Divya Bharti: There are very few stars in Bollywood who have tasted success in a short period of time. Late actress Divya Bharti was also one of them. When big-eyed and innocent looking Divya Bharti entered Hindi cinema in the 90s, everyone went crazy about her beauty. Divya became Bollywood’s top actress in her two-year career. However then he died suddenly. Even today her fans are shocked by the mysterious death of the actress. After her death, Divya left an incomplete legacy and a void in Bollywood, which no one has been able to fill till date.
Started acting in films at an early age
Divya, born on 25 January 1974, did not want to become an actress but to escape from studies, she thought of acting. She was so beautiful that she started getting film offers at the age of 14. Divya Bharti was signed by Nandu Tolani when she was studying in ninth grade in a Mumbai school in 1988, but the planned debut of the actress did not work out.
After this, Govinda’s brother Kirti Kumar saw him and signed him in a film. However Divya was replaced. Finally Divya made her debut in 1990 with the Telugu film Bobbili Raja opposite Venkatesh. This film was a hit, and after that his Tamil debut film ‘Nila Penna’ was again a hit. By the end of 1991, Divya was behind only Vijayashanti at the box office in the South.
Divya had become the highest paid actress
Next year, Divya debuted in Bollywood and within no time she became the top actress of Hindi cinema. In 1992, he gave hit films like ‘Vishwatma’, ‘Shola Aur Shabnam’, ‘Deewana’ and ‘Balwaan’. By early 1993, Divya was at the peak of her career and was reportedly charging more than Rs 50 lakh per film.
Got married at the age of 19
Divya Bharti was not only enjoying her success, she was also in love with Sajid Nadiadwala. There were a lot of discussions about her love affair with Sajid in Bollywood circles. Then the actress changed her religion and married Sajid Nadiadwala at the age of just 19. According to media reports, Divya had adopted Muslim religion and changed her name to Sana and got married at home.
Mysterious death in 1993
1993 started well for Divya with the success of ‘Kshatriya’, but who knew that this would be her last release. In fact, in April 1993, Divya died after falling from the balcony of her 5th floor apartment. There was a wave of mourning in the entire industry on his demise. Many senior stars had called it a big loss. Whereas most pundits said that Divya was ready to become the next superstar in Bollywood.
Amidst all this, Divya’s death is considered a mystery. Some say that he died due to a fall. While some called it not an accident but murder. The investigation into Divya’s mysterious death continued for five years but when no evidence was found, the case was closed. Even today the mystery of Divya’s death remains unsolved.
Divya’s 14 films were released with other actresses
When Divya died, she was working in 14 films, which were in different stages of completion, two of which were released in 1993, while in 12 others she was replaced by other actresses. These also include Laadla (where Sridevi replaced her). Apart from these, Divya was replaced by Raveena Tandon in Mohra, Dilwale, Kajol in Hustle, Tabu in Vijaypath, Juhi Chawla in Dutva and Karisma Kapoor in Dhanwaan. Most of these films were successful.
