Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Dia Mirza wins award for her debut web-series Kaafir

You may not see her taking up too many roles at the same time, but when Dia Mirza decides to essay a character, she makes sure to give it her hundred percent. The actress and former beauty pageant winner was most recently seen in the ZEE5 original Kaafir. Also starring popular television actor Mohit Raina in the lead role, the web-series went on to clock excellent reviews from critics and viewers, with Mirza garnering overwhelming response for her performance in it. 

The recently concluded, prestigious Gold Awards also acknowledged her excellent performance in the digital series and honoured her with a Gold Award. Reacting to her win at the award function, Dia Mirza said, “It’s an honour to be chosen to tell a story like Kaafir and I will forever be grateful to Bhavani Iyer for writing it, Sonam Nair for directing it and Siddharth and Sapna Malhotra for choosing me to act in it. I would like to thank my co-stars Mohit Raina and little Dishita as well. Winning this award is a wonderful acknowledgment of our collective effort and this humane story.” the actress said.

For the initiated, Dia Mirza plays the role of a Pakistani woman named Kainaaz Akhtar in the web-series. She is wrongly imprisoned in India and separated from her family. How a journalist-turned-lawyer helps her prove her innocence and reach her family across the border forms the crux of the story. 

Kaafir is directed by Sonam Nair and produced by Siddharth Malhotra and Sapna Malhotra for popular OTT platform ZEE5.

More For You

Leona Lewis

Holiday fans celebrate Leona Lewis' One More Sleep topping the UK streaming charts

Youtube Screengrab

Leona Lewis beats Coldplay and Lily Allen to become UK’s most streamed British Christmas song of the century

Highlights:

  • Leona Lewis hits 190 million UK streams with One More Sleep
  • Coldplay and Lily Allen close behind in modern festive chart
  • Alexandra Burke’s Hallelujah still tops overall 21st-century Christmas sales
  • Official Charts reveal top 10 most popular UK festive tracks
  • Lewis continues Las Vegas Christmas residency through January

Leona Lewis’s One More Sleep has officially been named the most streamed British Christmas song of the 21st century. The 2013 festive hit, which reached number three on the UK singles chart, has now surpassed 190 million streams in the UK, according to the Official Charts Company.

Leona Lewis Holiday fans celebrate Leona Lewis' One More Sleep topping the UK streaming charts Youtube Screengrab

Keep ReadingShow less