Divya Khosla Kumar is an Indian actress, producer, and director who works in Hindi films. She has directed various advertisements and has also featured in some music videos. She is married to Bhushan Kumar, the chairman and managing director of T-Series music label and film production company.
Career
Divya started modelling at 18 and moved to Mumbai at 20 where she got her Bollywood break and where she also met Bhushan Kumar. She started her career as an actress with the 2004 Telugu film Love Today. She also appeared in a video of pop song “Aiyyo Rama” sung by Falguni Pathak. She made her Bollywood debut in the same year with the film Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo. Divya then took a long break from acting and focused on directing.
After completing a course in cinematography and editing, Divya directed music videos for Agam Kumar Nigam, Jermaine Jackson, Tulsi Kumar, and a few ad films. After directing 20 music videos, Divya did her first directorial venture Yaariyan in 2014. Divya also choreographed 5 songs in the film, including “Baarish”, “Maa”, “Love Me Thoda Aur”, “Allah Wariya” and “Zor Lagake”. Her second directorial project was Sanam Re, which was released on 12 February 2016. Divya is also one of the producers of the 2015 film Roy starring Ranbir Kapoor.
In 2021 returning to acting, she is appearing opposite John Abraham in Satyameva Jayate 2, which is scheduled for release on 13 May.
Filmography
As an actress
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Love Today | Parvatha Vardhini | Debut film; Telugu | |
| Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo | Shweta Rajeev Singh | |||
| 2016 | Sanam Re | Herself | Special appearance in songs (“Akkad Bakkad” & “Humne Pee Rakkhi Hain”) | |
| 2017 | BulBul | Bulbul | Short film | |
| 2021 | Satyameva Jayate 2 | Sita Rameshwar | Releasing 13 May |
As director
| Year | Film | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Yaariyan | Directorial debut | |
| 2016 | Sanam Re | Director |
As producer
| Year | Film | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Roy | ||
| 2019 | Khandaani Shafakhana | ||
| 2019 | Batla House | ||
| 2019 | Marjaavaan | ||
| 2020 | Street Dancer 3D | Co-producer | |
| 2020 | Ludo | Netflix | |
| 2020 | Indoo Ki Jawani |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Singer(s) | Album | Co-Star(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | “Aiyyo Rama” | Herself | Falguni Pathak | Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye | ||
| 2003 | “Kabhi Yaadon Mein Aaun” | Herself | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Tere Bina | Gautam Rode | |
| “Zid Na Karo Ye Dil Ka Mamla Hai” | Herself | Roop Johri, Kunal Ganjawala | Tera Mera Dil | Salman Khan | ||
| 2017 | “Kabhi Yaadon Mein” | Herself | Palak Muchhal, Arijit Singh | Kabhi Yaadon Mein | Jason D’Souza, Mohit Malhotra | Remake of 2003’s “Kabhi Yaadon Mein Aaun” by Abhijeet |
| 2019 | “Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi” | Sitaara | Neha Kakkar | Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi | Abhimanyu Tomar, Shivin Narang | Remake of “Yaad Piya Ki” from the film Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin (originally performed by Falguni Pathak) |
| 2020 | “Teri Aankhon Mein” | Herself | Darshan Raval, Neha Kakkar | Teri Aankhon Mein | Pearl V Puri, Rohit Suchanti | |
| “Besharam Bewaffa” | B Praak | Jaani Ve | Gautam Gulati |