Divya Bharti Height, Age, Death, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name(s)	Divya Bharati, Divya Bharthi, Dibya Bharti
Real Name/Full Name	• Divya Om Prakash Bharti • Sana Nadiadwala/Sanah Nadiadwala (after marriage)
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 4" (163 cm)
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black (Dyed Brown)
Career
Debut	Film (Tamil): Nila Pennae (1990) as Suriya Film (Telugu): Bobbili Raja (1990) as Rani Film (Hindi): Vishwatma (1992) as Kusum Verma
Last Film	Film (Hindi)- Kshatriya (1993) as Tanvi Singh (before death) Film (Telugu)- Tholi Muddhu (1993) as Divya (after death) Film (Hindi)- Shatranj (1993) as Renu (after death)
Awards	• 1991: Nominated for Filmfare Award South for Best Actress- Telugu for the film Bobbili Raja • 1993: Won Nandi Award for Special Jury Award for the Telugu film Chittemma Mogudu • 1993: Nominated for Filmfare Award South for Best Actress- Telugu for the film Chittemma Mogudu • 1993: Won Filmfare Award- Lux New Face of the Year for the Hindi film Deewana
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 February 1974 (Monday)
Birthplace	Bombay (Now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Date of Death	5 April 1993
Place of Death	Tulsi Buildings, Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai
Age (at the time of death)	19 Years
Death Cause	Head Injury and Internal Bleeding (caused after falling from her fifth-floor apartment)
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Autograph
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra
School	Maneckji Cooper High School, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Educational Qualification	Class 9
Religion/Religious Views	Islam (converted from Hindu after marriage)
Caste	Dalit [1]News 18
Address	5th Floor, Tulsi Buildings, Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai (where she died)
Hobbies	Swimming, Dancing, Playing Lawn Tennis
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Sajid Nadiadwala (filmmaker)
Marriage Date	10 May 1992
Family
Husband/Spouse	Sajid Nadiadwala
Children	None
Parents	Father- Om Prakash Bharti (died on 30 October 2021) Mother- Meeta Bharti
Siblings	Brother- Kunal Bharti Half-Sister- Poonam Bharti
Other Relative	Paternal Cousin- Kainaat Arora (actor)
Favourites
Actor(s)	Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Manoj Kumar, Jeetendra, Kamal Haasan
Actress(es)	Rekha, Sridevi, Sharmila Tagore, Hema Malini
Singer(s)	Lata Mangeshkar, Alka Yagnik, Asha Bhosle
Cuisine(s)	Maharashtrian, South Indian, Italian
Money Factor
Salary/Fees(approx.)	Rs 25 lakh per film

Some Lesser Known Facts About Divya Bharti

• Divya Bharti grew up in Mumbai.
  

  Divya Bharti’s childhood photo with her family

• While she was in school, a few Indian celebrities like Sharman Joshi and Farhan Akhtar were her classmates.
  

  Divya Bharti (encircled blue) with her celebrity classmates

• She was not very fond of studies in school. So, after completing her class 9, she dropped out of school.

• She then started working as a model in various photoshoots.
  

  Divya Bharti during her modelling days

• In 1988, she was supposed to make her debut with the Hindi film ‘Gunaho Ka Devta.’ However, she was then dropped out of the film and was replaced by the Indian actress Sangeeta Bijlani.

• She worked as an actor for around four years.

• She appeared in various Telugu films like ‘Rowdy Alludu’ (1991), ‘Naa Ille Naa Swargam’ (1991), ‘Dharma Kshetram’ (1992), and ‘Chittemma Mogudu’ (1992).
  

  Dharma Kshetram

• In 1992, she acted in many Hindi films including ‘Shola Aur Shabnam,’ ‘Deewana,’ ‘Dil Hi To Hai,’ ‘Dushman Zamana,’ and ‘Dil Aashna Hai.’
  

  Deewana

• Her song “Saat Samundar Paar” from the Hindi film ‘Vishwatma’ (1992) became very popular.
  

  Divya Bharti in a still from Saat Samundar Paar

• While shooting for the Hindi film Shola Aur Shabnam, she met the Indian filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala through the Indian actor Govinda. It was love at first sight for Sajid. Gradually, they became friends and then started dating each other. The couple even secretly got married. Her parents were against her marriage as it was an inter-religion marriage.

• On 10 May 1992, the couple had a nikah in the presence of a few people. She converted to Islam and changed her name to Sana. Their wedding was kept secret from the media as they believed that it would affect her career.

• Divya was replaced by the Indian actress Juhi Chawla in the Hindi film ‘Radha Ka Sangam’ (1992) for being too bubbly and childish.

• She was one of the most-paid actresses in the early 90s. As a newcomer in Bollywood, she signed more than 12 films at a time.

• She was very religious and regularly visited various temples.

• She performed in various concerts in India and other countries.
  

  Divya Bharti performing in a concert

• She was featured on the cover of various magazines such as Mayapuri, Kingstar, Star & Style and a few regional magazines.
  

  Divya Bharti featured on a magazine cover

• Divya used to often smoke cigarettes.
  

  Divya Bharti smoking

• She used to consume alcohol at parties and various other events. ^[2]The Times of India

• She was an avid animal lover.
  

  Divya Bharti with a dog

• She was fluent in various languages like Hindi, English, and Marathi.

• She was fondly called a doll of Bollywood.

• On 5 April 1993, while talking to her dress designer Neeta Lulla and her husband Dr. Shyam, she went to her kitchen and sat on its window, which faced towards the balcony. Her house help was also in the apartment. Accidentally, she got imbalanced and fell off the window of her fifth-floor Apartment in Versova, Mumbai.
  

  Divya Bharti with her house help

• However, some media sources said that she had a tiff with her husband, and her husband murdered her. Whereas some media sources claim it a suicide.

• After she fell off her apartment’s balcony, she had several injuries on her head and was alive. She was immediately rushed to R.N. Cooper Hospital. However, she died before she was brought to the hospital. Reportedly, when her husband Sajid arrived at the hospital and saw his wife dead, he suffered a minor heart attack.
  

  Sajid Nadiadwala on Divya Bharti’s funeral

• Later, her brother said that although she was depressed she could not commit suicide.

• In 1993, after her demise, a few of her Hindi films which were released are ‘Rang’ and ‘Shatranj.’
  

  Shatranj

• She had signed a few Hindi films before her demise. However, the makers had to release the films with some other actresses. Some of such films are ‘Laadla’ (1994), ‘Mohra’ (1994), ‘Dilwale’ (1994), ‘Hulchul’ (1995), and ‘Angrakshak’ (1995).
  

  Mohra

• In 2011, the Indian actor-filmmaker Dev Anand directed a Hindi film ‘Chargesheet’ which was loosely based on Divya Bharti’s mysterious death.
  

  Chargesheet