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Divya Khosla Kumar

Divya Khosla Kumar
Divya Khosla Kumar Image: Wikimedia Commons. Bollywood Hungama / CC BY 3.0

Divya Khosla Kumar (née Khosla) is an Indian model, actress, producer, and director who works mainly in Hindi cinema. She began her career as a model and music video performer in the early 2000s, transitioned to acting in 2004, and later moved into film direction with the romantic comedy Yaariyan (2014) and the romantic drama Sanam Re (2016). She returned to acting in the late 2010s and has since appeared in a series of Hindi feature films.

Key facts

Name Divya Khosla Kumar
Birth name Divya Khosla
Occupations Model, actress, producer, director
Industry Hindi cinema (with one Telugu credit)
Acting debut (Telugu) Love Today (2004)
Acting debut (Hindi) Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004)
Directorial debut Yaariyan (2014)
Spouse Bhushan Kumar (chairman and managing director of T-Series)

Background

Khosla started her career as a model and appeared in several music videos in the early 2000s. Among her notable music video appearances were "Zid Na Karo Ye Dil Ka Mamla Hai" by Roop Johri and Kunal Ganjawala, and Falguni Pathak's "Aiyyo Rama". She subsequently completed a course in cinematography and editing, which preceded her transition to direction.

Career

Acting (2004)

Khosla made her acting debut in 2004 with the Telugu film Love Today, and in the same year debuted in Hindi cinema with Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo. Following these releases, she took a hiatus from acting to focus on a career behind the camera.

Direction and production

After training in cinematography and editing, Khosla directed several music videos before making her feature directorial debut with Yaariyan (2014), a romantic comedy. She followed this with the romantic drama Sanam Re (2016). She has also produced Hindi films and music videos.

Return to acting

Khosla returned to acting in 2017 with the short film Bulbul. From 2021 onward she resumed feature film acting, with credits including:

  • Satyameva Jayate 2 (2021) – action thriller
  • Yaariyan 2 (2023) – romantic drama
  • Savi (2024) – action thriller
  • Ek Chatur Naar (2025) – dark-comedy thriller

Timeline

  1. Early 2000s – Modelling and appearances in music videos including "Zid Na Karo Ye Dil Ka Mamla Hai" and "Aiyyo Rama".
  2. 2004 – Acting debut in the Telugu film Love Today and the Hindi film Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo.
  3. Mid-to-late 2000s – Hiatus from acting; training in cinematography and editing; direction of music videos.
  4. 2014 – Feature directorial debut with Yaariyan.
  5. 2016 – Directs Sanam Re.
  6. 2017 – Returns to acting with the short film Bulbul.
  7. 2021 – Stars in Satyameva Jayate 2.
  8. 2023 – Stars in Yaariyan 2.
  9. 2024 – Stars in Savi.
  10. 2025 – Stars in Ek Chatur Naar.

Personal life

Divya is married to Bhushan Kumar, the chairman and managing director of the music label and film production company T-Series.

Significance

Khosla's career spans modelling, acting, direction, and production. Her work as a director with Yaariyan and Sanam Re placed her among the relatively small group of women directing mainstream Hindi romantic features in the mid-2010s, while her later filmography reflects a return to acting in commercial Hindi cinema.

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