Dia Mirza has been lying low for quite some time. Apart from Dus Kahaniyan one hasn’t heard much about her these days. Question her about it and the actress says, "I do an average of four to five films a year. How much do you want me to do? I have Alibaug and Fruit and Nut to my credit. For me it is important to hold on to different films. After my films flopped in the beginning, I needed to do different films. Now that I have done different films and made a place for myself, I need to be the centre of attraction. I think I have said no to more films now than ever before. When I am old and grey, tottering with a stick, my grandchildren should say, ‘Wow, what films have you done!’ I will do films I want to be a part of."

How does the actress spend her time otherwise? "I have so many things to do. I am happy doing pottery painting and horseriding. Horseriding has been a childhood hobby and I didn’t know they had riding classes in Mumbai until Lara (Dutta) joined it. I’ve joined the Amateur Riding Club (AMC) at the Mahalaxmi race course. It’s such a large place. I never knew that such a large space existed in the heart of the city. People come to jog and ride. There are children and old people around. I paint, I write poetry and love photography," she says.

She will now be seen in Sanjay Gupta’s Alibaug which has been held back for some time. "Alibaug is an emotional drama. It’s a sensitive and beautiful journey of two individuals. For me, it’s an incredible love story. I fall in love with a man much older than me. It is special to me because of the connections I have with Sanjay Dutt. He is dying in the film and when you know someone you love is going to die, your love for him manifests into something else. I feel everyone should love a person and live life like it’s going to end soon," says Dia.

This is the first time she is working opposite Dutt. When asked about her rapport with the star, Dia says, "It is not difficult to work with him at all. On the first day of the shoot, we had a hospital scene and I had to be in his arms and lay my head on his chest. When I did that scene, I realised that it was fairly comfortable to work with him. He is so calm and pure. He has no complexities or insecurities. Boman and Arshad used to always tell me about this, but I never realised."
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