Dia Mirza On Dealing With Tragedies, Protecting Herself, Receiving Threats And More | The Quint

Actress Dia Mirza spoke about dealing with tragedies at a young age, why she took a break from acting, the work environment in the industry when she had started out, the need to protect herself in the early days of her career, receiving rape and death threats, how sexist the films were in the commercial space, and more.
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00:00 Introduction
00:57 Dia Mirza recounts her childhood days
1:21 Dia talks about her parents separating, remarrying, & losing her biological father
2:13 Dia on the impact losing her father at the age of 9 had on her
2:40 Dia on how life changed after winning Femina Miss India Asia Pacific
3:11 Dia on initial days in the industry
3:23 Dia on how losing her my step-father at the age of 21 was a big jolt
5:20 Dia on her films not working at the box office
5:18 Why did Dia let go of opportunities to play the lead?
6:03 Dia tells us how she got her first film
7:11 Did Dia feel overwhelmed being a part of the industry?
7:40 Dia on disrespectful things written about her in her early days in the industry
7:50 Dia speaks about some rumours about being linked to co-actors and directors
8:45 Dia on how she chooses to support things she believes in
9:15 Dia on being threatened with acid attack, rape and death
11:06 How has motherhood changed Dia? She shares
11: 47 Dia on whether there's a shift in the conditioning women have grown up with
13:12 Dia’s message to women to be kinder to themselves
13:21 Dia says “Women have a fear of being hurt, molested, misunderstood“
14:03 Dia on how she views the shift in roles written for women
14:30 Dia on films in the 80s being misogynistic and sexist
15:01 Dia on women representation on sets in the earlier days
15:25 Dia safer work environment today thanks to the #MeToo movement
15:45 Dia tells us why she would tell her hairdresser to share the room with her and the need to protect herself

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