Actor Dia Mirza, who recently announced separation from husband Sahil Sangha, had earlier mentioned how Bollywood film offers started drying up after she got married five years ago. Not one to let such things affect her, she instead got more selective about her film choices and took up causes such as conservation, female foeticide and HIV awareness. However, she readily agrees that the times are slowly changing in the way married female actors are getting good opportunities in films. And according to her, this change is a result of multiple factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThings are changing because actors are changing audiences, makers, family dynamics are changing expectations and stereotypes attached to women who are professionally active, are changing. Look at [actor] Neha Dhupia, literally two-and-a-half months after delivering a child, she was back to work. She is empowered and has the support system, which is wonderful,\u201d says Dia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, more than anything else, Dia shares that \u201cthe choices that one makes as a woman\u201d is what matters the most. It\u2019s very important to not settle for anything less than the best, she feels. \u201cWhen a woman says \u2018I will not agree to anything less\u2019, \u2018I will not say yes to anything that doesn\u2019t celebrate my strengths\u2019 or \u2018give me the opportunity to explore my full potential\u2019, that makes all the difference. Women today understand that we don\u2019t have to live in boxes, and that we deserve a life involving fun, work and family,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dia, who was last seen in Sanju (2018), recently made her debut on the web with the drama Kaafir that also starred Mohit Raina. Asked if she\u2019d be taking up more of acting projects, the actor says she has always taken time to decide what she wants to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s because I get very invested with the things at hand. Also, I\u2019ve reached a phase where I don\u2019t feel the financial need to go out and keep doing too much. When you\u2019re spinning all the time, doing too much, it burns you. It\u2019s important to balance your priorities,\u201d says Dia, who would be seen in the historical web show, Moghuls, directed by Nikkhil Advani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talking of balance, she elaborates, \u201cI essentially mean there is environmentalism, there is the production company, personal life, professional commitments, hobbies and other interests to explore. So even if I\u2019m doing two to three acting jobs every year, I\u2019m more than happy. When I was offered this mammoth project, my role in it was so good that I was happy being a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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