Dia Mirza’s Thursday throwback features Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta

Dia Mirza shared three images where the first frame features Sushmita Sen, Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Yukta Mookhey, Diana Hayden and Dia from the Miss India contest in 2000. The next image featured Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza; Dia can be seen planting a kiss on Lara’s cheeks.

The third had Shah Rukh Khan, who was a judge on the show with Juhi Chawla, sharing the frame with Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza.

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Sharing the photos, Dia wrote, “Throwing it back to the beginning of a new millennium. 15th of January 2000. The Femina Miss India Contest was a truly grand spectacle! We had the most amazing women participating from across the country. Each of them has gone on to create their own unique story. We had the most iconic judges – Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Anjoli Ela Menon, Carolina Harera, Marcus Swarovski, Pritish Nandy, Mohammed Azharuddin and Waheeda Rehman.”

Dia added, “The beautiful Malaika Arora and Rahul Khanna hosted the event. A spectacular set was designed by Omung Kumar. Hemant Trivedi and Nayanika Chatterjee mentored us and choreographed the show. Bharat And Doris Godambe did our hair and make up. Pradeep Guha and Satya Saran ensured each of us received the training necessary to help us shine in our individual light. All the previous winners descended on stage and made our winning moments even more special.”

“The photoshoot with Shahrukh Khan right after our win happened backstage. What a moment of wonderment for a completely awestruck Hyderabadi who grew up adoring him with all my heart! The cover shot is evidence, added Dia.

The actor also shared the final questions posed to her. “If you were the policeman in the garden of Eden, who would punish for the first sin. Adam, Eve or the serpent?” Dia shared, “My answer was unusual, i have no idea how I even thought of it with a one minute timer ticking loudly as we framed our responses and wrote them down. I think I said, “I would not punish any of them. For if they had not sinned, we would not be on this Earth today.” She also added, “What answer would you have given?”

Concluding her post, the actor wrote, “Time flies. Each of us has evolved and found our own way of making sense of our time on Earth. We have lost some people who were a part of this life changing moment.. but their influence and impact has surely shaped our lives. It’s been 25 years since this paradigm shift. And I am grateful for it. @larabhupathi @priyankachopra I love and admire you both. We went on to make history that year by winning all 3 international titles. #GirlsCan #ThursdayThrowback #Winners #WomenSupportingWomen #RiseUp.”

As soon as Dia shared this post, many reactions started to flood in the comment section. Sophie Choudry wrote, “Love this Dee… Remember reading about all 3 of you while sitting in London.. thinking what stunning, incredible women!! And having no idea what a special part of my life you and a few others from that time would be🩷🩷🩷.” Actor Sharleen Sethi wrote, “Such gorgeous and remarkable women ♥️🤗.”