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Dia Mirza Rekhi (born Dia Handrich; 9 December 1981) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000 after being crowned Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 2000. She made her acting debut with the film Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001).She subsequently featured in films including Dus (2005), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007) and Sanju (2018). She co-owned a production house, Born Free Entertainment, with her ex-husband Sahil Sangha. Their first film, Love Breakups Zindagi, was released on 7 October 2011. After their divorce, she launched her own production house, One India Stories in 2019. She also starred in the web series Kaafir in 2019.

Early life

Mirza was born in Hyderabad, India. Her father, Frank Handrich, is a German graphics and industrial fair designer, architect, artist and interior designer based in Munich. At the same time, her mother, Deepa, is a Bengali interior designer and landscaper who also volunteers to help alcoholics and drug addicts. When she was four-and-a-half years old, her parents got divorced. After her mother married Ahmed Mirza, a Muslim man from Hyderabad, she adopted her step-father's surname. He died in 2004.After initially attending Vidyaranya High School, a co-ed school, Mirza was enrolled into Nasr School, a girl's day school in Khairtabad. She then attended Stanley Junior College before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad.

Career

Mirza worked while in college as a marketing executive for a media firm, Neeraj's Multi-media Studio. At the same time, she modelled for print and TV commercials for brands such as Lipton, Wall's ice cream, Emami and many more. She was the second runner-up at the Miss India pageant in 2000 and then went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific title in 2000.She made her debut in Gautham Menon directed ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'', a remake of Menon's Tamil film ''Minnale''. She then appeared in films such as ''Alag'', ''Dum'', ''Deewaanapan'', ''Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge'', ''Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story'', ''Parineeta'', ''Dus'', ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' and ''Salaam Mumbai''. In 2018, she appeared as Sanjay Dutt's wife Manyata Dutt in the biopic ''Sanju'', which ranks among the highest grossing Indian films. In 2020, she appeared in ''Thappad'', which went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Film.She appeared in the ZEE5 web series ''Kaafir'' in 2019. She then appeared in films such as ''Alag'', ''Dum'', ''Deewaanapan'', ''Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge'', ''Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story'', ''Parineeta'', ''Dus'', ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' and ''Salaam Mumbai''. In 2018, she appeared as Sanjay Dutt's wife Manyata Dutt in the biopic ''Sanju'', which ranks among the highest grossing Indian films. In 2020, she appeared in ''Thappad'', which went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Film.She appeared in the ZEE5 web series ''Kaafir'' in 2019. Set in Kashmir, she starred opposite Mohit Raina in the series.In 2011, she started Born Free Entertainment, a production house with her ex-husband Sahil Sangha. She has also produced ''Love Breakups Zindagi'', ''Bobby Jasoos'' and a sitcom web series titled ''Mind the Malhotras'', streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The series stars Cyrus Sahukar and Mini Mathur in the lead. In December 2019 she announced she was forming a new production house "One India Stories" to create original content.Mirza lent her voice to a snow leopard called Layla for an environmental podcast of Run Wild, which is a collaboration between Runtastic, the UN Environmental Programme and the Internet of Elephants.She has written articles for ''Hindustan Times'' and other publications.

Personal life

In April 2014, Mirza became engaged to her longtime business partner Sahil Sangha, and they were married on 18 October 2014 at his farmhouse in Chhatarpur, South Delhi. In August 2019, Mirza announced their separation. On 15 February 2021, Mirza married businessman Vaibhav Rekhi in Bandra, Mumbai. On 15 February 2021, Mirza married businessman Vaibhav Rekhi in Bandra, Mumbai.On 1 April 2021, she announced that she was expecting her first child. On 14 July 2021, she announced that she had a premature birth to a baby boy, Avyaan Azaad Rekhi on 14 May and he was in NICU for 2 months. Mirza also has a step-daughter, Samaira Rekhi from Vaibhav Rekhi's first marriage.

2002

* Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''*Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Nominated, Screen Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Nominated, Screen Award for Best Female Debut: ''Deewaanapan''* Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''*Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Nominated, Screen Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Nominated, Screen Award for Best Female Debut: ''Deewaanapan''* Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''*Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Nominated, Screen Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Nominated, Screen Award for Best Female Debut: ''Deewaanapan''* Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''*Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Nominated, Screen Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Nominated, Screen Award for Best Female Debut: ''Deewaanapan''* Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''*Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Nominated, Screen Award for Best Female Debut: ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein''* Nominated, Screen Award for Best Female Debut: ''Deewaanapan''

2019

* Best actor OTT female (critics) for ''Kaafir'' at Gold Awards 2019*woman of style & substance at Filmfare glamour & style awards 2019* Best actor OTT female (critics) for ''Kaafir'' at Gold Awards 2019*woman of style & substance at Filmfare glamour & style awards 2019
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