Dia Mirza is an Indian actress, model, producer and social activist. She was also the winner of the Miss Asia Pacific title in 2000.
Wiki/Biography
Dia Mirza was born as Dia Handrich on Wednesday, December 9, 1981, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (age 39; as of 2020). Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Dia Mirza as a child
She attended Vidyalanya High School, Hyderabad and Nasr School, Hyderabad. She also studied at Stanley Girls High School, Hyderabad. She received her BA from Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad.
appearance
Height: 5′6″
Eye color: dark brown
Hair color: black
family and caste
Parents and siblings
Dia Mirza is the daughter of Frank Handrich, a German Catholic and graphic and industrial fair designer, architect, artist and interior designer in Munich, and Deepa. is a Bangladeshi interior designer and landscape designer.
Dia Mirza and her mother
When she was four and a half, her parents divorced. Her mother Deepa was married to Ahmed Mirza (died in 2003), a Dakini Muslim man from Hyderabad. She took her stepfather’s last name. She is the only child of her parents.
Dia Mirza with her stepfather and mother
Although she was raised of different races, she practiced Hinduism.
Relationships, husbands and children
She was rumored to be in a relationship with Salman Khan, Vashu Bhagnani (filmmaker) and Kunal Kapoor (actor).
Dia Mirza and Salman Khan
Dia Mirza and Vashu Bhagnani
Dia Mirza and Kunal Kapoor
She was in a relationship with musician Bunty Sachdeva.
Dia Mirza and Bunty Sachdeva
She married Sahil Sangha (businessman and film producer) on October 18, 2014, at his farmhouse in Chhatarpur, Delhi.
Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha wedding photos
In August 2019, they announced their separation. After divorcing her husband, there were rumors that she was dating Mohit Raina.
Dia Mirza and Mohit Raina
Later, she started dating Mumbai-based businessman Vaibhav Rekhi and married him on February 15, 2021, at his residence in Bandra, Mumbai. The wedding ceremony is performed by a priestess.
Dia Mirza and Vaibhav Rekhi’s wedding photos
An elderly lady officiated the wedding of Dia Mirza and Vaibhav Rekhi
Dia and Vibhav welcomed a baby boy in May 2021; however, they shared the news with the public on July 14, 2021. They named their son Avyaan Azaad.
Profession
Models and beauty pageants
While in school, Dia Mirza worked as a marketing executive at a multimedia company called Neeraj’s Multi-media Studio. At the same time, she also served as a model for brands such as Lipton, Wall’s ice cream and Emami. In 2000, she participated in the Femina Miss India competition and won the titles of Miss Beautiful Smile, Miss Avon and Miss Close-up Smile, and was the second runner-up in the pageant.
Dia Mirza attends Femina Miss India pageant
Later, she was selected to participate in the Miss Asia Pacific beauty pageant and won the championship. In 2000, India completed a hat-trick of international beauty pageants (Lara Dutta won Miss Universe and Priyanka Chopra won Miss World).
Dia Mirza wins Miss Asia Pacific title
Performance and production
Dia Mirza made her acting debut in 2001 with the role of “Reena Malhotra” in the film “Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein”.
She subsequently acted in many successful films such as Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (2002), Dum (2003), Tumsa Nahin Dekha – A Love Story (2004), Parineeta (2005), Lage Raho Munnabhai” (2006), “Salam Mumbai” (2016)) and Sanzhou (2018). She co-owns a production 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) are also producers under the Born Free banner. After divorcing her husband, she launched her own production company “One India Stories” in December 2019. She made her online debut as an actress with Kafir (2019).
She made her Bengali debut with the film “Paanch Adhyay” (2012).
as a social activist
She has been involved with Cancer Patients Aid Society, Spasm Society of India, PETA, CRY and NDTV Greenathon and worked with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to spread HIV awareness and prevent abortions.
Dia Mirza joins PETA campaign
In 2010, she adopted two cheetah cubs from the Prince of Wales Zoo in Lucknow. Dia and Aamir Khan have publicly come out in support of Narmada Bachao Andolan. Mirza endorsed the brand ‘The Body Shop’ for their stance on banning animal testing and promoting recycled packaging and natural products. On World Environment Day 2017, she was appointed as the brand ambassador by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). She supports WTI’s activities and is a founding member of the WTI Club Nature initiative.
Dia Mirza appointed as Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) Ambassador
Apart from this, she is also the Eco Ambassador of Panasonic, the Swachh Saathi Youth Program Ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the first artist ambassador of Save the Children India and the Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Environment Program in India.
