Dia Mirza was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father, Frank Handrich, was a German interior designer from Munich and her mother is Deepa, a Bengali Indian.[4] They separated when she was six years old. Her father died when she was nine and her mother remarried Ahmed Mirza[5] who died in 2004.[6] She adopted her stepfather's Muslim surname.
She stated that she suffered from "low self-esteem" and severe depression as a child.[7] When living in Khairatabad, Hyderabad, she attended Vidyaranya High School For Boys And Girls, a school based on the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti, and later Nasr School, in Kushnuma
Dia wanted to complete her graduation in Arts by correspondence, but decided to postpone it as it was becoming difficult to juggle between the Miss Asia Pacific Competition, modeling assignments, traveling and training. She was assisted by Sabira Merchant on diction and etiquette; diet with Anjali Mukherjee; gymnasium and physical fitness with Talwalkars; clothes from Ritu Kumar and Hemant Trivedi; skin care with Dr. Jamuna Pai; and make-up and hair-care from Bharat and Doris Godambe.[9] She is proficient in Telugu, Urdu, Bengali, Hindi, English.[10] She currently resides on Veronica Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai.[11]
She made her cinematic debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein opposite R. Madhavan.[12] 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. She also played in the music video Kajara Mohabbat Wala alongside Sonu Nigam from the album Kajara Nite. The album contained multiple remixes, but was mainly advertised with the title song, sang by Sonu Nigam and Alisha Chinai.[13]
She has also appeared in the movie Dus and in Fight Club. She will appear later this year in Familywala and Naa Naa Karte. Dia was the only female actor among the key 6 characters in the movie Acid Factory. She plays a femme fatale who is also a gangster, in the film.[14]
Mirza's car was seized in 2006 for alleged evasion of custom duties.[15] In that same year, she and fellow-actor Aamir Khan publicly expressed support for the Narmada Bachao Andolan, a group protesting the building of a dam. This aroused the ire of political activists from the Bharatiya Janata Party, who led a protest march against the actress:[16]
2001 Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein
2001 Deewaanapan
2002 Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge
2003 Tehzeeb Nazneen Jamal
2003 Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye
2003 Dum Kaveri
2004 Stop! Shama
2004 Tumsa Nahin Dekha
2004 Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na
2005 Naam Gum Jaayega
2005 Blackmail
2005 Parineeta
2005 Dus Anu Dheer
2005 Koi Mera Dil Mein Hain
2006 Fight Club - Members Only
2006 Alag Purva Rana
2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai
2006 Prateeksha
2007 Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
2007 Shootout at Lokhandwala
2007 Cash Aditi
2007 Heyy Babyy
2007 Om Shanti Om
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Sia
2008 Krazzy 4 Shikha
2008 Kaho Naa Yaar Hai Herself
2009 Kissan Priya
2009 Jai Veeru Anna
2009 Acid Factory
2009 Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi
2009 Alibaug
2009 Naa Naa Karte
2009 Familywala
2009 Bidhaatar Lekha Ria
2009 Kayanaat
2009 Bits & Pieces
2009 Aankh Micholi
2009 Fruit and Nut
2009 Kurbaan Rihana )
2010 Shoebite
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