Diya Mirza Handrich^[1] or Dia Mirza ^[2], nicknamed Dee, (born 9 December 1981 in Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh, India) is an Indian model and actress and Miss Asia Pacific for the year 2000. She was also second runner up in the Miss India 2000 beauty contest. December 9 is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Hyderabad   or Haydarābād // ( Urdu:حیدر آباد), (Telugu:హైదరాబాదు) is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... December 9 is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. ... Femina Miss India (Manoj Prerogative - 9886879782) is an annual, national beauty pageant held in India and organized by Femina, a womens magazine published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. ...

Biography

Her father Frank Handrich was a German interior designer; her mother is Deepa Mirza^[3], a Bengali. They separated when she was six years old. Her father died when she was nine and her mother remarried: Ahmed Mirza ^[3] whose surname she took, died in 2004^[4]. Though she has been brought up in a Muslim household, she does not consider herself a Muslim; and says she believes in Ganesha.^[5] When living in Khairatabad, Hyderabad, she attended the Vidyaranya, a school based on the teachings of Krishnamurti, and later Nasr School, in Kushnuma^[6]. Currently, she lives in Bandra, Mumbai. For other uses, see Ganesha (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. ... Vidyaranya is variously known as being a king maker, patron saint and high priest to Hakka and Bukka, the founders of the Vijayanagar empire. ... Jiddu Krishnamurti (May 11, 1895 Madanapalle, India - February 17, 1986 Ojai, California) was discovered as a young boy by C.W. Leadbeater in India on the private beach, that was part of the Theosophical headquarters in Adyar in Chennai. ... Mumbai as seen from Bandra Reclamation A stall on Linking Road Bandra (Marathi : वांद्रे) is a suburb of Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), popularly nick-named Queen Of The Suburbs. It is home to a railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, Western line. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ...

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. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Tumsa Nahin Dekha is the name of two Bollywood films The first released in 1960 stars Shammi Kapoor. ... Deewaanapan (engl. ...

In 2005, Mirza appeared in Parineeta, a Vidhu Vinod Chopra production. In 2006 she teamed up once again with Chopra and Sanjay Dutt for the successful film Lage Raho Munna Bhai. She also played in the music video Kajara Mohabbat Wala from Sonu Nigam album Kajara Nite.^[7] Parineeta (translation: The Married Woman) is a Bollywood cinematic adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novel, Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. ... Writer, Director, Producer and Actor in Bollywood movies. ... This article is about the Bollywood actor. ... Lage Raho Munna Bhai (Hindi:  , IPA: // English: Carry on Munna Bhai) is a 2006 Indian musical comedy directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. ... Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India) is a singer whos songs have been featured in numerous Bollywood movies. ...

She has also appeared in Dus and in Fight Club. She will appear later this year in Familywala and Naa Naa Karte. Dus (Hindi दस) is an Indian movie, released on July 8th, 2005. ... Familywala is a Bollywood movie to be released in 2006. ...

Controversies

• Mirza's car was seized in 2006 for alleged evasion of custom duties.^[8]

• Also in 2006, she and fellow-actor Aamir Khan publicly expressed support for the Narmada Bachao Andolan, a group protesting the building of a dam. This aroused the ire of Hindutva activists from the BJP, who led a protest march against the actress.^[9]:

Aamir Hussain Khan (; Devanagari: आमिर ख़ान, born March 14, 1965, in Mumbai, India, is an Academy Award-nominated and National Film Awards-winning Indian film actor, director and producer. ... Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) (Save Narmada Movement) is a peoples movement that mobilised tribal people, adivasis, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against the Sardar Sarovar Dam being built across the Narmada river, Gujarat, India. ... For Veer Savarkars book Hindutva, see Hindutva. ... BJP could mean one of Indias largest political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party British Journal of Photography British Journal of Psychiatry British Journal of Pharmocology This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Filmography

This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Dus (Hindi दस) is an Indian movie, released on July 8th, 2005. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Fight Club is a Hindi Bollywood film directed by Vicky Chopra and produced by Ravi Walia and Sohail Khan it was released on February 17, 2006 and was considered a flop at the box office. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Phir Hera Pheri (Hindi: फिर हेरा फेरी, Urdu: پھر ہیرا پھیری) is a Bollywood movie and the sequel to the 2000 hit, Hera Pheri. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Alag (Hindi: Different) is a Bollywood movie, to be released in 2006. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Lage Raho Munna Bhai (Hindi:  , IPA: // English: Carry on Munna Bhai) is a 2006 Indian musical comedy directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... Honeymoon Travels Pvt. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... Shootout at Lokhandwala is a currently showing Hindi film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... Dus Kahaniyaan is a 2007 Hindi film. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... Familywala is a Bollywood movie to be released in 2006. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season, and to three film sequels from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third,Pirates of the Caribbean: At... Cash is a forthcoming movie which is scheduled to be released sometime in 2007. ...

Major Television Appearances

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Trivia

• Though her name is spelled Dia, she is credited in most movies as Diya. She says that her name was misspelt in her passport.^{[citation needed]}
• Has played with Arjun Rampal in six movies: Deewaanapan (2001), Tehzeeb (2003), Alag (2006), where Rampal has a Special Appearance, Familywala (2006), Dus Kahaniyaan (2006) and Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2006).

Arjun Rampal (Hindi, अर्जुन रामपाल, Arjun Rāmpāl, born 26 November 1972) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model. ... Deewaanapan (engl. ... Alag (Hindi: Different) is a Bollywood movie, to be released in 2006. ... Familywala is a Bollywood movie to be released in 2006. ... Dus Kahaniyaan is a 2007 Hindi film. ... Honeymoon Travels Pvt. ...

External links

• Dia Mirza at the Internet Movie Database

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