Awards and Honors
- 2005 Beautiful Women Achievement Award
- 2011 Green Globe Public Figure Outstanding Work Award
- 2011 Women’s Achievement Award
- Miss India Beauty Pageant 2016 “Eternal Beauty”
- 2016 Rotary Awards Women of Substance Award
- “Valerian: Environmental Matters” from the producers of the 2017 film “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”
Dia Mirza and her valerian trophy
- 2019 IWM Digital Awards Best Actress in a Web Series “Kafir” (Critics)
Dia Mirza and her mother win IWM Digital Award 2019
- Filmfare Glamor and Fashion Awards 2019 presented to women of style and substance
Dia Mirza wins Filmfare Glamor and Fashion Award
- 2020 Dadasaheb Falk International Film Festival Best Actress Award for Web Drama “Kafir”
Dia Mirza wins Dadasaheb Falk International Film Festival Award
dispute
- In 2019, amid the ongoing CAA protests in India, Dia Mirza expressed her views on the issue and said:
My mother is Hindu, my biological father is Christian, and my adoptive father is Muslim. My religious identity is blank in all official documents. Does religious belief determine that I am Indian? It has never happened and I hope it never happens. #OneIndia #India”
However, this caused dissatisfaction among netizens, who lashed out at her; claiming that she knew nothing about the behavior and was just trying to be smart.
- In 2016, Dia tweeted against the backdrop of water scarcity in Maharashtra:
It’s an irony of the times we live in: farmers are committing suicide due to drought and people are wasting water to “play” #Holi. Just call me anti-Hindu. “
However, her comments caused an uproar and earned her some hatred. She later apologized and clarified her position, saying:
As a citizen of India, I equally respect all religions, festivals and customs celebrated in our country. It was never my intention to hurt the feelings of any individual or community. If my tweet contributed to this situation, I unequivocally apologize. “Having said that, the fact remains that various parts of our country are facing severe water shortage problems. According to a report I read in April last year, the drought in Maharashtra has affected more than 9 million farmers and This number is still increasing. In October last year, the Maharashtra government officially declared 14,708 villages out of the state’s 43,000 villages to be in a “drought-like state”.
- Dia Mirza was found to be in jail in 2015 after RSS president Mohan Bhagwat commented that Mother Teresa’s conversion to Christianity was the main reason for her service to the poor. Feud with Meenakshi Lekhi. Leahy claimed that Mother Teresa claimed in interviews that her job was to convert people to Christianity. This upset Mirza and she lashed out at Leahy on Twitter. As a result, Mirza was criticized for opposing the matter.
- After Dia joined Aamir Khan in opposing the Sardar Sarovar project in 2006, workers of the BJP led by Dhansukh Bhandari organized a protest against the actors’ “anti-dam rhetoric” .
- In September 2020, some reports claimed that Dia’s name had cropped up in the interrogation of drug peddlers by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which was investigating the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. Investigating Bollywood drug disputes. Dia Mirza subsequently refuted the baseless claims in a series of tweets and denied any links to drug traffickers.
1) I strongly refute and categorically deny that the news is false, baseless and malicious. – continue
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) September 22, 2020
2) This kind of meaningless report has directly affected my reputation and damaged my career that I have worked hard for many years. – continue
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) September 22, 2020
3) I have never purchased or consumed any form of narcotics or contraband in my life. As a law-abiding citizen of India, I intend to fully pursue available legal remedies. Thanks to my supporters.
Dia Mirza
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) September 22, 2020
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car collection
Dia Mirza owns a Lexus LX and a BMW X1.
Dia Mirza poses with her car
favorite thing
- Food: Hyderabadi Biryani, Nihari, Khatti Daal, Kheema
- Cuisines: Punjabi, Hyderabadi, European, Italian, Thai
- Travel destinations: Machu Picchu, Leh, Cambodia, Africa in Peru
- Books: “The Silk Road: A New History of the World” by Peter Francopan, “New Earth: Creating a Better Life” by Eckhart Tolley, “The Distant Tree” by Enid Blyton “, Sue’s “The Secret Life of Bees” by Monk Kidd, Che Guevara’s “Motorcycle Diaries”
Facts/Trivia
- She enjoys cooking, reading, photography and traveling.
- When she had just completed her studies, she received a call from a family friend (who worked in the Hyderabad bureau of The Times of India) telling Dia about the Miss India contest. She sent in her portfolio and was selected for the competition. She used the money she saved from working as a student to go to Mumbai.
- Her first salary as a marketing executive was Rs. 5000.
- Her mother objected to her participation in the Miss India competition as she wanted Dia to study in a law school in Bangalore. However, her stepfather convinced her mother to let her compete.
- Before making her debut in films, she appeared in the music video of Babul Supriyo and Alka Yagnik’s song “Khoya Khoya Chand” in 2000.
- In 2000, she also appeared in the Tamil film “En Swasa Kaatre”.
- She has the word “Aazaad” (Freedom) tattooed on her left wrist.
dia mirza tattoo
- Lucknow Zoo has a leopard named after Dia Mirza. The leopard was rescued from Mirzapur and hence the zoo officials named her ‘Dia Mirza’ (Dia Mirza). Zoo officials also asked the actress to name Leopard Girl’s two cubs “Diya” and the actress named the two cubs “Ashoka” and “Nakshatra”.
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