So Divya Bharti supposed to do Darr??

Divya Bharti's tragic death at the tender age of 19 shocked not only Bollywood but also the whole nation. She worked in the movies between 1990 and 1993 and worked with most of the A-listers who ruled the 90s.

 

But, there was one actor with whom we have not seen Divya sharing the screen space. It's none other than Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan. Today, in the Flashback Friday column, we will be giving a glimpse of how Aamir refused to work with Divya time and again.

 

In March 1992, Divya lashed out on Aamir after he refused to perform with her during a tour in London. He claimed that he was disappointed with her erratic behaviour. When the magazine quizzed Divya about it, she stated, "Aamir is not the one who should be upset with me. I'm the one who should be upset with that man. What happens when you're on stage live for a show, it's but natural that you might make a mistake. I did make a mistake which wasn't noticeable and I covered it up immediately. But Aamir noticed only because he knew the movements. The next thing I hear is that Aamir had informed the organisers that he wanted to rehearse with Lollypop, (the choreographer)'s sister Chiclet. What could I say?"

 

She further said, "But what really upset me was when I saw Aamir doing the number on stage with Juhi Chawla instead. As it is I had only three numbers and while she had quite a few and here she was doing one more. For the rest of the shows, Aamir even opted out of the medley number he was supposed to have done with me. He said he was too tired. This only left me with one solo song 'Saat Samunder'. I was in tears. It was then that Salman came to my rescue. In spite of having a lot of numbers, in spite of having a broken foot, Salman Khan was sweet enough to agree to do the medley with me. I was very touched by the niceness of the gesture. And I'm sure Aamir must have been aghast." 

 

She went on to say, "It's sad that he's got the attitude that he's senior and that if we juniors make mistakes we're out. He should correct me. As a senior, he should tell me my mistakes, not take them to heart. He should behave like a senior, not a star. Actually one of the organisers even told me that Aamir felt I was ignoring him. But tell me, what difference does it make to him if I ignore him or not? I always greeted him with a 'hello sir'. I didn't ignore him at all. If I did too, it was obvious why. Believe me, I was so upset that I sat in the bathroom and cried for hours. I was very hurt. But I had to be brave and go out there and perform. As we were all paid to do so. I'm still very quite upset with Aamir's starry attitude. Thank god for Salman and his genuine niceness."

 

There were even reports that Divya was supposed to do Yash Chopra's Darr with Aamir and Sunny Deol. But AK was not keen on having Divya on board, instead, he asked Yashji to replace her with Juhi. 

 

Divya's mom made this shocking revelation in an old interview saying, "Many people still think that Divya lost Darr because she had a problem with Yash Chopra. That wasn't the case. When Sunny was signed, he wanted Divya opposite him. But Aamir wanted Juhi Chawla. Unfortunately, at that time, we were in America for some shows. Before we left they announced Darr with Sunny, Divya and Aamir. When we returned it was Sunny, Juhi and Aamir. It seemed that Aamir who was also working with Yash Chopra in Parampara managed to push Juhi and had Divya dropped. After he got Juhi into Darr, he was dropped and Shah Rukh was taken."