Remembering Divya Bharti through KICK

Remembering Divya

Sajid Nadiadwala pays tribute to late wife. Includes her debut film song in Kick, makes Salman copy dance steps

Subhash K Jha

In his directorial debut Kick, Sajid Nadiadwala has paid tribute to his late first wife, actress Divya Bharti by making his hero Salman Khan dance and lip-sync to Vishwatma's Saat Samundar Paar, which was picturised on her. The multi-starrer was also her Bollywood debut.

Divya passed away on April 5, 1993 at the age of 19. She was married to Sajid at that time. Every film that he produced till his marriage (to Wardha in 2004), he dedicated to her. He was so keen on adding the song from Divya's debut film in Kick that he even went to the extent of paying music company Saregama close to '1.5 crore for the rights to the song. He confirms, "I wanted Saat Samundar in Kick. There are many memories attached to it. It makes the film all the more special."

There is another sentimental secret attached to Kick, reveals Sajid. "In the song Hangover, my sons Subhan and Sufiyaan make an appearance. It's quite an emotional introduction into direction for me."