Divya well known as unparalleled beautiful Saat Samundar Paar
girl. Her sudden death at the age of 19 shocked her million fans and many still
are not able to believe that she is no-more with us. She was the youngest
legend who achieved an immense popularity with her hard-work and dedication.
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Divya started her career with Gunahon Ka Devta casted
opposite Aditya Pancholi. But during its making Kirti Kumar wanted to sign
Divya for his directorial venture Radha Ka Sangam opposite Govinda. But the
film didn't took off and when it started she was replaced by Juhi Chawla.
During her initial days she faced many rejections because of
her young age. Finally, D. Ramanaidu, one of the biggest producers of Telugu
films, offered Bobbili Raja opposite his son Daggubati Venkatesh to Divya
because of her Mom involvement. From 1990 till early 1992 she did as many as 6
south Indian films.But still somewhere in her heart she wanted to make big in
Bollywood.
Her thirst for making Big in Bollywood got satisfied after
signing a film opposite Sunny Deol in Vishwatma. But Dil Hi Toh Hai opposite
Jackie Shroff released on 1st January, 1992 was her first release which flopped
miserably. Then Dil Ka Kya Kasoor released a little latter also didn't got her
expected recognition. Saat Samundar Paar was the song which made her an
overnight sensation.
The film which got her personal and professional boost was
Shola Aur Shabnam (SAS).Professional because it was her first super-hit and
personal because she met Sajid Nadiadwala on the sets of this film.
Her childhood was not very rosy kind in fact it was a very
disturbed one. Her father's marriage to her Mom was a second marriage and her
dad was addicted to drinking. Her parents were so much engrossed in their own
personal problems that they had just no time for Divya.Rumors were that she
was addicted to drinking and drugs too. On 10th June, 1992 she got married to
Sajid.
On 25th June, 1992 another movie with Sharukh came on floor
which was a roaring success named Deewana which established her foot in
Bollywood .By the year 1993 she had more than 10 Bollywood film releases a
record no heroine has broken till date. Her last release during her lifetime
was JP Dutta's Kshatriya. She won the Filmfare award for Best Debut for Deewana
but couldn't go to collect it as she was too busy shooting for a film. The
award function was 6 days before her death.
On 5th April 1993, Divya fell from her 5th floor apartment
which she shared with her husband and the very trajic event happened. What was
shocking was that all the houses in that building had balcony grills except for
her home. She wasn't alone though, dress designer Neeta Lulla, her husband Dr.
Shyam Lulla and Divya's maid were present in the same house when this incident
took place. Ironically, had Divya followed her schedule, she would have been in
Hyderabad where she was supposed to be shooting. She cancelled her trip at the last
moment and lost her life forever.
The cause of Death as per post-mortem report was basal skull
fracture, fracture on the left hip bone and fractured ribs.
Some magazine wrote that Divya's mother came to know about
the incident at 3:45.Kunal (Divya's borther ) and her father blamed her mother
for the loss but Divya's mother did not say a word. The first one to arrive
from the film industry was Pahlaj Nihalani who came with his wife and sons. One
of Divya's producer's, Raju Mawani also walked in with him. Divya's dad had
suffered a nervous breakdown. The entire industry was in for a huge loss both
professional and personal. It is said that at that time around Rs. 5 crores
were riding on the 19-year-old actress.
There were many stories circulating in the media regarding
her untimely and shocking demise. Some said she was pushed, others said she
slipped while some speculated suicide. The cops closed the case in 1998. There
was nothing worthy that the police found out in their investigation.
She wasn't fake and always spoke her mind. She is missed by
all her fans even today.
