Dia Mirza Opens Up About The Choices We Make As We Mature!
Dia Mirza revealed that as and when an actor gains experience in the film industry, they tend to be more selective in the roles they sign as that makes or breaks a career and the future depends on it.
She
is
an
actor
and
will
remain
one
says
Dia
Mirza,
but
at
the
same
time
she
believes
people
should
pursue
different
paths
in
life
rather
than
feeling
content
with
the
choices
they
have
already
made.
The
actor
made
her
Bollywood
debut
opposite
R
Madhavan
in
Rehnaa
Hai
Terre
Dil
Mein,
which
also
featured
Saif
Ali
Khan,
in
the
year
2000
and
over
the
next
few
years
she
starred
in
many
projects
such
as
Dum,
Parineeta,
Dus,
Honeymoon
Travels
Pvt
Ltd
among
others.
But
since
the
turn
of
last
decade,
the
36-year-old
former
Miss
Asia
Pacific
has
appeared
in
fewer
projects.
"My
intention
is
to
continue
acting
in
films.
But
I
think
as
we
mature
in
the
industry
and
your
exposure
to
life
and
work
increases,
then
I
think
as
an
individual
you
become
more
discerning
about
the
choices
you
make,"
said
Dia.
"There
is
a
combination
of
a
couple
of
things.
One
is
that
I
set
up
a
production
company
at
the
age
of
26.
I
have
made
and
produced
two
films," she
added.Dia
owns
the
production
house,
Born
Free
Entertainment,
with
husband
Sahil
Sangha.
The
banner
has
given
out
films
Love
Breakups
Zindagi
and
Bobby
Jasoos.
As
a
female
actor
in
Bollywood,
Dia
is
unfazed
about
the
people's
opinion
about
her
and
the
decisions
she
has
made,
and
said
women
must
strive
to
break
the
stereotypical
mindset
that
tries
to
bring
them
down.
"I
think
there
are
many
stereotypes
that
we
as
individuals
need
to
break,
especially
as
females
in
the
industry.
One
of
them
being
that
once
you
get
married
people
don't
believe
that
you
are
interested
in
working
anymore...
For
some
reasons,
men
don't
have
to
deal
with
all
of
this.
So
our
choices
will
continue
to
break
these
stereotypes.
Yes,
I
am
very
much
an
actor
and
will
remain
an
actor
till
the
day
I
die.
At
the
same
time,
I
am
a
producer
as
well
and
will
continue
to
make
films.
And
alongside
that
do
everything
else
that
I
feel
passionately
about,"
Dia
said.
She
contends
that
people
must
be
allowed
to
explore
the
plurality
in
them
and
should
not
be
caged
to
a
particular
sphere.
"I
think
it
is
important
that
we
recognise
the
multiplicity
in
people
and
let
them
explore
that.
I
have
the
privilege
to
explore
the
multiplicity
and
don't
want
to
be
contained
by
or
reduced
into
one
box
or
dimension,"
she
said.
The
actor,
who
will
be
next
seen
in
actor
Sanjay
Dutt's
biopic,
where
she
is
portraying
his
wife,
Maanyata
Dutt,
believes
it
is
destiny
that
she
was
offered
the
role.
"I
just
feel
that
our
destinies
are
intertwined
in
some
ways.
I
don't
know
what
it
is
but
I
am
so
fond
of
him(Sanjay
Dutt).
He
has
been
nothing
but
wonderful
to
me
over
the
years
and
I
have
always
enjoyed
working
with
him,"
Dia
said.
"It
was
a
very
special
experience
to
work
with
one
of
my
favourite
directors,
Raju
Hirani,
and
to
have
an
opportunity
to
work
with
Ranbir
Kapoor
on
a
subject
that
is
close
to
all
of
us
and
we
care
so
much
for.
I
have
really
enjoyed
working
every
minute
on
the
film,"
she
added.
The
actor
also
said
that
there
is
a
lot
of
'wonderful' things
about
Dutt
and
his
wife
that
people
do
not
know
and
will
explore
them
through
the
film.