Dia Mirza bid for and bought an original six-sheet poster of the landmark film Mother India - depicting the iconic Nargis Dutt - for Rs 145,000 in an auction. The actress, who features in a pivotal role in Sanju, a movie on Sanjay Dutt's life, wants to gift it to the Munna Bhai M.B.B.S star.

Dia bid for the poster at Osian's IIFA Auction at the recently concluded International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards in Bangkok. The poster of the 1957 movie Mother India was much in demand but the winning bid of Rs 145,000 came from the UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador Dia, known as much for her community services and activism as for her acting in cinema. She mentioned that she was buying the iconic poster and would like to offer it as a gift to Sanjay, read a statement.