Dia Mirza is a prominent Indian actress who is known for her beauty, grace, versatile acting skills and commitment to environmental causes. Despite making her way into showbiz by winning a beauty pageant, she chose to play complex roles on-screen over glitzy ones, which left the audience impressed. Apart from thriving in her two-decade-long acting career, Dia is also a wonderful wife and a mother who balances her personal life well with her work. At the same time, her honest views on significant issues are admired by her fans. In a recent panel discussion, Dia raised one such significant issue of phone addiction among kids.
Dia Mirza reveals her family is trying to help her stepdaughter overcome screen addiction
Dia Mirza is a mother to her four-year-old son, Avyaan Azad Rekhi and shares a close bond with her husband, Vaibhav Rekhi’s daughter, Samaira, from his first marriage. The actress recently made an appearance on Janice Sequeira’s The Healing Circle, where she opened up about a significant insight about Samaira. As the guests began discussing parenting in the modern age, Dia Mirza highlighted how screen addiction among kids has led to their emotional fallout. Sharing an example of her daughter, she said:
“She (Samaira) was spending eight hours a day on her phone. We’re now trying to reverse that, but it’s been an incredibly difficult journey,”.