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Biography:

Diya Mirza was born, as Diya Mirza Handrich on 9 December 1981. She is one of the most flawless beauties among the Indian models and actresses. Dia Mirza was honored with the title of Miss Asia Pacific for the year 2000 and also the second runner up in the Miss India 2000 beauty contest. Frank Handrich, her father was a German interior designer and her mother Deepa Mirza is a Bengali. Her parents separated when she was only six years old. Dia Mirza lost her father when she was nine and her mother again married Ahmed Mirza.
Dia Mirza retained a Muslim name (Mirza), in spite of being a devout Hindu. She spent her childhood in Khairatabad, Hyderabad and attended Vidyaranya High School For Boys And Girls, a school based on the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti. She completed her schooling from Nasr School, in Kushnuma. She underwent one-week course of Film at New York University. Presently, Dia Mirza lives in Bandra, Mumbai.
Dia Mirza first came into limelight due to her fashion shows and then Miss Asia Pacific Competition, modeling assignments, traveling and training. Sabira Merchant aided her on articulation and etiquette; Anjali Mukherjee trained her on diet, while Talwalkars looked after physical fitness. Ritu Kumar and Hemant Trivedi looked after her wardrobe, while Dr. Jamuna Pai did her skin care. Bharat and Doris Godambe did her make-up and hair-care. Dia Mirza is a linguist and proficient in Urdu, Bengali, Hindi, English.
Dia Mirza made her cinematic debut with the romantic film Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein opposite R. Madhavan. A series of films followed; among them notable ones are Tumsa Nahin Dekha and Deewaanapan. In 2005, Mirza appeared in a Vidhu Vinod Chopra production Parineeta. She also played a part in the music video `Kajara Mohabbat Wala` alongside Sonu Nigam from the album Kajara Nite. The album featured a number of multiple remixes.
Dia Mirza has also appeared in Dus and in Fight Club and her upcoming films are Familywala and Naa Naa Karte. Her acting skills matured with every film she did.

Also Known As:
Dee, The Queen Of Bollywood
Debut Film:
Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein
Occupation:

bollywood actress

Sunsign:
Sagitarius
Birthday:
9-Dec-81
Place of Birth:
Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh
Country:

India
Father:
German
Mother:
Bengali
Interesting Facts:
Won the Miss Asia-Pacific contest in 2000 and is considered one of the most beautiful actresses in Indian cinema.

Born to a German father and a Bengali mother
Titles: Miss Beautiful Smile, The Sony Viewers Choice Award.
Her interests other than acting are reading, writing, and music.
Indian Supermodel.
Marital Status:

single

Children:
none
Height:
5'6\\ or 1.68 m
Weight:
52 Kgs
Languages:
hindi, english, urdu, bengali and telugu

Favourites

Favourite Actor:
Prince William and Tom Cruise
Likes:
chocolates and children
Favourite Food:
Hyderabadi Biryani and Italian Pasta
Dia Mirza , nicknamed Dee, (born December 9, 1981) is a former Indian model and actress who appears in Bollywood films. She was Miss Asia Pacific for the year 2000 and was also second runner up in the Femina Miss India 2000 beauty pageant.
Personal life

She was born in Hyderabad, India. Her father, Frank Handrich, was a German interior designer from Munich and her mother is Deepa, a Bengali Indian. They separated when she was six years old. Her father died when she was nine and her mother remarried Ahmed Mirza who died in 2004. She retained a Muslim surname (Mirza) from her stepfather, though she herself is a Hindu . Later she adopted the last name of her father and became Dia Handrich.
She stated that she suffered from “low self-esteem” as a child. When living in Khairatabad, Hyderabad, she attended Vidyaranya High School For Boys And Girls, a school based on the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti, and later Nasr School, in Kushnuma. ,,,,,
Currently, she lives in Bandra, Mumbai. To brush up on acting before Shootout at Lokhandwala, she took a one week course of Film at New York University
Mirza was previously dating Endorsement Manager Bunty Sachdev (also known as Amit Sajdeh), after that she was linked with Actor Kunal Kapoor and then with Director Apoorva Lakhia, which also broke up two years back.
Film 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. She also played in the music video Kajara Mohabbat Wala alongside Sonu Nigam from the album Kajara Nite. The album contained multiple remixes, but was mainly advertised with the title song, sang by Sonu Nigam and Alisha Chinai. She was tagged as a look-alike of Aishwaraya Rai.
Career

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. She likes babies and chocolates, her favorite dish include Italian Pasta. She is proficient in Urdu, Bengali, Hindi, English. She currently resides on Veronica Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai.
Dia Mirza , nicknamed Dee, (born December 9, 1981) is a former Indian model and actress who appears in Bollywood films.