Divya Bharti was one of Bollywood’s brightest young actresses. She charmed audiences with her strong screen presence in films like ‘Deewana’, ‘Shola Aur Shabnam’ and ‘Vishwatma’. With one hit after another, she quickly became one of the most promising stars of her time.She started her journey before entering Hindi cinema. Her first film was the Tamil movie ‘Nila Pennae’. She also appeared in the Telugu film ‘Bobbili Raju’ with Venkatesh, which became a huge hit. She then worked with leading Telugu stars like Chiranjeevi, Mohan Babu and Nandamuri Balakrishna.
When Divya Bharti met Amitabh Bachchan
In an old interview from the sets of her 1992 film ‘Geet’, aired on Sony, Divya spoke about the first time she met Amitabh Bachchan. She shared that she had gone to see a rally, and her father, who knew Big B well enough to say a “Hello, Hi”, introduced her to him. Amitabh shook her hand, and Divya was thrilled.She remembered what happened when she returned home. As quoted by Hindustan Times, she said,“I had gone to see a rally. My dad knew Amitabh Bachchan, kind of ‘Hello, Hi’. So dad just introduced me (to him). He shook hands with me. By the time I could come back, I just did this (gestured touching her hands) and mummy said ‘Don’t touch it. He shook hands. Don’t wash your hands for 10 days’. Coincidentally, I had to wash my hands, so I did.”
Divya Bharti’s playful fan moments
Divya had revealed that she often teased her fans in the same way. She said, “Now when somebody shakes a hand, just to fool around, I tell them ‘dekho mere saath haath milaya (look, you just shook hands with me), haath dhona nahi ja ke (do not wash your hands when you leave), keep on kissing it.'”
Divya Bharti’s Bollywood films
Divya made her Hindi film debut with the 1991 film ‘Vishwatma’. One of its songs, ‘Saat Samundar Paar’, still remains a popular party number. In 1992, she acted with Govinda in ‘Shola Aur Shabnam’, and with Rishi Kapoor and Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Deewana’, which helped her rise even faster. Her promising journey ended too soon when she passed away in April 1993. The last film she completed before her demise was ‘Kshatriya’. Her films ‘Rang’ and ‘Shatranj’ were released later that same year. Go to Source
