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Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 December 1981
Age	36 Years
Birth Place	Hyderabad, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Khairatabad, Hyderabad, India
School	Vidyaranya High School, Hyderabad Nasr School, Khairtabad, Hyderabad
College	Stanley Girls Junior College, Hyderabad (Dropped out) Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad
Educational Qualifications	Bachelor of Arts (Correspondence)
Favourite Food	Stews, Broths, Khichdi, Khubbani Ka Meetha, Gajjar Ka Halwa
Favourite Actor	Tom Cruise
Favourite Actress	Aishwarya Rai
Favourite Film	Bollywood: 3 Idiots Hollywood: Forest Gump, Schindler’s List
Favourite Musician	Anish Sood
Favourite Colour	White
Favourite Perfume	Baby Doll by YSL, Be Delicious by DKNY
Favourite Books	The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, The Motorcycle Diaries by Che Guevara
Real Name	Dia Mirza Handrich
Nickname	Dee
Profession	Actress, Model
Physical Stats & More
Height	5’ 5”
Weight	in Kilograms- 53 kg
Figure Measurements	34-26-34
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black

Dia Mirza Biography

Dia Mirza Sangha is an Indian model, actress, and producer. She was born as Dia Handrich on 9 December 1981in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Her father, Frank Handrich, was a graphic and industrial fair designer, an architect based in Munich. Her mother, Deepa, is a Bengali Hindu who is an interior designer, landscaper and currently does social work. Dia attended Vidyaranya High School, Later, at the insistence of her step-father; she was shifted to Nasr School, a Muslim educational institution. Dia attended at Stanley Junior College and enrolled for graduation in Bachelor of Arts from Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad. She did not complete her graduation due to being busy at the Miss Asia Pacific competition.Dia Mirza initially worked as a marketing executive for a media firm, Neeraj’s Multi-media Studio. During that time she modeled for brands like Lipton, Wall’s ice cream, Emami and much more. She was crowned the Miss Asia Pacific in 2000. The win earned her popularity and made her an overnight sensation back home in India.

She attended in theater work shops conducted by the acclaimed director Feroz Abbas Khan to learn acting. Very soon she transmitted to acting and made her debut with the film Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein. The film could not do well at the box-office but received positive reviews. In the years of last decade Dia has performed in several successful films, including the blockbuster Munnabhai series, Parineeta, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. and others. In 2012, she performed in the regional cinema with Bengali Filmmaker Pratim Dasgupta’s, Paanch Adhyay. The film was screened by various Film Festivals across the world and showed success all over in India. In the same year, Dia had added a new dimension to her Bollywood career, by co-owning a production house with writer-director Sahil Sangha. The name of the production is Born Free Entertainment. Their two consecutive successful release was ‘Love, Breakup, Zindagi’ and ‘Bobby Jasoos’ under the banner. Dia Mirza performed in the films Dus and Fight Club. She was the only female actor of the film Acid Factory, in which she played a gangster role, but it was a failure. Dia Mirza was the second runner up at Femina Miss India 2000. She won the Miss Asia Pacific title on 3 December 2000 in Manila, Philippines. She won Miss Beautiful Smile, Miss Avon and Miss Close-Up Smile in Miss India.

Dia Mirza has been involved with Cancer Patients Aid Association, Spastics Society of India, and has worked extensively with a government to spread HIV awareness, prevention of female foeticide and PETA. Mirza got married to his co-worker Sahil Sangha in 2014.