Film Industry, died in a plane crash. At the age of 31, Radha Thakur of Suryavansham said goodbye to the world. The success of the actress was that she worked in more than 100 films in 12 years. It is said that the actress was two months pregnant at the time of death.

Married to an engineer in the year 2003

Soundarya is very much liked by the audience for her work not only in South Cinema, but also in Bollywood. He played the role of Radha Thakur on the screen in Amitabh Bachchan starrer Suryavansham. Along with Hindi, Radha did many films in other languages ​​including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayali. Soundarya, who did about 100 films in a 12 -year career, married an engineer in the year 2003. He had informed a film director a few days before his death and asked to take a break for a few days. But before that he died in a plane crash.

Actress received the National Film Award

Soundarya was born on 18 July 1972 in Bengaluru. His father’s name was KS Satyanarayana, who was a writer and filmmaker. Soundarya entered the world of acting in 1992 with the Kannada film ‘Ba Nana Pratiishu’. In 2002, Soundarya’s Kannada film ‘Dwipa’ came, for which she received the National Film Award. The state film award of the best actress twice may be younger, but due to a brilliant career, she will always be alive in the hearts of the audience.

Soundarya’s brother also died in the accident

Let me tell you, Soundarya was a Lady superstar, who had worked with other superstars including Amitabh Bachchan Rajinikanth, Mamuti, Mohanlal, Vishnuvardhan, Kamal Haasan. He also received the Filmfare and Nandi Awards. The actress, who made a success in the acting world, entered politics in 2004 after a year of marriage and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is said that a rally in the form of death took them to him. Soundarya left a flight to attend a rally held in Karimnagar, Telangana and the plane crashed shortly after. His brother Amarnath was also killed along with Soundarya in the accident.

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