DIA MIRZA
Nick name: Dee, The Queen of Bollywood
Date of birth: 9 December 1981
Age: 29 yrs.
Hail from: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh(1989-12-21)
Ethnicity: Asian
Country: India
Father: Late Frank Handrich
Step Father: Late Ahmed Mirza
Mother: Deepa Mirza
Siblings: No.
School: Vidyaranya High School for Boys and Girls, Hyderabad
College: Bachelors of Arts from Open University, Hyderabad.
Occupation: Actress, Model
TV Commercial: Lipton, Emami
Debut as actress: Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein (2001)
Other Hindi movies: Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein, Deewaanapan, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Tehzeeb, Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye, Dum, Stop! , Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na , Naam Gum Jaayega, Blackmail ,Parineeta ,Dus ,Koi Mera Dil Mein Hain,Fight Club - Members Only, Alag, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Prateeksha, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., Shootout at Lokhandwala,Cash ,Dus Kahaniyaan ,Krazzy 4 ,Kissan ,Jai Veeru ,Acid Factory ,Fruit and Nut ,Hum Tum Aur Ghost
Recent release: Hum Tum Aur Ghost
Upcoming Projects: Johnny Mastana, Alibaug
Awards & Nominations:
- In 2000: Won the Miss Asia-Pacific contest in 2000 and is considered one of the most beautiful actresses in Indian cinema.
- The Sony Viewer's Choice Award: Miss Beautiful Smile
- Diya Mirza won the Best Debutante Female Awards.
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 Diya 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.
Mirza made her cinematic debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein opposite R. Madhavan. Though, the film was not a box office success, but she received a nomination for 'Best Female Debut' at the Zee Cine Awards.
In 2005, Mirza appeared in Parineeta, a Vidhu Vinod Chopra production. She also starred in the music video, Kajara Mohabbat Wala alongside Sonu Nigam from his album Kajara Nite. The album contained multiple remixes, but was mainly advertised with the title song, sung by Sonu Nigam and Alisha Chinai.
She has also appeared in the films Dus and Fight Club. She was the only female actor among the key 6 characters in the film, Acid Factory in which she played a femme fatale who is also a gangster.
