Actor Dia Mirza tied the knot with businessman Vaibhav Rekhi in Mumbai in 2021. In a conversation with the Official People of India, she opened up about her stepfather, Ahmed Mirza, and her stepdaughter, Samaira Rekhi.
Dia Mirza shares lighthearted moment with stepdaughter Samaira Rekhi: “She saved my number on her phone as – Dia, not yet the evil stepmother”
In the interview, Dia shared that she didn’t grow up reading many fairy tales, which played a role in her being open to accepting her stepfather without prejudice. Referring to her stepdaughter Samaira, she said, “Thank god I didn’t read fairy tales growing up. Because those would’ve created a whole different set of biases. Stepfathers, stepmothers are always evil. Which brings me to Samaira, who has saved my number on her phone as – Dia, not yet the evil stepmother. That’s what fairy tales do, right? I wonder if she’s changed the description under my name.”
The actor fondly recalled the last time she saw her stepfather, sharing heartfelt memories. “When Abba married Mom, I started calling him Abba. In my child’s heart and little mind, I was extremely accepting of him. He was not a hugger, not like a cuddler, not like someone who expresses his emotions. We managed to turn him into quite the hugger. I remember the last time I met him in Hyderabad before I went to an overseas shoot, during which time he passed away (in 2003). I’ll never forget the hug he gave me and the tears he had in his eyes as he said goodbye.”
Dia was just four-and-a-half years old when her parents, Deepa and Frank Handrich, separated. At the age of six, her mother married Ahmed Mirza, who became Dia’s stepfather. In 2014, Dia tied the knot with her longtime business partner, Sahil Sangha, but the couple went their separate ways in 2019. She later married Vaibhav Rekhi in February 2021, and the couple welcomed their first child, Avyaan Azaad Rekhi, in May the same year. Born prematurely, Avyaan spent two months in the NICU. Samaira, Vaibhav’s daughter from a previous marriage, is Dia’s stepdaughter.
Dia was last seen in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack and is set to appear next in Housefull 5.
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