New Delhi. A Bollywood actress who had given a string of hit films in her career of 2-3 years. He had created a distinct identity for himself among the audience by giving 13 films back-to-back, but at the age of 19, he said goodbye to the world forever. She used to compete with top actresses of the 90s like Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla.
Divya Bharti was said to be a lookalike of Sridevi. There was a lot of discussion in Bollywood about their similar appearance. Divya Bharti had expressed happiness over the comparison with Sridevi in her old interview. He had said that Sridevi is a Bollywood superstar and it is a pleasure for anyone to be compared with her.
Sridevi got Divya Bharti’s film
When Divya Bharti died at the age of 19, the makers cast Sridevi in many of her films, because both of them looked very similar. The makers started shooting for the 1994 film ‘Laadla’. Divya Bharti was cast opposite Anil Kapoor in this film, but her death during the shooting was a huge shock to the makers.
Sridevi used to feel Divya’s presence
To complete the shooting of the film, the makers cast Sridevi in the role of Divya Bharti. According to media reports, there were some such coincidences on the sets of this film that Sridevi also used to get stuck on the same dialogues on which Divya used to get stuck. Along with this, Sridevi also felt the presence of the late actress on the set. To get rid of all these things, puja was also done on the set.
‘Laadla’ created a stir
Finally, when ‘Laadla’ was released in 1994, it created a stir at the box office. This film was a superhit. The audience showered a lot of love on the pairing of Anil Kapoor and Sridevi.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 12, 2024, 12:12 IST
