Dia Mirza is an Indian actress, model, producer and social activist. She is also the winner of Miss Asia Pacific 2000 title.
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Wiki/Biography
Dia Mirza was born as ‘Diya Handrich’ on Wednesday, 9 December 1981 (age 39 years; as in 2020) in Hyderabad city, Andhra Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Dia Mirza in childhood
He did his schooling from Vidyaranya High School, Hyderabad and Nasr School, Hyderabad. She also studied at Stanley Girls High School, Hyderabad. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 6″
Eye colour: dark brown
Hair Color: Black
family and caste
parents and siblings
Dia Mirza was born to Frank Handrich, a Munich-based German Catholic and graphics and industrial fair designer, architect, artist and interior designer, and Deepa, a Bengali interior designer and landscaper.
Dia Mirza with her mother
Her parents divorced when she was four and a half years old. His mother Deepa married Ahmed Mirza (died 2003), a Southern Muslim man from Hyderabad. He took his stepfather’s surname. He is the only child of his parents.
Dia Mirza with her stepfather and mother
Although she was brought up in different castes, she still practices Hinduism.
Relationships, Husband and Children
She was once rumored to be in a relationship with Salman Khan, Vashu Bhagnani (filmmaker) and Kunal Kapoor (actor).
Dia Mirza with Salman Khan
Dia Mirza with Vashu Bhagnani
Dia Mirza with Kunal Kapoor
She was in a relationship with musician Bunty Sachdeva.
Dia Mirza with Bunty Sachdeva
On 18 October 2014, she married Sahil Sangha (a businessman and filmmaker) at his farmhouse in Chhatarpur, Delhi.
Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha’s wedding photo
In August 2019, they announced their separation. After her divorce from her husband, it was rumored that she was dating Mohit Raina.
Dia Mirza with Mohit Raina
Later, she started dating Vaibhav Rekhi, a Mumbai-based businessman, and on 15 February 2021, she married him at her residence in Bandra, Mumbai. The marriage rituals were performed by a priest.
Dia Mirza and Vaibhav Rekhi’s wedding photo
An elderly woman got Dia Mirza and Vaibhav Rekhi married
In May 2021, Dia and Vibhav welcomed a baby boy; However, he shared the news with the public on 14 July 2021. They named their son Avyan Azad.
livelihood
Modeling and Beauty Contest
While studying in school, Dia Mirza worked as a marketing executive for a multimedia firm called Neeraj Multi-Media Studio. Along with this she worked as a model for brands like Lipton, Walls Ice Cream and Emami. In 2000, she participated in Femina Miss India, where she won the titles of Miss Beautiful Smile, Miss Avon and Miss Close-up Smile and was also the second runner up in the competition.
Dia Mirza in Femina Miss India Contest
Subsequently, she was sent to Miss Asia Pacific, where she won the pageant; The year 2000 marked India’s hat-trick of wins in international beauty pageants (Lara Dutta won Miss Universe, and Priyanka Chopra won Miss World).
Dia Mirza won the title of Miss Asia Pacific
acting and producing
Dia Mirza made her acting debut as ‘Reena Malhotra’ in the 2001 film Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein.
After this, she appeared in many successful films, such as, Tumko Na Bhool Payenge (2002), Dum (2003), Tumsa Nahi Dekha – A Love Story (2004), Parineeta (2005), Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006), Salaam Mumbai. (2016), and Sanju (2018). She co-owned a production company called “Born Free Entertainment” with her ex-husband.
born free entertainment logo
The first film produced under the banner was “Love Breakups Zindagi” (2011).
The film, Bobby Jasoos (2014), and the web series, Mind the Malhotras (2019) were also produced under the “Born Free” banner. After her divorce from her husband, she launched her production house “One India Stories” in December 2019. He made his web debut as an actor with “Kaafir” (2019).
She made her Bengali debut with the film “Panch Adhyay” (2012).
as a social worker
She has been associated with Cancer Patients Aid Association, Spastics Society of India, PETA, CRY and NDTV Greenathon and has worked with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to spread HIV awareness, prevention of female foeticide.
Dia Mirza in a PETA campaign
In 2010, he adopted two cheetah cubs at the Prince of Wales Zoological Park, Lucknow. Dia, along with Aamir Khan, came out openly in support of Narmada Bachao Andolan. Mirza has endorsed the brand “The Body Shop” for its stance on the ban on animal testing and recycled packaging and the proliferation of natural products. On World Environment Day in 2017, he was appointed the brand ambassador of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). He has lent his support to WTI in their campaigns and is also one of the founding members of WTI’s Club Nature initiative.
Dia Mirza appointed ambassador of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)
Additionally, she is the Environment Ambassador for Panasonic, the Ambassador for the youth-based ‘Swachh Sathi’ program of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the first Artist Ambassador for Save the Children India and the UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador for India.
