Dia Mirza Handrich

Dia Mirza Handrich (Dee)

Actress Model

09/12/1981
Physical Stats

5'5''

Dark Brown

53 Kg

Black

Female

34-26-34

Personal Life

Hyderabad

Sagittarius

Islam

Vidyaranya High School

Hyderabad

Nasr School Khairtabad

Hyderabad

Stanley Girls Junior College Hyderabad

Ambedkar Open University Hyderabad

Khairatabad

Hyderabad

Indian

Family

Late Frank Handrich

Deepa Mirza

Sahil Sangha

Relationship

Married

Sahil Sangha

10/18/2014

Sahil Sangha

Filmography

Ganga The Soul of India

Rehnaa Hai Tere Dil Mein

Hobbies

Meditation

Painting

Yoga

Horse Ridding

Reading and Writing

Lifestyle

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Favourites

Tom Cruise

Aishwarya Rai

3 Idiots

Forest Gump

Schindler's List

N/A

Stews

Broths

Khichdi

Khubbani Ka Meetha

Gajjar Ka Halwa

N/A

White

N/A

Auto Collection

Lexus LX SUV

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Money Factor

50-60 Lakh/Film

$ 2 Million

Additional Information

Some Interesting Facts About Dia Mirza Handrich

  • When she was in college, she worked as a marketing executive for a multimedia company & her first paycheck was of Rs. 5000.
  • She couldn’t complete her graduation because of beauty pageants and modeling assignments.
  • In 2000, she was crowned Miss Asia-Pacific title and was the second runner-up in the Miss India beauty contest. Whereas, her Bollywood contemporaries Priyanka Chopra won Miss World and Lara Dutta became Miss Universe.
  • She was first seen in Babul Supriyo's pop song Khoya Khoya Chand alongside Akashdeep Saigal.
  • She has done modeling for Lipton, Emami, Walls Ice Cream, and several other brands. 
  • Dia recently made her digital debut on ZEE5 as Kainaaz in a web series, Kaafir.
  • Recently in May 2019, she was appointed as an SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Advocate by the United Nations.
  • A social activist and nature lover, she is actively associated with many social causes like cancer, female foeticide, alcoholism, drug addiction, and HIV awareness.
  • She has been felicitated with various top honors such as Women's Achievement Award, Eco Crusader of the Year, Green Globe Honour for Extraordinary Work by a Public Figure, IIFA Green Award for Contribution Towards a Greener Environment, Ms. Eternal Beauty at The Femina Miss India 2016, Best Debut: Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein at Zee Cine Awards, and others..

Controversies

  • In Feb 2015, she engaged in a war of words with BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on the issue of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remark that Mother Teresa’s conversion to Christianity was the major reason behind her service to the poor.
  • In Mar 2016, her tweet- "The irony of the times we live in: farmers commit suicide due to drought and people waste water to 'play' Holi. Go ahead call me anti-Hindu" sparked a flood of negative responses from the Twitterati.
  • In 2006, she spoke against the Sardar Sarovar Project for which she was criticized by the BJP activists. As she supported the Narmada Bachao Andolan, there was a protest march against her. Dia Mirza told PTI at a function, "People should also think about thousands who are getting displaced. Should Gujarat drink water at the cost of thousands of displaced people?" So for this, the BJP accused her that she is not aware of the project’s importance and that it would solve Gujarat’s drinking water issue.

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