Dia Mirza Recalls Stepdaughter, Samaira Saving Her Number As 'Not Yet Evil Stepmother', 'I Wonder..'

Dia Mirza is a well-known actress, admired for her beauty, grace and honesty in the Hindi Film industry. She started her career in beauty pageants but soon made way into the acting business, which brought her a lot of fame. Amid the spotlight, the actress has never stepped back from giving an honest insight into her real-life bond with different family members. One such bond of the actress, which has made headlines in recent days, has been with her stepdaughter, Samaira Rekhi. Unlike conventional animosity, the duo shares a cordial bond. However, in a new interview, the actress shared how things weren't like this in the initial days of their bond. 

Dia Mirza reveals her stepdaughter, Samaira, kept a unique name to save her contact 

Dia Mirza is married to businessman, Vaibhav Rekhi, and is a stepmother to his daughter, Samaira, from his previous marriage. In a new interview with The Official People of India, the actress discussed how she feels fortunate not to have read fairy tales which portray stepmother or stepfather as evil figures. Dia shared a funny insight related to that memory. She revealed that her stepdaughter was also influenced by those stories and saved her number as 'not yet evil stepmother' in her contacts. Recalling the memory, Dia said:

"This 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." 

Talking about her childhood, Dia fondly recalled her bond with her stepfather, Ahmed Mirza. The actress shared that she was just six years old when her mother remarried, but she never had a preconceived negative notion about her stepfather. Instead, she started calling him 'abba' from the beginning and accepted him. On the other hand, her stepfather wasn't an expressive person who hugged or cuddled easily, but she and her mother turned him into that. Recalling her last memory of meeting with him, the actress said:

"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 Mirza once shared that her son calls her by her first name due to Samaira 

In a previous interview with News 18, Dia Mirza shared that her stepdaughter doesn't address her as 'maa' or 'mumma'. Instead, Samaira uses those titles to address her mother and calls the actress by her name. At the same time, Dia didn't ever levy any expectation on her to call her a mother. However, it had a funny impact as her four-year-old son, Avyaan, also began to address her as 'Dia mom'. 

More about Dia Mirza

For those unaware, Dia Mirza was four-and-a-half-year old when her parents separated, and she grew up with her mom and stepfather, Ahmed Mirza, who was a significant part of her life. She was previously married to Sahil Sangha, but they parted ways in 2019. After two years, the actress gave a second chance to love and tied the knot with Vaibhav Rekhi. Her son, Avyaan, was born prematurely in May 2021. 

What do you think about Dia Mirza's take on fairytale portraying an evil image of stepfathers and stepmothers? 

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