A biography for Dia Mirzahasn’t been written yet.
“It's important to be a witness to reality as this world can consume you.”
“It is impossible to teach people to conserve nature if they don't learn to love nature.”
“I have enough make-up to last me five lifetimes.”
“Beauty is not about good skin, features and figure, but about your nature and habits.”
“If you are a woman and an actor, it does not mean that you have to contain or limit yourself to just being that.”
“Nature is actually the greatest democracy in the world.”
“Fortunately, I have never been a victim of sexual harassment. But there have been instances where I have lost out on work or people have shown disinterest in working with me because I was unwilling to succumb to this unspoken understanding of patriarchy.”
“I believe in the power of one and that we are all bound by the thread of oneness and humanity.”
“I look for gravitas and substance that can outlast the theatrical experience.”
“Participating in Miss India was a paradigm shift and I had a blast.”
“My personal style is classic. So a classic element will always find its way into everything I wear.”
“I have always wanted to make a movie, in fact I always wanted to direct someday. But I never thought I would be a producer.”
“I lost my biological father at nine, but up until then, we celebrated Christmas and Easter too.”
“I think every opportunity, every disappointment, every rejection, every accolade... everything has contributed in shaping my character and my choices and who I have become.”
“Well, now I would like to kidnap Johnny Depp and yes, Ranbir Kapoor for sure.”
“I have 32 sweet teeth. I love everything from chocolates of all kinds to panna cotta to Khubhani ka Meetha and Double ka Meetha.”
“Being married to a wonderful, motivating partner has brought happiness and a greater sense of purpose to my life.”
“I always wanted to play a bigger part in the process of cinema, so production felt like a very natural progression and calling.”
“I have grown up on a diet of sunrise picnics, learning the names of butterflies, planting trees.”
“Dia is the way my name was originally spelt. When I was applying for my passport for the Femina Miss India Contest, someone spelt my name as Diya. Since it was on my passport, I couldn't do much about it.”