Dia Mirza Profile

Height : 5ft 6in - 167cm
Weight : 54 kg
Figure : 34:25:36
Bra Size : 34C
Complexion : Fair
Body Type : Average
Eyes : Brown
Education : Graduate

Birthday : 09-12-1981
Age : 31 yrs
Relationship : Single
Zodiac Sign : Sagittarius
Hair Color : Black
Hair Pattern : Normal
Profession : Model, Actress
Religion : Hinduism

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Industry : Bollywood
Hometown : Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Current Location : Mumbai, India
Languages : Hindi, English, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
Address : 402, Flamingo Apts., Veronica Rd., Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050

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About Dia :Nickname: Dee, The Queen Of Bollywood. 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.

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Work Experience :Diya Mirza started working at the age of 16 years while continuing her college education. She worked as a marketing executive in a multi-media firm called Dr. Neeraj’s Multi media studio. She simultaneously modelled for the print and television advertisement campaigns of various brands such as Walls, Lipton, Emami etc.

Mirza 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, travelling and training.

Diya Mirza was a second runner up at Femina Miss India, 2000 and was subsequently sent to Miss Asia Pacific, where she won. When she won the Miss Asia Pacific title on 3 December 2000 in Manila, Philippines, she became the first Indian contestant to win this title in 29 years. She completed the hat-trick of India winning international pageants in the year 2000; Lara Dutta won the Miss Universe title and Priyanka Chopra won the Miss World title in the same year.

Diya Mirza made her cinematic debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein opposite R. Madhavan. Although the film was not a box office success, she 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 also appeared in the films Dus and Fight Club. She was the only female actor among the six key characters in the film, Acid Factory in which she played a femme fatale who is also a gangster.

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Awards :Dia Mirza won the IIFA 2012 'Green Award' for her contribution for working towards a greener environment.

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