After
winning
the
Miss
Asia-Pacific
title,
Dia
Mirza
made
her
debut
in
Bollywood
with
R
Madhavan's
Rehnaa
Hai
Terre
Dil
Mein
in
2000.
In
a
career
spanning
two
decades,
the
actress
starred
in
films
like
Dum,
Parineeta,
Dus,
Honeymoon
Travels
Pvt
Ltd
amongst
others.
In
2019,
Dia
forayed
in
the
digital
space
with
Zee5's
web
series
Kaafir.
In
a
recent
interaction
with
ETimes,
Dia
said
that
she
has
formed
lasting
friendships
during
her
journey.
At
the
same
time,
the
actress
also
mentioned
that
she
has
never
taken
advantage
of
her
personal
equations
to
demand
roles
in
movies.
Dia
Mirza
Says
Her
Friendships
Are
Not
Based
On
Work
Associations
Speaking
about
staying
away
from
camps,
ETimes
quoted
Dia
as
saying,
"I
made
friends
along
the
way
with
people
who
I
have
worked
with
and
found
common
ground
with.
They
are
long-lasting
friendships,
but
I
have
never
used
that
access
to
demand
a
role
in
a
film.
I
keep
the
work
I
do
and
my
friendships
apart."
'Ageism
Is
Prevalent
In
The
Film
Industry'
Dia
further
added,
"My
friends
know
that
there
have
been
phases
when
I
have
been
frustrated
with
the
lack
of
opportunities
or
not
getting
the
kind
of
jobs
that
I
was
aspiring
for.
Ageism
is
very
much
prevalent
in
our
industry.
The
moment
you
hit
32-33,
the
kind
of
jobs
you
get
and
the
nature
of
work
starts
changing.
And
there's
a
lot
you
need
to
adapt
to,
but
there
are
also
things
that
you
don't
want
to
accommodate
or
adjust
to.
You
need
to
find
your
voice
and
say
what
you
want
to
without
trampling
on
the
fragile
egos
around.
I
have
never
been
a
part
of
any
camp.
I
am
friends
with
many
good
people,
and
I
benefit
from
their
friendship
in
terms
of
being
intellectually
stimulated
and
learning
more
about
the
craft.
I
have
never
learnt
to
work
the
system,
and
I
don't
think
I
ever
would
be
able
to
do
that."
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Dia
Mirza
Says
The
Focus
Has
Always
Been
On
Good
Looks
The
actress
further
opened
up
about
how
the
focus
has
always
been
on
her
good
looks,
and
told
the
tabloid,
"It
is
an
impediment.
There
were
so
many
directors
who
I
would
have
given
an
arm
and
leg
to
work
with,
but
who
haven't
cast
me
because
they
said,
‘She
is
so
beautiful.' And
I
would
turn
around
and
say,
‘No!
Why?'"
Meanwhile,
the
Sanju
actress
is
all
set
to
make
her
debut
in
Telugu
industry
with
Nagarjuna
Akkineni's
Wild
Dog.
Dia
told
ETimes
that
the
COVID-19
pandemic
slowed
down
work,
but
she
has
a
lot
of
exciting
projects
on
the
cards.