Diya Mirza

Nick Name: Dee
Date of Birth (Birthday): 9 December, 1981
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5’6"
Weight: 52 Kg
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: India
Marital Status: Single
Languages: Hindi, English, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
Favourite Dish/ Recipes: Hyderabadi Biryani and Italian Pasta
Favourite Car: The Beetle
Favourite Hollywood Actor: Prince William and Tom Cruise
Favourite Hollywood Movies: Forest Gump and Schlinder’s List
Favourite Perfumes: Baby Doll by Ralph Lauren
Likes: Chocolates and children
Contact Address: 402, Flamingo Apts., Veronica Rd., Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050

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.Diya Mirza won the prestigious Miss Asia Pacific title at the beauty pageant held on 2 December, 2000, in Manila. She is the second Indian contestant to be crowned Miss Asia Pacific and the first in 29 years.Her first film, opposite Madhavan - Rehaana Hai Tere Dil Mein did not make a big splash. But it spelt one thing - Diya Mirza had arrived.Diya Mirza is currently working on a film with arjun rampal titled Deewanapan and she is extremly excited about the project.For a 20 year old Diya has accomplished so much but Diya’s dream has only just begun. Her confidence belies her status in the industry. But it is her keen sense of direction and her intrinsic intelligence which makes her so poised and confident. She’s all of 20 and yet has accomplished so much. Diya Mirza has a world of opportunities open to her and for the first time she’s sure of what she wants to be.

Fact
•Born to a German father and a Bengali mother
•Though her name is spelled Dia, she is credited in most movies as Diya.
•Miss Beautiful Smile, The Sony Viewers Choice Award.
•Diya Mirza Has played with Arjun Rampal in six movies: Deewaanapan (2001), Tehzeeb (2003), Alag (2006), where Rampal has a Special Appearance, Familywala (2006), Dus Kahaniyaan (2006) and Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2006).
•Diya Mirza’s parents separated when she was six years old. Her father died when she was nine and her mother remarried: Ahmed Mirza whose surname she took, died in 2004
•Mirza’s car was seized in 2006 for alleged evasion of custom duties.
•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.

Filmography :
Dus Kahaniyaan
Heyy Babyy
Cash
Familywala
Shoot Out At Lokhandwala
Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd
Kayanaat
Prateeksha
Bidhaatar Lekha ...... Ria
Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi
Mermaid - A Love Story
Krazzy 4
Alibaug
Bits And Pieces
Lage Raho Munnabhai
Alag
Phir Hera Pheri
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