Came to Bollywood and made a name for herself in just 2 years, died tragically at a young age

By News Update On Jan 10, 2025

There have been many actresses in the Bollywood industry who had achieved superstar status with their excellent acting, but fate decided something else. Some of these beautiful actresses passed away under mysterious circumstances at an early age. One such actress was Divya Bharti, who ruled the Bollywood industry in the early 1990s. She became India's highest-paid actress at the age of only 18, but she died suddenly at the age of 19.

Divya Bharti's brilliant career

Divya Bharti had made a brilliant career in Bollywood and was one of the most favorite actresses of the 90s. Divya's film journey started in 1988, when she was in ninth grade in a Mumbai school and she was signed by film producer Nandu Tolani. Although his initial films were not successful, Govinda's brother Kirti Kumar got him a role in a film.

Divya Bharti started her career in 1990 at the age of 16 with the Telugu film Bobbili Raja. After this, in 1992 he debuted in Bollywood with the film Vishwatma. Since then his career continued to reach greater heights. Divya worked in 21 films till her death in 1993, out of which 13 were superhits and 8 were hits. She became so popular that many producers yearned to cast her in their films.

Divya worked with big stars like Govinda, Shahrukh Khan and Sunil Shetty during her career. According to reports, she used to charge up to Rs 50 lakh for a film.

Divya Bharti's tragic death

In the beginning of 1993, Divya's career and personal life were at a good juncture. But an unexpected incident ended his life. In April 1993, Divya died tragically after falling from the balcony of her fifth floor apartment. Initially many rumors spread about his death, but his family did not consider it to be part of any conspiracy. At that time Divya was married to film producer Sajid Nadiadwala.

Divya Bharti's untimely demise was a big shock for Bollywood. There was a wave of mourning across the film industry on his demise, and it was seen as a great loss.