Published 17:13 IST, January 24th 2020

Dia Mirza recalls being stalked in Hyderabad, narrates how she dealt with it

Dia Mirza opened up about dealing with a stalker in her younger days in Hyderabad. She also claimed that safety measures do not help enough for such incidents.

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Dia Mirza opened up about dealing with a stalker in her younger days. Narrating incident, actress informed that incident took place when she was back home in Hyderabad. However, after ticing his pattern a few times, Mirza claimed to have confronted him but at that time boy in question did t have an answer. 

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Dia Mirza recounts her stalking incident 

Recounting incident, actress asserted that one should 'never igre' or 'be afraid' of reporting or calling out a harasser. re is shame in doing so. It empowers us with ability to address problem and more often than t data indicates that it makes a big difference. harassment does stop," she added. 

Speaking about how safety measures are t eugh to prevent crime, actress said that re are ' long and firm roots in mind-sets' that can take as horrific a turn as rape. Expressing her disappointment over matter, she stated that when she heard incidents about young children falling prey to most heius violence and violations, she is left speechless.

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Meanwhile, actress launched a new production house, One India Stories LLP, which aims to bring out meaningful content across different formats and mediums. banner was launched on actor's 38th birthday. Dia said she is in conversation with multiple content creators, scriptwriters, and filmmakers and, will be making new anuncements soon. "We plan to collaborate with some incredible individuals from different film industries and also have women-led stories as part of roster...

"I believe in power of one and that we are all bound by thread of oneness and humanity. One India Stories is formed with this thought," she said in a statement. actor, who recently featured in web series Kaafir, said her endeavor is to chronicle important and engaging stories. 

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17:13 IST, January 24th 2020