Divya Khosla Kumar Born: 20 November 1987 (age 34) Delhi, India Nationality: Indian Occupation: Director, Producer, Actress, Singer Years a
Divya Khosla Kumar
Born: 20 November 1987 (age 34) Delhi, India
Nationality: Indian
Occupation: Director, Producer, Actress, Singer
Years active: 2000–present
Spouse(s): Bhushan Kumar (m. 2005)
Children: 1
Divya Khosla Kumar (born 20 November 1987) 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 she appeared opposite John Abraham in Satyameva Jayate 2, which was released on 25 November 2021.
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 | Special appearance | in Akkad Bakkad” & HumnePee RakkhiHain | |
| 2017 | BulBul | Bulbul | Short film | |
| 2021 | Satyameva Jayate 2 | MLA Vidya Maurya Azad |
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 | ||
| Batla House | |||
| Marjaavaan | |||
| 2020 | Street Dancer 3D | ||
| Ludo | Netflix release | ||
| Indoo Ki Jawani | |||
| 2021 | Sardar Ka Grandson | Netflix release |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Singer(s) | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | “Aiyyo Rama” | Herself | Falguni Pathak | Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye | |
| 2003 | “Kabhi Yaadon Mein Aaun” | Herself | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Tere Bina | |
| “Zid Na Karo Ye Dil Ka Mamla Hai” | Herself | Roop Johri, Kunal Ganjawala | Tera Mera Dil | ||
| 2017 | “Kabhi Yaadon Mein” | Herself | Palak Muchhal, Arijit Singh | Kabhi Yaadon Mein | Remake of 2003’s “Kabhi Yaadon Mein Aaun” by Abhijeet |
| 2019 | “Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi” | Sitaara | Neha Kakkar | Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi | Remake of “Yaad Piya Ki” from the film Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin |
| 2020 | “Teri Aankhon Mein” | Herself | Darshan Raval, Neha Kakkar | Teri Aankhon Mein | |
| “Besharam Bewaffa” | Herself | B Praak | Jaani Ve | ||
| 2022 | “Designer” | Herself | Guru Randhawa, Yo Yo Honey Singh | Designer |
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