Diya Mirza Handrich or Dia Mirza , nicknamed Dee, (born 9 December 1981 in Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh, India) is an Indian model and actress and Miss Asia Pacific for the year 2000. She was also second runner up in the Miss India 2000 beauty contest. She made her cinematic debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein opposite R. Madhavan. The film was not a box office success. A series of unsuccessful films followed, among them Tumsa Nahin Dekha and Deewaanapan.In 2005, Mirza appeared in Parineeta, a Vidhu Vinod Chopra production.
In 2006 she teamed up once again with Chopra and Sanjay Dutt for the successful film Lage Raho Munna Bhai. She also played in the music video Kajara Mohabbat Wala from Sonu Nigam album Kajara Nite. In 2006, she appeared in Lage Raho Munnabhai as the daughter of the conniving Boman Irani. Her acting was acclaimed. In 2007, she will appear in Apoorva Lakhia's Shootout at Lokhandwala, where she will play the role of a reporter named Meeta Mattoo, who is the fictional rep...
