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.
| 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) |
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.
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.
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.
Khosla returned to acting in 2017 with the short film Bulbul. From 2021 onward she resumed feature film acting, with credits including:
Divya is married to Bhushan Kumar, the chairman and managing director of the music label and film production company T-Series.
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.