Diya Mirza Profile –
First Name: Diya
Last Name: Mirza
Nick Name: Dee
Birthdate: December 9, 1981
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Eye Colour: Light Brown
Height: 5′ 6″
Profession: Modeling & Acting
Titles Won: Miss Asia Pacific 2000
Biography –
Her father Frank Handrich was a German interior designer; her mother is Deepa Mirza, a Bengali. They separated when she was six years old. Her father died when she was nine and her mother remarried: Ahmed Mirza whose surname she took, died in 2004. Though she has been brought up in a Muslim household, she does not consider herself a Muslim; and says she believes in Ganesha. When living in Khairatabad, Hyderabad, she attended Vidyaranya High School For Boys And Girls, a school based on the teachings of Krishnamurti, and later Nasr School, in Kushnuma. Currently, she lives in Bandra, Mumbai.
Diya Mirza won the prestigious Miss Asia Pacific title at the beauty pageant held on 2 December, 2000, in Manila. She is the second Indian contestant to be crowned Miss Asia Pacific and the first in 29 years. Her first film, opposite Madhavan – Rehaana Hai Tere Dil Mein did not make a big splash. But it spelt one thing – Diya Mirza had arrived. Diya Mirza also worked on a film with arjun rampal titled Deewanapan
Filmography –
2001 Deewaanapan, 2001 Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein, 2002 Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, 2003 Tehzeeb, 2003 Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye, 2003 Dum, 2004 Stop!, 2004 Tumsa Nahin Dekha, 2004 Kyun…! Ho Gaya Na, 2005 Naam Gum Jaayega, 2005 Blackmail, 2005 Parineeta, 2005 Dus, 2005 Koi Mera Dil Mein Hain, 2006 Fight Club – Members Only, 6006 Phir Hera Pheri, 2006 Alag, 2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai, 2006 Prateeksha, 2007 Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., 2007 Shootout at Lokhandwala, 2007 Cash, 2007 Heyy Babyy, 2007 Dus Kahaniyaan(Announced) ,2007 Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi(Filming), 2007 Alibaug(Announced), 2007 Naa Naa Karte (Announced), 2007 Familywala(Earlier name ‘Dil Sachcha Aur Chehra Jhootha’) [To Be Released April 2007], 2007 Bidhaatar(Announced), 2008 Kayanaat(Announced), 2008 Bits & Pieces(Announced), 2008 Aankh Micholi(Announced).
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