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Sarah-Jane Dias | |
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 Dias at Lakme Fashion Week 2017 | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St. Andrew's College of Arts, Science and Commerce |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, musician |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] |
Sarah-Jane Dias is an Indian actress, TV host, video jockey, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Femina Miss India World in 2007 and represented India at Miss World 2007. [2] She was also a video jockey for Channel V. [3]
Sarah-Jane Dias was born in Muscat, Oman to a Goan Catholics Konkani family. Her father, Eustace Dias, is a marketing manager with Oilfields Supply Centre and her mother is named Yolanda. She also has a sister named Elena Rose Dias. [4]
Dias attended Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir until Grade 10, then she joined Indian School, Muscat doing her 11th and 12th. She then attended university at Mumbai's St. Andrews College. [5] Prior to winning Miss India World title in 2007, she had won the Miss India Oman title in 1997. [5]
In Mumbai, Dias was discovered by Suresh Natrajan by chance when she walked onto his set and was immediately hired for the campaign he was shooting. [6] At the age of 21, she won a talent hunt TV show, which gave her a chance to host a Channel V show. [7] She then became the host of Get Gorgeous, a supermodel hunt TV show on the network. [8]
In 2006, Dias featured in the music video for Australian rock group INXS's "Never Let You Go" from their album Switch . [9] [10]
The next year Dias participated in Femina Miss India 2007. [11] She subsequently won the title of Femina Miss India World 2007 and represented the country at Miss World 2007 but did not place.
Dias scored her first major film role in the 2010 Tamil romantic comedy film, Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai opposite Vishal Reddy. She appeared in a Telugu film named Panjaa with Pawan Kalyan which was released in 2011. She also appeared in the Hindi films like Game opposite Abhishek Bachchan and Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum opposite Ritesh Deshmukh in 2012 and in O Teri opposite Pulkit Samrat in 2014. In 2016, she appeared in a Musical Thriller Film Zubaan , which was released in March 2016. In 2015 she led in Angry Indian Goddesses She was currently seen in The British-Indian historical film Viceroy's House.
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2010 | Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai | Priya | Tamil | Debut film |
| 2011 | Game | Maya | Hindi | |
| 2011 | Panjaa | Sandhya | Telugu | |
| 2012 | Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum | Anu | Hindi | |
| 2014 | O Teri | Monsoon | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Happy New Year | Laila | Hindi | Extended cameo |
| 2015 | Angry Indian Goddesses | Freida | Hindi | |
| 2016 | Zubaan | Amira | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Viceroy's House | Sunita | English |
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Inside Edge | Meera | Amazon Prime | [12] |
| Time Out | Radha | Voot | ||
| Ultimate Beastmaster | Herself | Netflix | ||
| 2019 | Parchhayee | Rose | ZEE5 | [13] [14] |
| 2021 | Tandav | Ayesha Pratap Singh | Amazon Prime Video | [15] |
| 2022 | Never Kiss Your Best Friend (Season 2) | Lavanyaa Oberoi [16] | ZEE5 | |
| 2023 | Made in Heaven | Julie Mendez | Amazon Prime Video season 2 | |
| The Freelancer | Radha Baxi | Disney+ Hotstar |
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