Dia Mirza
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| Born: | December 9, 1981 (age 25) Hyderabad, India |
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| Occupation: | Actress, model |
Dia Mirza Handrich, formerly known as Diya Mirza or Dia Mirza [1], nicknamed Dee, (born 9 December 1981 in Hyderabad, India) is an Indian model and actress and Miss Asia Pacific for the year 2000. She was also second runner up in the Miss India 2000 beauty contest.
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[edit] Biography
Her father was a German interior designer; her mother is Deepa Mirza[2], a Bengali. They separated when she was six years old. Her father died when she was nine and her mother remarried: Ahmed Mirza [2] whose surname she took, died in 2004[3]. Though she has been brought up in a Muslim household, she considers herself not a Muslim and says, she believes in Ganesha[4] When living in Khairatabad, Hyderabad, she attended the Vidyaranya, a school based on the teachings of Krishnamurti, and later Nasr School, in Kushnuma[5]. Currently, she lives in Bandra, Mumbai.
[edit] Career
She made her cinematic debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein opposite R. Madhavan. The film was not a box office success. A series of unsuccessful films followed, among them Tumsa Nahin Dekha and Deewanapan.
In 2005, Mirza appeared in Parineeta, a Vidhu Vinod Chopra production. In 2006 she teamed up once again with Chopra and Sanjay Dutt for the successful film Lage Raho Munna Bhai. She also played in the music video Kajara Mohabbat Wala from Sonu Nigam album Kajara Nite.[6]
She has also appeared in Dus and in Fight Club. She will appear later this year in Familywala and Naa Naa Karte.
[edit] Controversies
- Mirza's car was seized in 2006 for alleged evasion of custom duties.[7]
- Also in 2006, she 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 Hindutva activists from the BJP, who led a protest march against the actress.[8]:
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bits & Pieces | Announced[9] | |
| 2007 | Aankh Micholi | Announced[10] | |
| 2007 | Cash (2007) | Announced[11] | |
| 2006 | Shootout at Lokhandwala | Mita Matu | Announced[12] |
| 2006 | Dus Kahaniya | Blind School Teacher | Announced[13] |
| 2006 | Alibaug | Announced [14] | |
| 2006 | Naa Naa Karte | Announced[15] | |
| 2006 | Familywala | (Earlier name 'Dil Sachcha Aur Chehra Jhootha') To Be Released | |
| 2006 | Bidhaatar Lekha | Ria | Announced |
| 2006 | Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi | Pre-Production | |
| 2006 | Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | Shilpa | Filming |
| 2006 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Simran | |
| 2006 | Prateeksha | Reena J. Brown | TV release |
| 2006 | Alag | Apurva Rana | |
| 2006 | Phir Hera Pheri | Item number (song) | |
| 2006 | Fight Club | Anu Chopra | |
| 2005 | Dus | Anu Dheer | |
| 2005 | Parineeta | Gayatri Tantiya | |
| 2005 | Koi Mera Dil Mein Hain | Simran | |
| 2005 | Naam Gum Jaayega | Natasha/Gitanjali | |
| 2005 | Blackmail | Anjali | |
| 2004 | Stop! | Shama | |
| 2004 | Tumsa Nahin Dekha | Jiya | |
| 2004 | Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na | Preeti | Special Appearance |
| 2003 | Tehzeeb | Nazneen Jamal | |
| 2003 | Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye | Saundarya | |
| 2003 | Dum | Kaveri | |
| 2002 | Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge | Muskaan | |
| 2001 | Deewaanapan | Kiran Choudhary | |
| 2001 | Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein | Reena Malhotra |
[edit] Major Television Appearances
| Date | Channel | Programm | Role |
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| May 3, 2006 | Goddess Festival | Channel V | |
| May 13, 2006 | Indian Idol 2 | Sony India | Guest Judge |
| February 2006 | The Man's World | AXN | |
| January 2006 | Mein Hoon with Fawd Khan | Zoom | |
| December 2005 | Zee Tvs Saregama | ZEE TV | |
| 2005 | Mein Hoon with Makeup artist | ZOOM | |
| 2005 | Mein Hoon with Pradeep Sarkar | ZOOM | |
| 2005 | Mein Hoon with Ganesh | ZOOM | |
| 2005 | Just Pooja | ZOOM | |
| 2005 | Fame Gurukul | Sony India | Guest Judge |
[edit] Trivia
- Though her name is spelled Dia, she is credited in most movies as Diya. She says that her name was misspelt in her passport.
- She owns a dog, a Labrador retriever named Sultan.
- Has played with Arjun Rampal in six movies: Deewanapan (2001), Tehzeeb (2003), Alag (2006), where Rampal has a Special Appearance, Familywala (2006), Dus Kahaniyaan (2006) and Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2006).
[edit] External links
- Dia Mirza at the Internet Movie Database
| Preceded by: Shivangi Parikh |
Miss India Asia-Pacific 2000 |
Succeeded by: Maheshwari Thyagrajan |
| Preceded by: Juliana Arango |
Miss Asia Pacific Quest 2000 |
Succeeded by: Luciana Farfán |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ http://www.pageant.com. Pageant Bureau News Archive October 2000. Retrieved on 9 June 2006.
- ^ a b http://www.indiainfo.com. Warm homecoming for Hyderabad's own Miss Asia-Pacific. Retrieved on 9 June 2006.
- ^ http://www.gmagazine.com. Awakening. Retrieved on 9 June 2006.
- ^ http://missindia2.feminamissindia.com/. Chat with Diya Mirza. Retrieved on 9 June 2006.
- ^ http://www2.sholay.com/. Diya Mirza- MissAsia Pacific/Indian film Actress. Retrieved on 9 June 2006.
- ^ http://www.indiafm.com. Diya Mirza in Sonu Nigam’s latest album. Retrieved on October 11, 2006.
- ^ http://www.ibnlive.com/. Diya Mirza's car seized for tax fraud. Retrieved on 24 May 2006.
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/. BJP blasts Diya Mirza for anti-dam stand. Retrieved on 24 May 2006.
- ^ http://content.msn.co.uk/. Twenty beauties in a song!. Retrieved on October 11, 2006.
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/. Anant's 'Aankh Micholi' and 'Agar' only 2 months apart. Retrieved on October 11, 2006.
- ^ http://content.msn.co.in/. Dia Mirza endorses Attitude. Retrieved on October 11, 2006.
- ^ http://www.glamsham.com/. Diya Mirza's Triplet. Retrieved on August 4, 2006.
- ^ http://www.glamsham.com/. Diya Mirza's Triplet. Retrieved on August 4, 2006.
- ^ http://www.glamsham.com/. Diya Mirza's Triplet. Retrieved on August 4, 2006.
- ^ http://www.indiafm.com/. ‘Naa Naa Karte… Believe It Or Nuts’. Retrieved on October 11, 2006.
