Dia Mirza Birthday: The remarkable restraint of the RHTDM star

Dia Mirza has completed two decades in Hindi Cinema In all of her performances in her career she has barely emoted more than required Her characters are accompanied by a remarkable restraint that conveys all of her inner turmoil and emotionsRight from the cult hit Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein to the underrated Love Breakups Zindagi all of her roles are endearing and enigmatic and its helped that the actress has a charming persona that makes her instantly likeable Here are some of her films where she showed how you can make an impact without trying to make an impact1 Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein 2001Of course it was her debut along with R Madhavan Maddy as the actor was fondly called in the film was a slightly unkempt version of Kabir Singh flipping cigarettes nonchalantly and picking up fights in the blink of an eye And as expected its only a girl who reforms him and leads to his repentance Reena Mirza is the girl in question Their love story begins with the case of mistaken identity and blossoms as a lie is stretched a bit too far Mirza and Madhavan had a solid chemistry and apart from one breakdown scene the actress played Reena with calm and composure never letting her prospective suitor or an impersonator know she had fallen for him2 Love Breakups Zindagi 2011This drama tackled the theme of marriages relationships and of course as the title reads love Mirza was paired opposite Zayed Khan Both are drastically different when it comes to acting One is known for internalizing her emotions the other one goes all bonkers Mercifully both were on the same path this time And keeping true to her mannerisms the actress nicely displayed her take on all the things the film deals with Marriages Relationships and of course Love3 Kaafir 2019A story dealing with imprisonment and that too in an alien land can turn too dark and dreary but Kaafirs theme is treated with lightness And it couldnt have been treated in any other manner because at its heart was Dia Mirza playing the character whos trapped in India and is held prisoner Its still one of her most memorable pieces of work And it shows theres a lot more to her than her unforgettable debut4 Sanju 2018Mirza played Maanayata Dutt in this biopic on Sanjay Dutt Hardcore fans of the actor have followed his journey meticulously and emulated him and his mannerisms Ranbir Kapoor had a complex part and a tall order on his shoulders Mirza had a trickier part as she was essaying someone who has begun to be in the limelight but someone whos mannerisms arent known or as popular She almost came close in physical resemblance and staying true to the way she performs stayed hushed when one crisis after another befell on her family5 Thappad 2020Thappad is arguably this years bravest film A wife is publicly humiliated by her husband what he discards as an accident It was just a slap for him a dealbreaker for her Some people may gaze at her anger as her fragile ego and root for the husband Mirzas role may not have been a part of the main narrative it does mean a lot to Taapsee Pannus character who plays the wife in question She teaches classical dance to Mirzas daughter but after the mishap the joy has faded away In one scene she asks her mother Did Papa ever hit you Mirza takes a pause and says No Dia Mirza answers this only the way Dia Mirza can