Dia Mirza: faced backlash on social media after recounting how his 5-year-old son Avyaan Azaad Rekhi once lectured a grown-up delivery boy. The conversation touched on climate change and Dia’s staunch opposition to the use of plastic. He recounted an incident where his son confronted the delivery boy for handing over coconuts in plastic bags with plastic straws.
Dia Mirza’s son lectured the delivery boy using plastic
In: Soha Ali Khan‘s podcast, Dia said, “Coconut doesn’t deliver coconut and nothing burns my blood more than coconut water that comes in plastic bags with plastic straws. So this boy, bichara, he doesn’t know who he is delivering. So Avyaan opened the door and he put his hand on his waist and said, ‘Bhaiya plastic me lekar aayye hai, haiya plastic me lekar aayye hai usko neeche rakho aur plastic aur straw leke jao (Why did you put it in plastic? Plastic is not allowed in our house, put it in and take it out).“
Soha Ali Khan praises Dia Mirza’s son
Soha praised Avyaan’s strong conviction, replying, “Imagine standing up to a grown man with that conviction.”
Dia Mirza calls for ‘rights’
While Soha praised Avyaan’s behavior, many listeners did not approve of the boy’s actions or Dia’s support for him. The podcast clip soon went viral online. A user labeled Dia as ‘entitled’, commenting, “Imagine being rude and entitled to someone who literally gives you a service at 40 degrees centigrade. Entitlement is not real – it blinds them to basic respect and decency. If you don’t use plastic, just go to thela and buy it yourself and bring it in paper bags. And then the same people act all polished and “real” on camera … what a joke.”
Dia Mirza accused of ‘insulated privilege’
Another viewer noted that Dia herself probably uses plastic-wrapped makeup products, but did not address this. Calling it ‘insulated privilege’, the user commented, “A child scolds a poor coconut seller, who sells door to door trying to survive the scorching Indian summers, to “give back his plastic,” while the adults celebrate it as “standing up to an adult.” ” Then the mother of said child appears on camera, perfectly decked out in 20+ makeup products for that perfect dewy glow… Guess what the products are for sale? You guessed it right — plastic packaging! This is what insulated privilege looks like.“Another user commented, “Title Dia Mirza talking nonsense and another privileged lady agreeing. First teach your child decent manners. Nariyal must be carried in a bag. If you don’t like plastic bags, fine. No need to let your child make fun of the delivery person.” Several other comments echoed similar sentiments.
Dia Mirza’s marriage and family life
Dia Mirza tied the knot with businessman Vaibhav Rekhi in 2021 in a private wedding ceremony held at his Bandra home in Mumbai. The couple welcomed their son Avyaan in the same year. She was previously married to a producer Sahil Sangha:.
