New Delhi .Actress Dia Mirza has told about a habit related to her acting career, which makes her different from other artists. She revealed that she has not looked at the mirror on the sets during film shooting for almost 20 years. Not only this, she does not even check her performance and look on the monitor after giving the shot.
According to Dia Mirza, she has taken this decision deliberately. He believes that constantly focusing on one's face, looks or appearance in front of the camera can divert the actor's attention from the moment and the character. So she prefers to focus on Sean's emotions and acting rather than looking at his external appearance.
The actress told that right at the beginning of her career, she started understanding that it was not right for her to be overly conscious about her looks. After this he gave up the habit of looking in the mirror during shooting and checking the monitor after the shot. According to him, this change makes him feel better while working.
Dia says that the presence of an artist is definitely important in film production. Hair, makeup, clothes, and overall look are part of a character's visual identity. The entire team works very hard on all these things. So the actress respects the look created for her character, but does not want to focus on herself by looking in the mirror again and again.
His focus remains on the emotional moment of the character which has to be presented in front of the camera. According to Dia, instead of thinking about how she looks on camera, she focuses on what her character is feeling at that time and how that feeling can be conveyed to the audience.
However, this does not mean that Dia is careless about her character's attire. She told that she is very conscious about her outfit. She pays attention to all the aspects like which clothes have been chosen for the character, which artist has worked on them, what is the fabric and textile of the clothes and what kind of colors have been used.
For him, this preparation is part of the overall identity of the character. But once the costume, make-up and look are decided, she avoids constantly thinking about her looks. He believes that this process helps him remain mentally calm and focus on acting.
Dia Mirza also drew attention to the pressure present in the society regarding appearance. She says that especially young girls are pressured to undergo cosmetic changes and feel insecure about their looks. They are repeatedly made to feel that they are not beautiful enough.
The actress wants her philosophy to inspire young girls to have a healthy relationship with their looks. According to him, a person's identity should not be decided only by his face or external beauty. Self-confidence and belief in your abilities are equally important.
Dia Mirza's decision of not looking at mirror or monitor on the set for 20 years is related to this thinking. She prefers to focus on the acting, the character and the moment of the story she is presenting to the audience rather than constantly being judged on her looks.