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Pahlaj Nihalani Recalls Divya Bharti: 'She Was Alone at the Hospital'

His Pinkvilla interview offers personal memories that do not change the official finding of accidental death.

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Overview

  • The Shola Aur Shabnam producer says he rushed to the hospital after her 1993 fall and found no family present at that moment.
  • Bharti died on April 5, 1993 after falling from a fifth-floor apartment in Mumbai, and authorities ruled the death an accident.
  • Nihalani recounts that composer Jatin Pandit first introduced her, that he initially disliked her photos, and that he later gave her work once she slimmed down.
  • He describes her work ethic, saying a nail pierced her foot at 3 a.m. yet she was ready to shoot by 6 a.m. until he canceled the call.
  • He shares a hotel anecdote in which she entered his room via housekeeping and sat on his chest to wake him, which surprised his wife.