Divya Bharti
Divya Bharti | |
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| Born | 25 February 1974[citation needed] Mumbai, India |
| Died | 5 April 1993 (aged 19) Mumbai, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990−1993 |
Divya Bharti (25 February 1974– 5 April 1993) was an Indian film actress. She started her career in the South film industry with the 1990 Telugu film Bobbili Raja. After several other hits in the South, she entered Hindi films with Vishwatma in 1992, for which she earned accolades[citation needed] for her performance in the song "Saat Samundar Paar". She appeared in more than 14 Hindi films between 1992 and 1993. Her career was cut short by her mysterious death on 5 April 1993.[1]
Early life and background
Divya was born in Mumbai, a daughter of Omprakash Bharti, an insurance officer, and Meeta Bharti. Divya Bharti had a younger brother Kunal.[2] Divya Studied at Maneckji Cooper High School in Juhu, Mumbai. There, Divya completed grade 9th. She attended Meneckji cooper high school, in same era as Today's popular actors Farhan Akhtar and Rani Mukherji attended. Divya was a champion swimmers for the Mumbai's club called Juhu Vileparle Gymkhana Club.[3] Divya was also an expert driver. She earned to drive at age of fourteen.
Acting Career
Early struggle (1988)
Divya Bharti was in the ninth standard when she began to get film offers.[citation needed] As her face resembled superstar Sridevi, she got noticed by many directors and producers.[citation needed] Her parents were hesitant until Nandu Tolani offered her Gunahon Ka Devta in 1988.[citation needed]
Re-struggle
D. Ramanaidu, a producer of Telugu cinema offered Bharti Bobbili Raja opposite his son Daggubati Venkatesh. Bharti immediately got a Tamil film and Rajiv Rai approached her for Vishwatma.
Rise to stardom in Telugu cinema (1990–1992)
With more hits, Bharti became a bigger name in Telugu cinema.[citation needed] In box-office ratings, she figured next to Vijayshanti.[citation needed] According to an insider, her price had touched 25 lakhs per film,[citation needed] similar to Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi in Bollywood.[citation needed] In 1991, Bharti gave back-to-back hits, including Rowdy Alludu and Assembly Rowdy opposite Chiranjeevi and Mohan Babu. In Northern India, she was known as the Sridevi of Telugu films.[citation needed]
Rise to stardom in Bollywood (1992–1993)
Rajiv Rai signed Bharati for his film Vishwatma opposite Sunny Deol which released on January 2, 1992. Although it did well,[citation needed] the film was only declared an average grosser.[citation needed] Notably, the film's most popular[citation needed] song "Saat Samundar", which focused on Bharti, became a hit.[citation needed]
Seven days later, Bharti's musical bonanza Dil Ka Kya Kasoor released but opened badly.[citation needed] However, Filmfare magazines started including Bharti in the list of 1992 "Top Ten Best Actress Performances".[citation needed] After Bharti's flops, she was quoted as saying, "I wanted to prove myself. But I've fallen flat on my face. Now, I have to begin my climb all over again. Yet, I'm positive that one day, success will be mine." (Stardust, March 1992).[citation needed]
Pehlaj Nihlani's Shola Aur Shabnam came along and was a box office hit,[citation needed] establishing Bharti once again. It also gave a big boost to Govinda's career[citation needed], as well as launching David Dhawan as an established director.[citation needed]
Four months later, Raj Kanwar's love story Deewana became the biggest hit[citation needed] of 1992, where Bharti held her own against veteran Rishi Kapoor and debutant Shahrukh Khan. Her performance in Deewana was highly appreciated.[citation needed] Around that time, her other films Balwaan with another debutant Sunil Shetty and Jaan Se Pyaara with Govinda released and did well at the box office.[citation needed] By the end of the year, Hema Malini's Dil Aashna Hai was released. Although the film was a box-office failure,[citation needed] Bharti's performance was much appreciated by critics.[citation needed]
Personal life
Bharti married film producer Sajid Nadiadwala in 1992.[1] They had met in 1990 at Film City, when Sajid dropped by the sets to meet Govinda on the sets of Shola Aur Shabnam.[citation needed]
Death
" When one contemplates suicide,the idea is to die.But when int he act,an automatic instinct of survival comes into you,you try to save yourself and while doing this you go on a spin also. "
DCP Arup Patnaik on the false rumors of suicide.[4]
Around midnight of 5 April 1993, Bharti fell to her death from a five-storey Versova apartment building in Mumbai. There was much speculation by the media regarding Bharti's sudden demise, including the possibility of accidental death, well planned conspiracy or even murder.[5] Police closed the investigation in 1998, but the circumstances of her death still remain a mystery.[6]
Bharti's body was released to her family, who had arranged for a cremation ceremony.[citation needed] On 7 April 1995, Bharti was cremated in Hindu fashion.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Bobbili Raja | Heroine | Telugu | |
| 1990 | Nila Penne | Tamil | ||
| 1991 | Naa Ille Naa Swargam | Telugu | ||
| 1992 | Rowdy Alludu | Telugu | ||
| 1992 | Dharma Kshetram | Balakrishna | Telugu | |
| 1992 | Assembly Rowdy | Pooja | Telugu | |
| 1992 | Vishwatma | Kusum | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Shola Aur Shabnam | Divya Thapa | Hindi | Lux Face of the Year |
| 1992 | Dil Ka Kya Kasoor | Seema/Shalini Saxena | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Jaan Se Pyaara | Sharmila | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Deewana | Kaajal | Hindi | Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut |
| 1992 | Balwaan | Priya | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Dushman Zamana | Hindi | ||
| 1992 | Dil Aashna Hai | Laila/Sitara | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Geet | Neha | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Chittamma Mogudu | Chittemma | Telugu | |
| 1993 | Tholi Muddhu | Telugu | ||
| 1992 | Dil Hi To Hai | Bharati | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Andha Insaaf | Hindi | ||
| 1993 | Kshatriya | Tanvi Singh | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Rang | Kajal | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Aadmi | Sharmila P. Singh | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Shatranj | Renu | Hindi |
References
- ^ a b "Looking at stars who died young". Rediff.com. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 27 Dec 2011.
- ^ "Divya Bharti Biography". http://www.imdb.com.
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{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "DCP gives his justification on suicide rumors". http://gundogtimes.com.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "life to be translated on celluloid?". http://daily.bhaskar.com. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 27 Dec 2011.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Sonali Joshi (9 Sept 2011). "Dev Anand to crack Divya Bharti case in movie 'Chargesheet'". India Today. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
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External links
- Divya Bharti at IMDb