Dia Mirza is a well-known face in India due to her work as an actress, model, producer, and social worker. The actress is celebrated for all her career in the industry and her efforts for society's welfare.
Dia Mirza was born half German and half Bengali Hindu. Her stepfather raised her, and she adopted his surname Mirza and practised Islam. Although recently, she has added the surname Handrich to her name.
From childhood, she has been highly fond of forests and loves travelling. Dia has felt a deep connection to nature and has visited almost every jungle in the Indian subcontinent. This early love for nature later manifested in her conservationist views.
Did you know that she has the habit of washing her feet before sleeping and admits this is one of her OCD habits.
During her graduation, she worked as a multimedia executive with Neeraj's Multimedia Studio. While working there, she got many modelling projects and advertisements for companies like Emami.
From there, she made her way into beauty pageants. She was second runner up in Miss India, 2000, and she went on to become Miss Asia Pacific Title, 2000. From those feats, she landed into Bollywood with RHTDM and wowed everyone with her performance.
In 2011, she started her production house with her ex-husband Sahil Sangha called Born Free entertainment Production house. Dia has produced movies like Love Breakups Zindagi, Bobby Jasoos, and the sitcom Mind the Malhotras. Dia is empowering new writers and directors to experiment. To tell the stories in a new and exciting way while being rooted in Indian culture.
Dia Mirza raised quite a few eyebrows and praise when she decided to marry her husband with a female pandit. She got to know about her through a childhood friend and loved the progressive idea behind it. The wedding also didn't have kanyadaan and bidaai ceremonies. Despite the whole event being extremely modern, they were still highly respectful of the Vedic scriptures. During the process, shlokas were painstakingly translated by her dear friend and spent hours over it.
With this unconventional marriage, she firmly stated that it was time to modernize the old tradition and bring the female voice.
Her marriage was also environmentally responsible. She made sure that the event's organization was sustainable without using any plastics or generation of any wastes. All the waste generated was biodegradable and was disposed of safely.
Dia's mother used to do social work to help alcoholics and addicts. She followed the lead and has made innumerable contributions to the welfare of society. She has been supporting PETA & CRY for more than 15 years now.
Dia Mirza is not just an actress but a true contributor to society and, thus, a role model for many. Her work for the environment has gained her much recognition and reverence in the Indian Film Industry. She also contributes through her writings on various social topics published in magazines and newspapers such as Hindustan Times.
