Dia Mirza

Dia Mirza Rekhi also known as Dia Mirza is an Indian Model, Actress, Producer, and Social Worker. Dia Mirza at the time of birth was known as Dia Handrich. 

Dia Mirza’s birthday is on 9th December. Dia Mirza’s year of birth is 1981. Dia Mirza’s birthplace is Hyderabad, Telangana, India. 

Dia Mirza’s age is 41 years as of 2022. Dia Mirza’s zodiac sign is Saggitatirus. Dia Mirza’s hometown is Hyderabad, Telangana, India. 

Dia Mirza married businessman Vaibhav Rekhi in Bandra, Mumbai, on February 15, 2021. On May 14, 2021, Dia Mirza gave birth to a baby boy named Avyaan Azaad Rekhi.

Dia Mirza was initially in Vidyaranya High School but later shifted to Nasr School in Khairtabad and completed her primary schooling. Dia Mirza completed High school at Stanley Junior College. Dia Mirza graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad

Dia Mirza is famous for her work in the Indian Film Industry. Dia Mirza worked as a marketing executive at Neeraj's Multi-media Studio while in college.

Dia Mirza started her modelling career by appearing in print and tv commercials she featured for brands such as Lipton, Wall's ice cream, Emami, and many others.

Dia Mirza placed second in the Miss India pageant in 2000 and went on to receive the Miss Asia Pacific title the following year. Dia Mirza has won Miss India's Miss Beautiful Smile, Miss Avon, and Miss Close-Up Smile competitions. 

Dia Mirza became the first Indian to win the Miss Asia Pacific title since Tara Anne Fonseca in 27 years when she won it on December 3, 2000, in Manila, Philippines. Dia Mirza was first featured in the music video of Babul Supriya and Alka Yagina’s hit song Khoya Khoya Chand with Akshadeep Singh.

Dia Mirza made her Bollywood debut in Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein in 2001. Dia Mirza went on to star in films such as Alag-He is Different Dum, Deewanapan, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Tumsa Nahin Dekha – A Love Story, Parineeta, Dus, Lage Raho Munnabhai, and Salam Mumbai.

Dia Mirza also appeared in the Tamil film En Swasa Kaatre. In 2012 Dia Mirza made her Bengali movie debut with the movie PaanchAdhya. Dia Mirza starred as Manyata Dutt, Sanjay Dutt's wife, in the biopic Sanju, which was one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2018. Dia Mirza appeared in the film Thappad in 2020 for a small role and later won a Filmfare Award for Best Film.

Dia Mirza made her web series debut in 2019 with the ZEE5 web series Kaafir. Dia Mirza made her Television debut in 2016 in the show Ganga-The soul of India.

In 2020, Dia Mirza was Awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival - Award for Best Actress for the web series Kaafir.

Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha co-founded the production company Born Free Entertainment in 2011. Dia Mirza produced the films Love Breakups Zindagi and Bobby Jasoos, as well as Mind the Malhotras, a sitcom web series for Amazon Prime Video starring Cyrus Sahukar and Mini Mathur. Dia Mirza launched a new production company called One India Stories in December 2019 to create original content.

Dia Mirza voiced the character of a snow leopard named Layla for the Run Wild environmental podcast, which is a collaboration between Runtastic, the UN Environmental Programme, and the Internet of Elephants. 

Dia Mirza has contributed to the Hindustan Times and other publications. Dia Mirza has worked extensively with the government of Andhra Pradesh to spread HIV awareness, and prevention of female foeticide, PETA, and  CRY. Dia Mirza is also closely involved with the NDTV Greenathon – an effort to find tangible solutions against pollution. 

Dia Mirza serves on the board of the Coca-Cola Foundation, which promotes rural development in India. Dia Mirza has been associated with campaigns like Sanctuary Asia's Leave Me Alone and Female Foeticide. Dia Mirza adopted two cheetah cubs in 2010 from the Prince of Wales zoological park in Lucknow. Dia Mirza and Aamir Khan both publicly showed support for the Narmada Bachao Andolan, a group protesting the construction of a dam. 

Dia Mirza received the Green Award at the IIFA 2012 for her efforts to raise awareness about environmental issues. Dia Mirza has endorsed The Body Shop's stance against animal testing and the proliferation of recycled packaging and natural products. Dia Mirza is Panasonic's Eco-Ambassador. 

Dia Mirza has been appointed the ambassador for the Swachh Bharat Mission's youth-focused Swachh Saathi campaign, which engages school and college students from all over the country through awareness seminars, community cleaning activities, and motivating videos. Dia Mirza is the first-ever artist ambassador for Save The Children India. 

Dia Mirza was named a brand ambassador for the Wildlife Trust of India on World Environment Day in 2017.  Dia Mirza has been a long-time supporter of WTI's wildlife conservation efforts and is a founding member of the organization's Club Nature initiative. Dia Mirza is also involved in a campaign to raise awareness about the country's dwindling area for wild elephants.  

Dia Mirza was named India's UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador in 2017, and her tenure will end on May 7, 2020. Dia Mirza was designated by the United Nations Secretary-General as an ambassador for the Sustainable Development Goals. 

Dia Mirza has become a blogger in order to rescue the environment and raise awareness. Dia Mirza and Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin co-hosted the 2019 United Nations Champions Gala and also hosted the closing reception for the 14th UN Conference of the Parties. 

Dia Mirza conducted a cleanliness effort on Independence Day 2019 at Juhu beach and another on January 26 at Mahim beach to rid the beaches of single-use plastic. Dia Mirza is a supporter of Ramky's BIG Green Ganesha, and in 2019 she presented the victors with Tree Ganeshas.