New Delhi: Sajid Nadiadwala (born 18 February 1966, India) is an Indian film producer. Personal life and education Nadiadwala was born in Mumbai to Suleiman Nadiadwala. Many of his family and relatives including A.G. Nadiadwala and A.K. Nadiadwala were successful film producers in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Firoz A. Nadiadwala is his cousin who is also currently a successful film producer.
He secretly married Bollywood actress Divya Bharti on 20 May 1992. Their marriage was tragically short lived when Divya fell to her death from her apartment building on 5 April 1993. The circumstances surrounding her death was suspicious but nothing was proved. Her death remains a mystery to this day. It is alleged that her death was not a suicide but a homicide.
According to news reports Sajid had fainted when he found out about her death the very next day. He fainted again soon after he lit her funeral pyre. He has since dedicated some of his films to Divya’s memory. He has since remarried to Wardha Khan, a former journalist. They have two sons.
The production company has churned out many hits including Jeet (1996), Judwaa (1997), Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000) and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004). His 2006 released film Jaan-E-Mann was a all time blockbuster and was critically appreciated. His latest 2007 release Heyy Babyy was of the year’s biggest hits. He has frequently cast Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar in his films, Salman is his best friend while Akhshay is good friends with his brother.
Bureau Report
Leave a Reply