Dia Mirza Shares Stepdaughter Samaira Rekhi Saved Her Contact as ‘Not Yet Evil Stepmother’

Actress Dia Mirza tied the knot with businessman Vaibhav Rekhi in 2021 in the city of Mumbai. In a recent interview with the Official People of India, the actress candidly spoke of her relationship with her stepfather, Ahmed Mirza, and her stepdaughter, Samaira Rekhi. This is what she shared with the magazine.

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Dia Mirza on her stepdaughter Samaira

Dia disclosed in the interview that she did not read many fairy tales as a child, which has helped her not to view her stepfather as someone she shouldn’t accept. She then brought up Samaira and 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.”

She recollected her last interaction with her stepfather and remembered him fondly, “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.”

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About Dia Mirza

Dia was four and a half years old when her father, Frank Handrich, separated from her mother, Deepa. Diaz was six when her mother married her stepfather, Ahmed. Dia married her long-time business partner Sahil Sangha in 2014, but they parted ways in 2019. Dia married Vaibhav in February 2021 and had their first child in May of that same year. Their son, Avyaan Azaad Rekhi, was born prematurely and spent two months in the NICU. Samaira is Vaibhav’s daughter from his previous marriage. Dia was last seen in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, but will soon be seen in Housefull 5.

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