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Born:-
December 9, 1981 (1981-12-09) (age 25)Hyderabad, India
Occupation: :-Actress, model
Diya Mirza Handrich or Dia Mirza,nicknamed Dee, (born 9 December 1981 in Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh, 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.
Biography
Her father Frank Handrich was a German interior designer; her mother is Deepa Mirza[3], a Bengali. They separated when she was six years old. Her father died when she was nine and her mother remarried: Ahmed Mirza [3] whose surname she took, died in 2004[4]. Though she has been brought up in a Muslim household, she does not consider herself a Muslim; and says she believes in Ganesha.[5] When living in Khairatabad, Hyderabad, she attended Vidyaranya High School For Boys And Girls, a school based on the teachings of Krishnamurti, and later Nasr School, in Kushnuma[6]. Currently, she lives in Bandra, Mumbai.
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 Deewaanapan.
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.
She has also appeared in Dus and in Fight Club. She will appear later this year in Familywala and Naa Naa Karte.
Controversies
- Mirza's car was seized in 2006 for alleged evasion of custom duties.
- 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.
Filmography
Year Title
2001 Deewaanapan
2001 Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein
2002 Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge
2003 Tehzeeb Nazneen
2003 Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye
2003 Dum (2003 film)
2004 Stop!
2004 Tumsa Nahin Dekha
2004 Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na
2005 Naam Gum Jaayega
2005 Blackmail
2005 Parineeta
2005 Dus
2005 Koi Mera Dil Mein Hain
2006 Fight Club - Members Only
2006 Phir Hera Pheri
2006 Alag
2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai
2006 Prateeksha
2007 Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
2007 Shootout at Lokhandwala
2007 Dus
2007 Naa Naa Karte Announced
2007 Familywala (Earlier name 'Dil Sachcha Aur Chehra Jhootha') To Be Released April 2007
2007 Bidhaatar Lekha Ria Announced
2007 Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi Pre-Production
2007 Kayanaat Announced
2007 Bits & Pieces Announced
2007 Aankh Micholi Announced
2007 Cash Aditi
Major Television Appearances
Date Programme Channel Role
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
December 2005 Zee Tvs Saregama ZEE TV
January 2006 Mein Hoon with Fawd Khan Zoom v
February 2006 The Man's World AXN
May 3, 2006 Goddess Festival Channel V
May 13, 2006 Indian Idol 2 Sony India Guest