Awards and Honors
- Great Women Achiever Award for Beauty in 2005
- Green Globe Award for Exceptional Achievement by a Public Figure, 2011
- Women’s Achievement Award 2011
- Ms. Eternal Beauty at Femina Miss India 2016
- The Woman of Substance at the Rotary Awards in 2016
- ‘Valerian of Environmental Issues’ by the makers of the film “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” in 2017
Dia Mirza with her Valerian trophy
- IWM Digital Awards 2019 for Best Actor Female (Critics) for Web Series “Kaafir”
Dia Mirza and her mother at IWM Digital Awards 2019
- Filmfare Glamor and Style Awards 2019 for Women of Style and Substance
Dia Mirza with her Filmfare Glamor and Style Awards
- Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Web Series “Kaafir” in 2020
Dia Mirza with her Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award
controversies
- During the ongoing CAA protests in India in 2019, Dia Mirza expressed her views on this topic and said,
My mother is Hindu, my biological father was Christian, my adoptive father was Muslim. On all official documents, my religion status remains blank. Does religion determine that I am Indian? It never happened and I hope it never happens. #OneIndia #India”
However, this did not go down well with netizens and they attacked him; Claiming that she had no knowledge of the act and was just trying to manipulate.
- In 2016, Dia tweeted in reference to water shortage in Maharashtra,
The irony of the times we live in is that farmers are committing suicide due to drought and people waste water to play #Holi. Go ahead and call me anti-Hindu.”
However, there was a huge uproar over his statement and he had to face the hatred of a section of people. He later apologized and clarified his stand and said,
As a citizen of India, I have equal respect for all the religions, festivals and customs celebrated in our country. My intention has never been to hurt the sentiments of any person or community. If this has happened due to my tweet then I apologize categorically. “That said, the fact is that various parts of our country are facing severe water shortage. According to the report I read in April last year, more than 90 lakh farmers have been affected by the drought in Maharashtra. In October last year, the Maharashtra government had officially declared ‘drought-like conditions’ in 14,708 villages out of 43,000 in the state.’
- In 2015, Dia Mirza found herself in the middle of a debate against Meenakshi Lekhi after Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat cited Mother Teresa’s conversion to Christianity as the main reason for her service to the poor. Lekhi claimed that Teresa had claimed in an interview that her job was to bring people into the fold of Christianity. Mirza did not like this and criticized Lekhi on Twitter. As a result, Mirza faced criticism for his stance against the case.
- In 2006, when Dia along with Aamir Khan took a stand against the Sardar Sarovar project, BJP workers led by Dhansukh Bhandari organized a protest against the actors for their ‘anti-dam statements’.
- In September 2020, some reports claimed that Dia’s name had cropped up during the interrogation of drug smugglers by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the agency that investigates the Bollywood drug controversy in the wake of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. Was staying. Later through a series of tweets, Dia Mirza termed these claims as baseless and she denied having any links with drug smugglers.
1) I would like to strongly and categorically refute this news as false, baseless and ill-intentioned. – Ongoing
– Dia Mirza (@deespeak) 22 September 2020
2) Such frivolous reporting has a direct impact on my reputation and is damaging my career, which I have built over years of hard work. – Ongoing
– Dia Mirza (@deespeak) 22 September 2020
3) I have never purchased or consumed any intoxicating or prohibited substance of any kind in my life. I intend to pursue the full extent of the legal remedies available to me as a law abiding citizen of India. Thanks to my supporters for standing with me.
Dia Mirza
– Dia Mirza (@deespeak) 22 September 2020
Signature
collection of cars
Dia Mirza owns Lexus LX and BMW X1.
Dia Mirza posing with her car
Favourite Things
- Food: Hyderabadi Biryani, Nihari, Khatti Dal, Kheema
- Cuisine: Punjabi, Hyderabadi, European, Italian, Thai
- Travel Destination: Peru, Leh, Cambodia, Machu Picchu in Africa
- Books: “The Silk Roads: A New History of the World” by Peter Frankopan, “A New Earth: Create a Better Life” by Eckhart Tolle, “The Faraway Tree” by Enid Blyton, “The Secret Life of Bees” by Sue “The Motorcycle Diaries” by Monk Kidd, Che Guevara.
Facts/General Knowledge
- She enjoys cooking, reading, photography and travelling.
- When she had completed her schooling, she received a call from a family friend (who worked at the Times of India office in Hyderabad) who told Diya about the Miss India pageant. She sent her portfolio and was selected for the competition. He used the money he saved from his job during his school days to move to Mumbai.
- His first salary as a marketing executive was Rs. 5000.
- Her mother was against her participating in the Miss India pageant as she wanted Diya to study at a law school in Bengaluru. However, her stepfather convinced her mother to let her participate in the competition.
- Before making her debut in the film industry, she appeared in the music video of Babul Supriyo and Alka Yagnik’s song “Khoya Khoya Chand” in 2000.
- In 2000, she also acted in the Tamil film “En Swasa Katre”.
- He has ‘Azad’ (freedom) tattooed on his left wrist.
Dia Mirza’s tattoo
- There is a leopard in Lucknow Zoo which is named after Dia Mirza, the leopard was rescued from Mirzapur, hence the zoo authorities named him Dia Mirza. The zoo officials also requested the actress to name both the leopard cubs Diya, the actress named both the cubs – Ashok and Nakshatra.
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