Divya Bharti was one of the most popular actresses in the early 90s despite the fact that her career spanned across just three years. She made her Telugu debut in 1990 and then her Hindi film debut in 1992, but she passed away too soon in 1993, leaving the industry shocked. She stepped into the industry at 16 and passed away at the tender age of 19. As fans still remember her, in a recent interview, child actor Master Raju who shared a close friendship with Divya has opened up on his bonding with the actress. He said during an interview with Siddharth Kannan, “Divya Bharti and Pooja Bhatt were the two heroines I was really close to. They were kind, not filmy at all. I spent a lot of time with Divya, we went to discos and bars together many times. Like Salman Khan, Divya was also a close friend. We spoke for hours.”According to him, her professional success did little to ease her personal struggles. “She told me several things and gave examples of people. She was lonely and sad. But it doesn’t make sense to take names and create controversies today. She was very happy with her career, but not with her personal relationships. Not with men or lovers, we are talking about other people. She felt used. She felt that because she was earning and working, people were misusing her money. That made her unhappy.”However, Master Raju added that Divya found emotional stability in her marriage to filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala. “She was very positive about the man in her life. She was content and hopeful, looking forward to the future with him. That part of her life was fine.”Her sudden death left those around her deeply shaken. He added, “When she died, it shook me completely,” he recalled. “I was the first person to reach there and the last to leave. It was tragic. This should not have happened.”On April 5, 1993, she fell from the window of her fifth-floor apartment and passed away. She was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival. The case was later officially termed an accident.
