Dia Mirza Recalls Her Comparisons With Aishwarya Rai; Says, “I Wore Light-Coloured Lenses In All My Films”

In a candid reflection, Dia Mirza opened up about the pressures she faced early in her career, particularly the comparisons drawn between her and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Despite winning an international beauty title, Dia revealed how she once tried to conform to certain beauty standards, including wearing light-colored lenses in her films.

Dia Mirza on comparisons with Aishwarya Rai

Dia revealed that she feels disgusted by how she looked in her early films. She even addressed constant comparisons with Aishwarya Rai that had put her in self-doubt. She told in the interview with Zoom, “For the first 3-4 years of my career, I wore light-coloured lenses in all my films. It was ridiculous because I was desperately trying to conform to their idea of beauty. It was also bizarre that despite having won an international beauty title, I was not comfortable with who I was.”

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She added, “When I started out as an actor, there was a lot of comparison with former beauty queens, especially Aishwarya Rai. It was, of course, a huge compliment at the age of 19 because I was just starting out. Having said that, it was also a very dangerous trend.”

Talking about how the comparisons pressurized her, Dia shares, “Because of that, I was expected to be as refined as she was and match her beauty standards. However, I soon learned that you don’t have to be light-eyed and light-skinned to be perceived as beautiful. You can be yourself entirely and still be beautiful”.

On the work front, the actress was last seen in Nadaaniyan co-starring Ibrahim Ali Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Mahima Chaudhry, Suniel Shetty, Archana Puran Singh and more. She is also all set to headline Netflix series based on Operation Safed Sagar with Jimmy Shergill, Siddharth and Abhay Varma.

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Aakruti Bagla

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