Actor Dia Mirza dismissed the scrutiny round her pregnancy and her second marriage, and mentioned that “we are at nighttime ages” relating to women’s rights. She made a reference to the current occasions within the US, the place debates round abortion legal guidelines have been raging for many years, and mentioned that many harbour “regressive ideas” about premarital intercourse and pregnancy.
Dia tied the knot with businessman Vaibhav Rekhi in February 2021 and introduced her pregnancy in April. In a brand new interview with The Times of India, she mentioned that though many are essential of premarital intercourse and premarital pregnancy, “there are sufficient individuals who recognise the truth that it is a private alternative.” She rued that individuals aren’t as progressive as they may think about themselves to be.
Talking about women’s rights, she mentioned, “Look on the form of crimes that proceed to be dedicated towards women,” and remarked at current occasions in America, the place “women can’t undergo abortion if they need.” She expressed reduction that “no less than in India,” the law protects women and their rights.
After saying her pregnancy, Dia had responded to an Instagram consumer who had questioned the timing of her marriage in relation to her pregnancy, and requested why she didn’t reveal her pregnancy earlier than she tied the knot with Vaibhav. She responded, “Interesting query. Firstly, we didn’t marry as a result of we have been having a child collectively. We have been already marrying as we wished to spend our lives collectively. We found we have been going to have a child whereas we have been planning our wedding ceremony. So this marriage is not the end result of pregnancy. We didn’t announce the pregnancy till we knew its secure (medical causes). This is the happiest news of my life. I’ve waited for a lot of a few years for this to occur. No means I might disguise it for any motive apart from medical.”
Dia will subsequent be seen in director Anubhav Sinha’s Bheed. She beforehand labored with the filmmaker on Cash, Dus, and Thappad.