Dia Mirza: The biggest climate issue is egotistical men - BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service

Bollywood star Dia Mirza is a committed environmental campaigner. In this interview with BBC 100 Women, she says she thinks the biggest climate issue is a “bunch of egotistical men who refuse to change”. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Born and raised in southern India, surrounded by nature, Mirza embraced climate activism, even as her career in modelling and film was taking off, 20 years ago. But along with advocating for sustainable living, she says she wants to challenge established gender stereotypes when it comes to her acting roles and her life away from the cameras. Mirza was one of the people on the 2023 BBC 100 Women list, which celebrates 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world. 0:00 Meeting Dia Mirza 02:56 'Too pretty' to be a model 04:26 Winning beauty pageants 08:35 Too few movie roles for women 10:58 Becoming a climate campaigner 12:41 The biggest climate issue is egotistical men 14:35 Terrified about the future 17:23 Choosing a female priest for their wedding 21:04 Facing everyday sexism in the film industry 21:50 Pay difference in the Indian film industry 23:10 Losing out on roles because of activism The BBC 100 Women team has a mission to address the under-representation of women in media. If you are interested in their content check out these playlists: 👉🏽    • Exclusive interviews, extraordinary storie...   "In conversation" with inspiring women 👉🏽   • Documentaries that start conversations | B...   Docs with a gender viewpoint 👉🏽    • BBC 100 Women   More videos with a gender perspective ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #DiaMirza #Bollywood #ClimateChange