Lara Dutta, Dia Mirza, Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra successful a frame. (Photo: Dia Mirza/Instagram)
It was a bully twelvemonth to beryllium a quality queen successful 2000. That year, Dia Mirza, Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta were among the same. After winning the rubric of Miss Asia Pacific International (2000), Dia besides won astatine Femina Miss Asia Pacific International 2000, portion Lara Dutta won the Femina Miss India contention of 2000, went connected to triumph the planetary pageant of Miss Universe portion Priyanka Chopra became Miss World.
Dia took to Instagram to stock immoderate uncommon photos from the 25 years aged Femina Miss India Contest days and they were surely a ocular dainty for fans. Dia besides remembered however Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Malaika Arora and Rahul Khanna, among others, were a portion of the journey.
Dia Mirza shared 3 images wherever the archetypal framework features Sushmita Sen, Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Yukta Mookhey, Diana Hayden and Dia from the Miss India contention successful 2000. The adjacent representation featured Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza; Dia tin beryllium seen planting a buss connected Lara’s cheeks.
The 3rd had Shah Rukh Khan, who was a justice connected the amusement with Juhi Chawla, sharing the framework with Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza.
See the station shared by Dia Mirza:
Sharing the photos, Dia wrote, “Throwing it backmost to the opening of a caller millennium. 15th of January 2000. The Femina Miss India Contest was a genuinely expansive spectacle! We had the astir astonishing women participating from crossed the country. Each of them has gone connected to make their ain unsocial story. We had the astir iconic judges – Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Anjoli Ela Menon, Carolina Harera, Marcus Swarovski, Pritish Nandy, Mohammed Azharuddin and Waheeda Rehman.”
Dia added, “The beauteous Malaika Arora and Rahul Khanna hosted the event. A spectacular acceptable was designed by Omung Kumar. Hemant Trivedi and Nayanika Chatterjee mentored america and choreographed the show. Bharat And Doris Godambe did our hairsbreadth and marque up. Pradeep Guha and Satya Saran ensured each of america received the grooming indispensable to assistance america radiance successful our idiosyncratic light. All the erstwhile winners descended connected signifier and made our winning moments adjacent much special.”
“The photoshoot with Shahrukh Khan close aft our triumph happened backstage. What a infinitesimal of wonderment for a wholly awestruck Hyderabadi who grew up adoring him with each my heart! The screen changeable is evidence, added Dia.
The histrion besides shared the last questions posed to her. “If you were the policeman successful the plot of Eden, who would punish for the archetypal sin. Adam, Eve oregon the serpent?” Dia shared, “My reply was unusual, one person nary thought however I adjacent thought of it with a 1 infinitesimal timer ticking loudly arsenic we framed our responses and wrote them down. I deliberation I said, “I would not punish immoderate of them. For if they had not sinned, we would not beryllium connected this Earth today.” She besides added, “What reply would you person given?”
Concluding her post, the histrion wrote, “Time flies. Each of america has evolved and recovered our ain mode of making consciousness of our clip connected Earth. We person mislaid immoderate radical who were a portion of this beingness changing moment.. but their power and interaction has surely shaped our lives. It’s been 25 years since this paradigm shift. And I americium grateful for it. @larabhupathi @priyankachopra I emotion and respect you both. We went connected to marque past that twelvemonth by winning each 3 planetary titles. #GirlsCan #ThursdayThrowback #Winners #WomenSupportingWomen #RiseUp.”
As soon arsenic Dia shared this post, galore reactions started to flood successful the remark section. Sophie Choudry wrote, “Love this Dee… Remember speechmaking astir each 3 of you portion sitting successful London.. reasoning what stunning, unthinkable women!! And having nary thought what a peculiar portion of my beingness you and a fewer others from that clip would be🩷🩷🩷.” Actor Sharleen Sethi wrote, “Such gorgeous and singular women ♥️🤗.”
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