Divya Chouksey (14 November 1990 – 12 July 2020) was an Indian

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actress, model, singer and songwriter. She was a part of

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's '' Making The Cut 2'', '' MTV True Life'', and ''MTV Bakra.'' Divya was a participant of the I AM SHE Miss Universe in the year 2011. She made her debut in Bollywood with the 2016 film, '' Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara.''

Early life and family

Divya Chouksey was born in

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, India. After completing her schooling in Bhopal, she went to

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to pursue her graduate studies in

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. After that, she received her Masters in Documentary Filmmaking from the

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Career

Divya returned to India and went to Mumbai where she worked in

's '' Making The Cut 2'', ''MTV

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'', and ''MTV Bakra''. She participated in ''I Am She'' Miss Universe in 2011. She made her debut in Bollywood with '' Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara''. Her debut song was "Patiyaale Di Queen". Foraying into singing was not planned. She learned

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during her four year stay in Delhi and introduced her feminist song on

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Death

On 12 July 2020, Divya Chouksey died after losing her battle with cancer, with which she had struggled for a year and a half. She was 29 years old.

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