One of the most loved movies of Juhi Chawala Dar, becomes very huge but due know that Juhi Chawala was not the original choice for Dur. Divya Bharti was chosen to play the role of Kiran Awasthi in Darr but was later replaced by Juhi Chawla because of Amir Khan.
In an old interview speaking about the attitude and Amir Khan Divya Bharti said, “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.”
Once Divya Bharti's mother also stated her daughter was replaced by Amir Kahan in Dur movie. She said, “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.”
Divya Bharti has done several hits in her short span of career. The actress died in 1993 after she fell from her Mumbai home's balcony.
