Dia Mirza: We become more discerning about our choices as we mature

Dia MirzaShe is an actor and will remain one says Dia Mirza but at the same time she believes people should pursue different paths in life rather than feeling content with the choices they have already made The actor made her Bollywood debut opposite R Madhavan in Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein which also featured Saif Ali Khan in the year 2000 and over the next few years she starred in many projects such as Dum Parineeta Dus Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd among othersBut since the turn of last decade the 36yearold former Miss Asia Pacific has appeared in fewer projectsMy intention is to continue acting in films But I think as we mature in the industry and your exposure to life and work increases then I think as an individual you become more discerning about the choices you make Dia told PTIThere is a combination of a couple of things One is that I set up a production company at the age of 26 I have made and produced two films she addedDia owns the production house Born Free Entertainment with husband Sahil Sangha The banner has given out films Love Breakups Zindagi and Bobby JasoosAs a female actor in Bollywood Dia is unfazed about the peoples opinion about her and the decisions she has made and said women must strive to break the stereotypical mindset that tries to bring them downI think there are many stereotypes that we as individuals need to break especially as females in the industry One of them being that once you get married people dont believe that you are interested in working anymore For some reasons men dont have to deal with all of thisSo our choices will continue to break these stereotypes Yes I am very much an actor and will remain an actor till the day I die At the same time I am a producer as well and will continue to make films And alongside that do everything else that I feel passionately about Dia saidShe contends that people must be allowed to explore the plurality in them and should not be caged to a particular sphereI think it is important that we recognise the multiplicity in people and let them explore that I have the privilege to explore the multiplicity and dont want to be contained by or reduced into one box or dimension she saidThe actor who will be next seen in actor Sanjay Dutts biopic where she is portraying his wife Maanyata Dutt believes it is destiny that she was offered the roleI just feel that our destinies are intertwined in some ways I dont know what it is but I am so fond of himSanjay Dutt He has been nothing but wonderful to me over the years and I have always enjoyed working with him Dia saidIt was a very special experience to work with one of my favourite directors Raju Hirani and to have an opportunity to work with Ranbir Kapoor on a subject that is close to all of us and we care so much for I have really enjoyed working every minute on the film she addedThe actor also said that there is a lot of wonderful things about Dutt and his wife that people do not know and will explore them through the filmCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever