Divya Khosla Kumar chats about life in showbiz

Divya Khosla Kumar dons many hats " director, social worker, model, actress, wife and mother. After her last film Sanam Re, featuring Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam , she has already started work on her next, a contemporary movie still in the initial stages.'Casting will begin once the script is complete,' Divya says. After that, an announcement is expected in September.Shooting shall commence next year. 'I'm just out of two movies. Direction is extremely challenging. I wanted a little break,' says Divya who recently returned from a trip to Austria.

She is known to give breaks to newcomers, having cast several in her directorial debut, Yaariyan and the relatively new Yami-Pulkit in 'Sanam Re.' But her next film will be different. 'The character I'm writing is layered so I'm not sure if a newcomer can pull it off,' she says. She is happy modelling too. 'I started as a model in Delhi. I recently walked the ramp at the India Couture Week. I'm modelling again so I guess life has come around a full circle. When I started, I was still learning. It is my first love,' she says. Divya performed an item number, 'Humne Pee Rakhi Hai' in Sanam Re and isn't against facing the camera again. 'I've got offers before but I couldn't accept because I was busy with my own films. If the role is good, I don't mind acting,' she says.
Divya is also big on philanthropy.She's one of the brand ambassadors of Smile Foundation. 'I'm very happy to be associated with them. The organisation looks after kids' education and nutrition. Life is so fast paced that if you don't do your bit for society, you eventually lose all happiness. Success is not enough. I feel enriched by doing something for the society,' Divya confides.
She may be a career woman but marriage and motherhood haven't taken a backseat. 'It was believed that a girl's life and career got over once she's married but I'm driving my career even more fiercely after marriage. When I was getting married I was told my career will be over.But I'm happy to have proved them wrong,' she says, adding, 'Women are finally coming of age in India. I believe in gender equality. After marriage, it's very important for a woman to get her husband's support for whatever she does. Working makes you feel more fulfilled,' she says.Talking about husband Bhushan Kumar Divya says, 'In a relationship everyone needs their space. If I would've just sat at home waiting for him, I would've driven him crazy! I think it's equally important for me to be independent and creative. It's fun when you don't consider your work as a job.' Having dabbled with so many roles Divya doesn't want to be limited to epithets like director, actor and model. She likes to refer to herself as, 'An Indian woman. I cherish that role and want to give my 100 per cent to everything. You get one life and you need to do your best. I work hard every day and try to realise my potential. There's so much more to do and I feel my best is yet to come,' signs off the pretty woman.