Dia Mirza Reveals She Mortgaged Her Home to Make Bobby Jasoos

Dia Mirza has revealed the extent of the financial risk she took when producing the 2014 Vidya Balan film Bobby Jasoos.

She says she mortgaged her home and took out a bank loan after expected financial backing for the film fell through. Despite the difficulties, Mirza said Vidya Balan was paid a substantial salary for playing the lead role.

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