Sarah-Jane Dias

Indian actress

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Sarah-Jane Dias

Dias at Lakme Fashion Week 2017

Born|

Muscat, Oman

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]

## Early life[edit]

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]

## Career[edit]

### Modelling[edit]

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.

### Acting[edit]

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.

## Filmography[edit]

### Films[edit]

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 |

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Platform  | Ref.

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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 |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Stats at Femina Miss India site". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 April 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
2. ^ "The New Femina Miss India". Retrieved 9 April 2007.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "Profile at Femina Miss India website". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
4. ^ "Mangalorean.com - Mangalore News Articles, Classifieds to Around the World". mangalorean.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
5. ^ a b "Former Muscat student crowned Miss India". Times of Oman. 9 April 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
6. ^ "Outstation Models". Benchmark Models. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
7. ^ "Star-favoured Sara". The Tribune. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
8. ^ "asas asa". Outlook India. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
9. ^ "INXS Release New Single 'Never Let You Go'". Sony BMG. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
10. ^ "Indian video clip leaked". INXS. 9 December 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2007.
11. ^ "The excitement reaches a crescendo". The Times of India. 8 April 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
12. ^ Sharma, Devansh (12 July 2017). "Inside Edge episode 1 review: This gripping web series on big bad cricket world needs better villain". Firstpost. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
13. ^ Vanessa Fitter (7 July 2013). "I have faced the horror of casting couch situation: Sarah-Jane Dias". India Today. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
14. ^ "Sarah Jane Dias – Parchayee, ZEE5". The Digital Hash. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
15. ^ Parashar, Shivam (11 January 2021). "Tandav trailer out. 10 unmissable moments from new Saif Ali Khan web series". India Today. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
16. ^ "Never Kiss Your Best Friend: Karan Wahi and Sarah Jane Dias join the cast". Firstpost. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

## External links[edit]

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Preceded by

Natasha Suri

|  Femina Miss India World
2007  | Succeeded by

Parvathy Omanakuttan

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