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Indian Bollywood Actress Photo Biography

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Dia Mirza was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Her father, Frank Handrich, was a German graphic and industrial fair designer, architect, artist and interior designer from Munich and her mother, Deepa is a Bengali Hindu who is an interior designer, landscaper and currently does social work as a volunteer to help alcoholics and addicts. They separated when she was six years old. Her father died when she was nine and her mother married Ahmed Mirza, who died in 2004. She adopted her stepfather's surname and has recently adopted the last name of her birth-father, becoming Dia Mirza Handrich.

When living in Khairatabad, Hyderabad district, she attended Vidyaranya High School for Boys and Girls, a school partly based on the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti, and later Nasr School, in Khairtabad. She attended Stanley Junior College and completed her graduation in Bachelors of Arts from Andhra Pradesh Open University, Hyderabad.

Career

Dia Mirza worked when still in college as a Marketing executive for a media firm. At the same time she modeled for print and TV commercials for brands like Lipton, Emami and many more. She won Asia Pacific in the year 2000. She debuted through 'Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein' which could not do well at Box Office. Then she appeared in various movies like 'Dum', 'Deewanapan', 'Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge', 'Tumsa Nahin Dekha - A Love Story', 'Parineeta', 'Dus', 'Lage Raho Munnabhai' etc. She could not grow up as an Actress. But she has garnered a lot of praise for her social work. She has also got an IIFA 2012 Green Award for her contribution towards green environment. She has done various awareness campaigns on prevention of female feticide, HIV awareness, PETA, Cry. She also publicly supported the Naramada Bachao Andolan. She has also written articles for Hindustan Times and other publications.

Dia started working at the age of 16 years while continuing her college education. She worked as a marketing executive in a multi-media firm called Dr. Neeraj’s Multi media studio. She simultaneously modelled for the print and television advertisement campaigns of various brands such as Walls, Lipton, Emami etc.Mirza wanted to complete her graduation in Arts by correspondence, but decided to postpone it as it was becoming difficult to juggle between the Miss Asia Pacific competition, modeling assignments, travelling and training.

Miss Asia Pacific

Dia Mirza at the IIFA Rocks fashion show

Dia Mirza was a second runner up at Femina Miss India, 2000 and was subsequently sent to Miss Asia Pacific, where she won. When she won the Miss Asia Pacific title on 3 December 2000 in Manila, Philippines, she became the first Indian contestant to win this title in 27 years. She completed the hat-trick of India winning international pageants in the year 2000; Lara Dutta won the Miss Universe title and Priyanka Chopra won the Miss World title in the same year.

Film career

Dia Mirza made her cinematic debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein opposite R. Madhavan. Although the film was not a box office success, she appeared in Parineeta, a Vidhu Vinod Chopra production. She also starred in the music video, Kajara Mohabbat Wala alongside Sonu Nigam from his album Kajara Nite. The album contained multiple remixes, but was mainly advertised with the title song, sung by Sonu Nigam and Alisha Chinai.

She also appeared in the films Dus and Fight Club. She was the only female actor among the six key characters in the film, Acid Factory in which she played a femme fatale who is also a gangster. Dia will next be featuring in 'Johny Mastana', 'Bits and pieces', 'Kayanat', 'Bidhaatar lekha'

Community services

Dia Mirza has been involved with Cancer Patients Aid Association, Spastics Society of India, and has worked extensively with government of Andhra Pradesh to spread HIV awareness, prevention of female foeticide, PETA, CRY and most recently the NDTV Greenathon – an effort to find tangible solutions against pollution and book, "Deke Dheko" by Radio Mirchi (a campaign initiated to collect books for underprivileged children). Her other hobbies include writing, reading, painting, pottery, horse riding and theater. She has written several articles for the Hindustan Times and various other publications as a guest writer. She is on the board of the Coca Cola foundation that works towards development in rural India. She recently adopted two cheetah cubs at the Prince of Wales zoological park in Lucknow.

Controversies

Dia Mirza and fellow-actor Aamir Khan publicly expressed support for the Narmada Bachao Andolan, a group protesting the building of a dam. This aroused the ire of political activists from the Bharatiya Janata Party, who led a protest march against the actress.

Awards

Dia Mirza receiving award from Chitrangada Singh at IIFA 2012

Dia Mirza won the IIFA 2012 'Green Award' for her contribution for working towards a greener environment.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes

1999 En Swasa Kaatre Tamil film

Uncredited appearance in song "Jumbalakka"

2001 Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein Reena Malhotra

Deewaanapan Kiran Choudhary

2002 Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge Muskaan

2003 Tehzeeb Nazneen Jamal

Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye Saundarya

Dum Kaveri

2004 Stop! Shama

Tumsa Nahin Dekha Jia Khan

Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na Preeti Special appearance

2005 Naam Gum Jaayega Natasha/Gitanjali

My Brother… Nikhil Special appearance

Blackmail Mrs. Rathod

Parineeta Gayatri

Dus Anu Dheer

Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai Simran

2006 Fight Club - Members Only Anu Chopra

Phir Hera Pheri Item number (song)

Alag Purva Rana

Lage Raho Munna Bhai Simran

Prateeksha Reena Brown TV release

2007 Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. Shilpa

Shootout at Lokhandwala Mita Matu

Cash Aditi

Heyy Babyy Herself Special appearance in a song

Om Shanti Om Herself Special appearance

Dus Kahaniyaan Sia

2008 Krazzy 4 Shikha

2009 Kissan Priya

Jai Veeru Anna

Acid Factory Max

Fruit and Nut Monica Gokhale

Kurbaan Rehana (WIACB reporter) Special Appearance

Luck By Chance Herself Special Appearance

2010 Hum Tum Aur Ghost Gehna

Shoebite

2011 Love Breakups Zindagi Naina

2012 Paanch Adhyay Ishita Dia's 1st Bengali Film

2013 Hungame pe Hungama Gia