Actor Dia Mirza Is In Love With Sahil Sangha

Actor Dia Mirza is in love, and has finally confessed it. Though rumour mills had it that she may have been seeing upcoming film-maker Sahil Sangha since the two were spotted together at actor Shilpa Shetty’s Diwali party earlier this year, it is only now that the actor has openly admitted to beingin a relationship. “Yes, I am in a relationship and seeing Sahil,” she told HT City on Tuesday.

If her beau’s name doesn’t ring a bell, he was the assistant director for the hit 2007 film, Salaam-e-Ishq. Ask her how long they’ve been with each other, and she laughs, “The media has been slow in picking this.”

Dia MirzaBuzz has it that the two may’ve been an item since over a year. The couple first grabbed eyeballs when Mirza announced her decision to turn producer, with Sangha directing his first film under her banner.

“I’m really happy that she has fallen in love, for she deserves the best,” says designer Rocky S, one of Mirza’s closest friends. Mirza has earlier been linked to film-makers Apoorva Lakhia, Sanjay Gupta, and actors Kunal Kapoor and Arshad Warsi.

Dia Mirza Is All Set To Turn Producer

Dia Mirza is all set to turn producer. "You can expect an announcement next week. I should have locked my script by then," she says, crossing her fingers. She could be playing the lead, with Zayed Khan opposite her.

Mirza would like to make biopics. "I'm inspired by the true-life stories of painter Amrita Shergill, Bharat Natyam dancer Rukmani Devi and poet and freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu. I'd like to recreate their lives some day," she says.

One of her films, Johnny Mastana, has been ready for a year. Mirza hopes it will release soon and silence those who have been saying that the film has been stalled. My best performance "The delay is because of a tussle between UTV and Twentieth Century Fox over the rights. It is my best performance yet," asserts the actress.

None of her films have worked in the last three years, including Arshad Warsi's first home production, Hum Tum Aur Ghost. "I've really worked hard on them," sighs Dia, who's considering two scripts she's heard over the last couple of weeks. "I don't want any more failures."

Actress Dia Mirza Is Talking About The IPL At FICCI-IIFA

Actress Dia Mirza says Indian Premier League (IPL) has changed the whole definition of cricket by mixing glamour and fun.

"Before IPL, cricket wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but today everyone is talking about the IPL," said Dia while speaking at the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum.

Speaking on the topic "India, Sri Lanka and the Future of 'Cricketainment' ", the actress added: "Today, IPL is equal to 'cricketainment', which means that is is a mix of glamour and fun. IPL has changed the whole meaning of cricket by making it more fun."

"IPL has been able to mix sports and entertainment in such a way that it is no more a male domain and every member of a family is taking keen interest in the game."

Dia also added that sport, arts and entertainment are three such mediums that connect people from diverse backgrounds, strengthen relationships and build bonds.

"In Bollywood, you have examples of movies like 'Chak De! India' and 'Lagaan' that were sports oriented and they were huge success - theatres were jam-packed. It clearly shows that sports is an integral part of cinema."

This year the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony is being hosted by Sri Lankan capital, but back home the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC) was not happy and said it would boycott all Bollywood stars who attend the event in Colombo.

The SIFCC wanted the venue to be shifted out of Sri Lanka following allegations of a genocide against Sri Lankan Tamils during the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and continuing discrimination against them.

But despite opposition, a bevy of Bollywood stars - among them Salman Khan, Lara Dutta, Bipasha Basu and Anupam Kher - have come to attend the function.

"IIFA is doing a great job by organising such initiatives that are helping two different nations to built the bridges," said Dia.