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Producer Pahlaj Nihalani has praised Bollywood actress Divya Bharti. Remembering Divya, he said that she was a great actress and was also very dedicated towards her work. Divya worked in the film ‘Shola Aur Shabnam’ produced by Pahlaj Nihalani. She was seen opposite Govinda in this film released in 1992.
Divya kept shooting even when a nail got stuck in her foot
Talking about Divya in an interview, Pahlaj Nihalani said, ‘She was a wonderful girl, always serious about her work. She did not care at all whether she had to work for 20 hours or 24 hours. During ‘Shola Aur Shabnam’ we used to shoot for 20 hours. We used to start shooting in the morning and after that back to back scenes, then dance and then other scenes were shot. One day I remember we were shooting in Ooty and Divya stepped on a nail. She did not tell anything to anyone.’
Divya and Govinda in ‘Shola Aur Shabnam’.
Nihalani further said, ‘David Dhawan was not present there but an action director was there. I was standing near the monitor when Divya came back for the shoot. She did not let anyone know that she was hurt. I also could not understand then she asked me for a handkerchief and tied it on the wound on her leg. I asked her what happened, she did not say anything but when I saw blood flowing from her leg, then immediately pack up was done.’
Divya did not allow us to pack up
Nihalani further said, ‘Despite the pack up, she was adamant on shooting, ‘I couldn’t stand to see it but despite being so injured, there was no sign of worry on her face. I did the final pack up and informed the production people that there would be no shooting the next day but Divya did not agree. I had told her mother not to send Divya for shooting the next day so that she could rest. But at six in the morning, Divya came to the set and took the keys from the house-keeping and came to me and said, ‘Come on, get up, why are you still sleeping’? She did not want to cancel the shoot for her reason and then she agreed only after shooting. I have many wonderful memories with her.’
Divya left her studies at the age of 14 and started modeling.
died in 1993
Divya was an emerging actress of Bollywood in the 90s. At the age of 19, she had done 21 films and was counted among the top actresses of Bollywood. But she died in an accident in 1993.
The postmortem report claimed that Divya’s death was just an accident. She had consumed too much alcohol due to which she could not control herself and fell from the window. Divya’s funeral was held on 7 April 1993 in Vile Parle, Mumbai.