Dia Mirza has made a name for herself in the industry by playing lead roles in many Bollywood films. Dia Mirza got limelight after getting Miss India Asia Pacific Crown, but do you know before that she has appeared as background dancer in Tamil film for money. Recalling this incident, Dia told in a recent interview that she got more money for working in MM Keeravani’s video song Jumbakala. From which he made his first portfolio.
Worked as background dancer in video song
Dia Mirza appeared as a background dancer in the song Jumbakala from the 1999 film En Swasa Khatre. Arvind Swamy and Isha Koppikar played the lead roles in this film. In this film, Dia Mirza was seen as the friend of the lead role in the film.
Money was needed to make a portfolio
Diya Mirza told in an interview to Times of India, ‘I worked as an extra artist in this song. This job earned me enough money to build my first portfolio. We shot this song at Ramoji Rao Film City. I had 4-5 friends there with me. We spent a good time there. Raju Sundaram was dancing. Mink was also a part of the song. It was a very special experience. We made good money there, so that we can come back and do what we want to do.
Dia Mirza’s workfront
Let us tell you that Diya Mirza won the title of Miss India Asia Pacific in the year 2000. After which he started his acting career in Bollywood with the film ‘Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein’. In this film, he played the main character along with R. Madhavan. After this he worked in films like Deewanapan, Tumko Na Bhool Payenge, Parineeta, Munna Bhai, Crazy 4. He was also seen in South Superstar’s film Watch Dog. In this film, Diya played the role of Nagarjuna’s wife.