vˈɪdʒeɪ dˈaɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt baɪ fˈɔːlɪŋ ˈɔf ðə bˈælkəni ʌv hɪz hˈaʊs, ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ hɪz lˈæst fˈɪlm,  hæd flˈɑːpt, ænd ɪɾ ɪz səspˈɛktᵻd ðæt hiː kəmˈɪɾᵻd sˈuːɪsˌaɪd.
Vijay died in 1998 by falling off the balcony of his house, shortly after his last film,  had flopped, and it is suspected that he committed suicide.