Dia Mirza recalls sharing room with her hairdresser to ward off unwanted visitors: 'We have to find our ways to survive'

Time of India

2 days ago

Dia Mirza
who made her debut with 'Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein' paved a path for herself in the industry as an outsider with no support. In a recent interview, Dia has opened up on how she had to find her own ways to survive here and create a safety net for herself.
She admitted that it was scary initially when she started out young but her team was her constant support through the years.
When asked about surviving in the industry, without any backing, Dia said in an interview with Official People Of India, "I'll have to write a book about that someday. There's so much, there are so many layers to that question. But, if I have to be simple, it was hard and terrifying."
She also spoke about saving herself from unwanted situations or attention sometimes and said, "My hairdresser used to share my room with me for many years to ward off unwanted visitors.
It was really hard. I myself look back now and think I don't know how I managed.'
The actress added, "A lot of the women in the industry have always had some parent around. Somebody's father or mother have always been a very active participant in their film career. I never had that. My team – hairdresser, makeup artist, and spotboy were my safety net. Which is why I never changed those technicians and that support group for years."
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The actor continued, 'Prasad anna was my spotboy for all of the years that I worked until he passed away. I lost him during Covid. My hairdresser worked with me for 16-17 years straight, from my first film. That kind of created a safety net for me. We have to find out own ways to survive.'
Dia also added that today when she looks back, she regrets some of her characters. "There are so many things that I have done as scenes or the kind of characters that I have played in my earlier films, without even realising how regressive some of that was or how I was being objectified, or how patriarchal the mindset was in the projection of the character. All of that only becomes something that you learn about and become aware of, therefore you can make better choices later.
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