Dia Mirza Opens Up About Her Excitement In Starring In Sanjay Dutt's Biopic!
Dia Mirza shared her excitement on starring in Sanjay Dutt biopuc and said that she's looking to evolve, grow and contribute time to time to the Bollywood film industry.
Actor-producer
Dia
Mirza
is
excited
to
work
on
Rajkumar
Hirani’s
yet
untitled
Sanjay
Dutt
biopic,
but
doesn’t
want
to
take
stress
by
thinking
how
it
will
take
her
“career
as
an
actor
in
a
new
direction”.
Dia
will
be
seen
playing
the
role
of
Sanjay’s
wife
Manyata
in
the
biopic.
“I’m
very
very
excited
about
the
Dutt
biopic
and
my
work
in
it.
I
don’t
want
to
put
too
much
pressure
on
myself
by
thinking
about
the
fact
that
it
might
take
my
career
as
an
actor
in
a
new
direction,”
said.
The
biopic
features
Ranbir
Kapoor
as
the
protagonist.
It
also
stars
Sonam
Kapoor,
Anushka
Sharma,
Paresh
Rawal,
Manisha
Koirala,
Karishma
Tanna,
Vicky
Kaushal
and
Jim
Sarbh.
The
film,
written
and
directed
by
Hirani,
will
be
opening
up
facets
of
Sanjay’s
personal
as
well
as
public
life
on
the
big
screen.
After
winning
the
Miss
Asia
Pacific
2000
title,
Dia
made
her
Bollywood
debut
in
2001
with
the
film
Rehnaa
Hai
Terre
Dil
Mein.
Despite
having
a
successful
debut,
she
could
not
sustain
the
golden
run
in
the
Hindi
film
industry.
She
featured
in
Bollywood
films
like
Deewaanapan,
Tumko
Na
Bhool
Paayenge,
Dum
and
Kurbaan
that
bombed
at
the
box
office.
Apart
from
acting,
Dia
has
stepped
into
the
filmmaking
business.
She
co-owns
a
production
house,
Born
Free
Entertainment,
with
her
husband
Sahil
Sangha.
Her
last
production
venture
was
Bobby
Jasoos
in
2014.
The
actor
hopes
to
evolve
as
an
actor
and
a
producer
with
each
project.
“As
an
actor
and
a
producer,
I
hope
I
can
continue
to
evolve,
grow
and
contribute.
That’s
what
my
primary
focus
is...
to
just
keep
making
better
choices,
keep
learning
and
growing,”
she
said.
Dia
is
also
known
for
her
philanthropic
activities.
She
has
been
appointed
UN
Environment
Programme’s
Goodwill
Ambassador
for
India.
Talking
about
her
passions,
she
said,
“I
have
a
very
privileged
and
kind
of
a
life
that
allows
me
to
pursue
my
passions
in
various
dimensions,
be
it
film
production
or
acting
in
films
as
an
actor
or
hosting
shows...My
work
as
an
ambassador
for
the
United
Nations
and
the
Wildlife
Trust
of
India,
the
work
that
I
do
with
the
Sanctuary
Nature
Foundation
and
Save
The
Children,
these
are
all
integral
aspects
of
who
I
am.”