‘Dangal’ actor Zaira Wasim’s father passes away

‘Dangal’ and ‘Secret Superstar’ star Zaira Wasim announced that her father has passed away. The actor’s dad, Zahid Wasim, was once seen accompanying her for a film event a few years ago.

Zaira took to her social media handles on Tuesday and wrote, “My father, Zahid Wasim, has passed away. Please remember him in your prayers and ask Allah to forgive his shortcomings, make his grave peaceful, protect him from its torment, ease his journey from here ahead and grant him the highest level of Jannah and Maghrirah.”

Zaira made her Bollywood debut in 2016 at the age of 16. She played the younger version of Geeta Phogat,a  popular wrestler and the daughter of Mahavir Singh Phogat, a veteran wrestler played by Aamir Khan in the blockbuster sports drama Dangal.

The film, also starring Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Aparshakti Khurana, Sakshi Tanwar, and Suhani Bhatnagar, became one of the highest grossing Indian films worldwide.

Zaira then played the lead role in 2017 coming-of-age musical blockbuster Secret Superstar. She played a young Muslim girl who is a closeted singer and uploads YouTube videos of her singing wearing a burqa and calling herself a ‘secret superstar.’

The film also became a raging success worldwide. Zaira quit her acting career in 2019 at the age of 18 after the release of the film ‘The Sky Is Pink’.