Today she is not just an actor and producer but also an environmental activist and sustainability crusader. The ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ for United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
The multifaceted actress has worked in films like Dum, Deewanapan, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Parineeta, Dus, & Lage Raho Munnabhai among others. She made her OTT debut with the web series Kaafir in 2019 and appeared in the 2021 Netflix show Call My Agent: Bollywood.
A committed voice for change in the field of social change, conservation and environmental activism, Mirza has been the face of many pivotal environmental campaigns across India and has worked towards the conservation of wildlife.
As the UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador and UN Secretary-General Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals, Dia Mirza relentlessly speaks up about environmental issues, the need to eschew single-use plastics, and the importance of protecting wildlife habitats and forests.
Awards and Accomplishments
She has garnered a lot of praise for her social work & received the ‘IIFA 2012 Green Award’ for her contribution towards a green environment. She has also done awareness campaigns on the prevention of female foeticide, HIV awareness, the Cancer Patients Aid Association, PETA, CRY & many more.
She was named the ambassador for the Swachh Bharat Mission’s youth-based ‘Swachh Saathi’ programme & on World Environment Day 2017; she was appointed as the brand ambassador for the ‘Wildlife Trust of India’.