In 2009, Mirza landed small roles in films Jail and New York. In 2014, he made his Bollywood debut in Roar: Tiger Of The Sundarbans, directed by Kamal Sadanah. In November 2015, Salman Khan declared on the reality show Bigg Boss that Mirza has been signed to be a part of Kabir Khan's upcoming film Bajrangi Bhaijaan but was later replace by Nawazuddin Siddiqui..