The film Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon, released in 2004, had a huge star cast. Stars like Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Amitabh Bachchan, Nagma, Ashutosh Rana and Danny Denzopa were seen in this film. The film did not get a good response from the people but there was a song in this film which is remembered even today. The name of this song was ‘Hume Tumse Hua Hai Pyaar’ which people listen to even today. In this song, people saw an Akshay romancing with a new face. Today this actress is the wife of the owner of the biggest company in the music industry and also the director of films like ‘Yaariyan’ and ‘Sanam Re’.
We are talking about T-Series owner Bhushan Kumar’s wife and actress Divya Khosla Kumar. Today is Divya’s 38th birthday and on her birthday let us tell you some special things about Divya. Divya was born on 20 November 1987 in Delhi. She started her career as a model and worked in many music videos which are still quite relevant today.
Started career with ‘Love Today’
Very few people know that Divya had entered the world of acting with the Telugu film ‘Love Today’. Divya made her Bollywood debut in the year 2004 with the film Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon. However, despite a big star cast, the film could not do well at the box office. Meanwhile, she also took a break from acting and started preparing herself for direction.
After directing some music videos, Divya directed the 2014 film ‘Yaariyan’ and the 2016 film ‘Sanam Re’. While Yaariyan was a decent hit, Sanam Re could not do anything special. However, the songs of both the films are still remembered today. Divya’s love story is also quite interesting. According to media reports, Divya and Bhushan Kumar met on the sets of the film Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon. Bhushan used to come there often.
Bhushan-Divya’s love story
When Bhushan saw Divya for the first time, he gave his heart to her. Gradually both of them started talking through messages. However, it is also said that Divya did not give him any feelings at all. One day Bhushan Kumar reached her house with his mother and asked for her hand and eventually Divya also accepted Bhushan and by the time the film was completed, both of them got married.
Took a break from career
After marrying Bhushan Kumar, Divya took a break from her career. She started focusing on her personal life. After direction, Divya also started her second innings in acting. After the film ‘Bulbul’ in the year 2017, she was seen in the action thriller film ‘Satyamev Jayate 2’ in the year 2021, the romantic drama ‘Yaariyan 2’ in the year 2023 and the action thriller ‘Savi’ in the year 2024. Divya’s statements are discussed more than the headlines she makes for her acting in films.
Everyone knows about the controversy between Divya and singer Sonu Nigam. Actually, Sonu Nigam had shared a video on his Instagram, in which he accused the music industry of discrimination. In this video, Sonu had also taken the names of T-Series and Bhushan Kumar. After this Divya made a video in defense of her husband. He had accused Sonu Nigam of running a false campaign. He had said that Sonu Nigam had left T-Series after the murder of Gulshan Kumar and joined another company.
Divya-Alia’s controversy
This was not the only name of Divya. There was a controversy regarding Alia Bhatt’s film ‘Jigra’ which was released this year. Divya’s film ‘Savi’ was released this year. This film depicted the story of a wife who helps her husband escape from jail. The story of a brother and sister was shown in Alia’s film. Regarding the film, Divya had said that Alia’s Jigra was a copy of Savi. There was a big controversy between Alia, Karan Johar and Divya Khosla on this issue.