Divya Khosla Kumar is an Indian actress, film director and film producer. She is the wife of T-Series Chairman and Managing Director Bhushan Kumar.
Wiki/Biography
Divya Khosla Kumar was born in Delhi on Friday, November 27, 1981 (age 42 years; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Divya Khosla Kumar childhood photos
She studied at Janki Devi Memorial College in Delhi for B.Com (Honours). She did very well in school when she was a child. Her mother wants her to study hard and become an accomplished person. As a child, her mother never let her watch movies. Talking about this in an interview, Divya said:
I hardly watch movies; I’m very studious. This is my life in Delhi. My mother had never been so encouraging of moviegoing. We used to watch very limited movies. “
When she was in college, she started creating print ads. She was 18 years old at the time. Divya moved from Delhi to Mumbai when she was 20 years old.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family, caste and husband
Divya Khosla Kumar was born into a conservative middle-class Punjabi family.
Parents and siblings
Divya’s mother, Anita Khosla, was a teacher who died in July 2023, and her father was a businessman who owned a small printing press in Delhi. Divya’s maternal grandfather served in the Indian Army.
Divya Khosla Kumar and her mother
Relationships, husbands and children
Divya Khosla first met Bhushan Kumar during the shooting of the film “Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo” (2004). While Bhushan marveled at his charisma, Divya kept a distance from him because of his Casanova image in the industry. Soon, they exchanged phone numbers for work purposes. The two started chatting, and after a few days, Divya backed down. After Divya stopped replying to Bhushan’s texts, Bhushan sent his cousin Ajay Kapoor to Divya’s home in Delhi to find out why she was not replying to his messages. Later, Divya received a message from Bhushan (he originally intended to send it to Ajay, but sent it to Divya by mistake), which read: “What did she say? Did she agree?” This incident made Divya realize that Bhushan Be serious about her. Thereafter, Bhushan invited Divya and her family to his sister’s wedding and the two families met and discussed matters further. In 2005, she married Bhushan Kumar, son of late Gulshan Kumar, at the Maa Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra. The couple has a son, Ruhaan.
Divya Khosla Kumar wedding photos
Divya Khosla Kumar with husband and son
In February 2024, when Divya deleted “Kumar” from her social media accounts, rumors about their divorce emerged. However, a T-Series spokesperson later refuted the rumor in an interview and stated that Divya changed her name on social media due to her astrological beliefs.
Profession
Divya started her career by appearing in the music video “Honey Honey” starring Salman Khan.
as an actor
Divya started her acting career in 2004 with the role of “Shweta Rajeev Singh” in the Bollywood film “Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo”. In the same year, she made her Tollywood debut with the film Love Today. Next, she sang the songs “Akkad Bakkad” and “Humne Pee Rakkhi Hain” in the movie “Sanam Re”. In 2017, Khosla starred in Ashish Panda’s short film BulBul.
as director
Divya made her directorial debut in 2014 with the college romance film Yaariyan. She then directed the romantic drama Sanam Re.
music video
In 2003, Divya appeared in Abhijeet Bhattacharya’s popular song “Kabhi Yaadon Mein Aaun”. In the same year, she appeared in the song “Zid Na Karo Ye Dil Ka Mamla Hai” from the music album “Tera Mera Dil”.
In 2019, Khosla featured in Neha Kakkar’s song “Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi” along with Abhimanyu Tomar and Shivin Narang.
as a producer
Apart from acting and directing, Divya has also produced films. In 2015, she made her debut as a producer with the film Roy starring Ranbir Kapoor. She went on to produce films like “Khandaani Shafakhana”, “Batla House” and “Marjaavaan”.
dispute
Calls Sonu Nigam ‘thankless’
After Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, Sonu Nigam posted a video on Instagram accusing Bhushan Kumar of tarnishing his image and not giving opportunities to new talents in the industry. In response, Divya Khosla also posted a video on Instagram in which she called Sonu Nigam “ungrateful”.
Awards
- Dadasaheb Phalke received the Excellence Award for his performance in the short film Bulbul (2018)
Divya Khosla Kumar receives Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award
- “National Sensation of the Year” Iconic Women Award (2020)
Divya Khosla Kumar wins Iconic Women Award
- The song “Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi” won the Lion Gold Award for “Best Music Single Performance” (2020)
Divya Khosla Kumar wins Gold Lion Award
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award “Fashion Heroine of the Year” (2021)
Divya Khosla Kumar wins Dadasaheb Phalke Award
sign
Divya Khosla Kumar’s autograph
net worth
Her net worth is estimated to be Rs. 110 million (as of 2019).
favorite thing
- Vacation destination: Bangkok
- Fashion brand: Sabyasachi
fact
- Her hobbies include dancing, writing and reading.
- Divya lived in a rented house in Delhi till she was in class 10.
- One of the first films Divya watched in theaters was Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994).
- In her initial days in Mumbai, Divya frequently traveled by local trains and lived in a shared PG. She once revealed in an interview that as many as seven PGs were replaced within a year.
- She always wanted to be a director and took a course in cinematography in Mumbai before directing her first film.
- Divya is an excellent dancer and has choreographed 5 songs for the movie “Yaariyan” including “Baarish”, “Maa”, “Love Me Thoda Aur”, “Allah-Waariyan” and “Zor Lagake”.
- In 2015, she appeared on the cover of AsiaSpa magazine.
Divya Khosla Kumar appears on the cover of AsiaSpa magazine
- Divya draws inspiration from her mother and mother-in-law.
- In 2020, Divya suffered a wardrobe malfunction during Lakme Fashion Week 2020. However, she handled the situation gracefully and completed her walk.
- Divya Khosla Kumar owns an Audi A8L.
Divya Khosla Kumar and her car
- Divya is an ardent follower of Lord Ganesha.
Divya Khosla Kumar with the idol of Lord Ganesha
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