Dia Mirza on the cover of FHM India.

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Date of Birth
9 December 1981, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Nickname
Dee

Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Dia was born in December 9, 1981 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her dad's name was Frank Handrich, a German National, and an Interior Designer by profession, and her mom, Deepa, is Bengali-speaking. Deepa and Frank separated when Dia was 6, and Frank passed away three years later. Deepa then married Ahmed Mirza. The family lived in Khairatabad near Hyderabad and she completed her schooling in Vidyaranya High School and in Nasr School. Her step-father passed away during 2004.

She was introverted and unhappy as a child, and it was her parents, especially her mom, who instilled self-confidence and assisted her to break free from the barriers of low self-esteem.

At the age of 16, after completing her 10th standard, she got a job with Sriven Multi-Tech in Hyderabad. This job paved her way to modeling assignments with Lipton, Emami amongst others. With this exposure she was encouraged to participate in the 2000 Femina Miss India Beauty Pageant, which she did, came up the second runner-up and won three titles namely Femina Miss India-Pacific, Sony Viewer's Choice Award, and Miss Beautiful Smile. She went on to be crowned Miss Asia-Pacific on December 2, 2000 at Manila, making her the second Indian to win this award after a gap of 29 years.

Dia 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, traveling and training. She was assisted by Sabira Merchant on diction and etiquette; diet with Anjali Mukherjee; gymnasium and physical fitness with Talwalkars; clothes from Ritu Kumar and Hemant Trivedi; skin care with Dr. Jamuna Pai; and make-up and hair-care from Bharat and Doris Godambe.

Dia made her debut on the tinsel screen with 'Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein' during 2001, and thus was able to launch her career as an actress.

Marriage is just a formality: Dia Mirza

Dia Mirza is enthused by the overwhelming response her debut production, Love Breakups Zindagi has been getting so far. “The song, Rab rakha… has become a national blessing. I feel so blessed that we’ll be opening during the festive period,” she smiles. Her Dusshera release is pitted
against Sanjay Dutt’s first home production. “Our small film can never be competition for a biggie like Rascals,” she says. “Mausam’s delay has queered up the pitch for us after the distributors took a calculated risk in locking the date. We don’t have a budget for marketing which is my biggest headache today. I hope that people know it’s coming on October 7 and will be driven by the freshness of content to come to the theatres.”

Dia met Sanjay recently and was touched by his enthusiastic response to her film: “He’s always been protective towards me and shares a special bond with Zayed (co-producer Zayed Khan). He wasn’t even thinking about his film as he wished us luck. He’s the most large-hearted person I’ve met.”

The film’s production company is already on to its next projects. “Zayed and Sahil (partner Sahil Sangha) are keen on an action comedy while there’s a small film I’ve been dreaming of making for a while,” says Dia.

Meanwhile, there’s talk of an early wedding. Dia doesn’t deny dating writer-producer-director Sahil but insists that they haven’t locked on a wedding date yet. “We’re in a committed relationship. Sahil’s family has made me welcome but for the last year-and-a-half,  we’ve been completely focussed on our film. Marriage is just a formality, it’ll happen in time. We are in no hurry,” she asserts.

What makes Sahil her Mr. Right? “I like his honesty. Once he makes a commitment, he will not fall back on it,” she says. And what’s the most romantic thing he’s ever done? “The best thing about romancing a writer is that you end up with a big collection of little notes that make you feel loved.”

I am still a child, Dia Mirza

What does Dia Mirza regret? She says she misses not going to regular college and hanging out with friends.

"I am still a child, I never let go of it. When I was younger, a big priority in my life was to go out and be independent, earn my own money...It was a great feeling of empowerment, of financial independence. Feeling secure of the fact that I have me to take care of me. And I think every women needs to feel that," Dia told reporters.

"Do I regret not going to regular college and interacting with friends? Yes, to a certain extent I do miss the fun. But I think life has given me a whole different set of fun and experiences that I cherish."

"I believe every human being has a paradigm shift in their life. Every 10 year or every five years, they shift internally. My first shift was winning beauty pageant and suddenly doing everything that I never imagined."

Dia Mirza's Cosmopolitan Magazine Scans

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