Divya Bharti was born in Mumbai to Om Prakash and Meeta. This beautiful girl started early in films, when she was hardly 14 and half years.
Telugu films such as "Nila Penne", "Dharma Kshetram", "
Tholi Mudhu", "
Rowdy Alludu "and "Assembly Rowdy".
Then
Divya Bharti shifted to
Bollywood and made her debut with "
Vishwatma" in 1992. The film had average success at box office but Divya Bharti shot into fame with the song 'Saat Samundar Paar ……' in the movie "Vishwatma".
Afterwards, Divya Bharati gave super hit film "
Deewana" opposite Sharukh Khan and
Rishi Kapoor. Thereafter, Divya Bharati acted in 13 films amidst speculation that she is next Sridevi.
Divya Bharti fell in love with film producer Saajid Nadiadwala and married him secretly. But her life tragically came to an end when she fell from fifth floor of her flat in Yari Road, Versova. The circumstances behind her death were considered suspicious by the media however police could not find any evidence to prove that it was murder. Two of Divya Bharti's films "Rang" and "Satranj" were released after her death. She died at the age of 19.
Her noted films are
Dil Aashna Hai, Dil Ka kya Kasoor,
Balwaan, kshatriya, Deewana, Dil Hi To Hai,
Dushman Zamana, Jaan Se Pyara,
Shola Aur Shabnam and Vishwatma.
Divya Bharti's under production films at the time of her death were "
Mohra", "Laadla", "Kartvya" and "Vijaypath".