Happy Birthday Divya Dutta:  8 unknown facts about the actor

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Divya Dutta was born on 25 September 1977 in Ludhiana, Punjab and completed her education at Sacred Heart Convent in Ludhiana.

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She and her brother Rahul Dutta was raised by a single mother Nalini Dutta, who is a government officer and doctor as she lost her father at the age of seven.

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The actress has bitter memories from the 1984 riots as she was in Punjab at the time and she used to hide behind her mother's dupatta while praying for their safety.

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In 2001, she appeared in the music video "Romeo" by music duo Basement Jaxx, from London, England. 

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Divya made her Bollywood debut in 1994 with the film Ishq Mein Jeena Ishq Mein Marna. Apart from this, she has also worked in a Nepali film, Basanti and a Malayalam film Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. 

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She also wrote a book, titled "Me and Ma." The book is about her relationship with her mother. It celebrates the struggles that her mother has made and turned her into the woman she is today. The book was published on 10 February 2017 by Penguin Random House.

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In 2018, she won the  National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Irada.

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She was last seen in Razneesh Ghai's directorial Dhaakad. In this film, she got lots of praise from the audience.

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