Divya Chouksey (14 November 1990 – 12 July 2020) was an Indian Bollywood actress, model, singer and songwriter, born in Bhopal. She was a part of MTV'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 Awarah. Early life and family Divya Chouksey was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. After completing her schooling in Bhopal, she went to Delhi to pursue her graduate studies in Mass Communications. After that, she received her Masters in Documentary Filmmaking from the University of Bedfordshire. Career Divya Chouksey returned to India and went to Mumbai where she worked in MTV's Making The Cut 2, MTV True Life, 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 Punjabi during her four year stay in Delhi and introduced her feminist song on International Women's Day. Death On 12 July 2020, Divya Chouksey died after losing her battle with cancer. She was 29 years old. References 1990 births 2020 deaths Actresses in Hindi cinema People from Bhopal 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses Deaths from cancer in India