There was an actress in Bollywood who acted in only three films in her career, and all three films were better than the other. Success was at the feet of this actress, but despite this, she suddenly decided to quit her acting career.
There have been very few films in Bollywood that have been successful at the global level. Many films were not only appreciated by critics, but also earned a lot at the international level. The budget of most of these films was very low. The stories of these films won the hearts of the people and became ingrained in their minds. Today, we are going to tell you about one such film. This film was made on a modest budget. No big star was cast in the film. Despite this, this film did what many multi-starrer, big-budget films with superstars could not do. This film got real success not in India but on foreign soil.
Made on a small budget of Rs 15 crore, this film earned a whopping Rs 912 crore worldwide. The lead heroine of this film was a child actress. She became the most successful actress by starring in two blockbuster films in her career. In terms of box office earnings, she left behind big actresses like Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt. Can you now understand which beauty we are talking about? If you still haven’t understood, then let us give you a big hint. This actress, who was continuously giving successful films, suddenly announced that leave Bollywood. She set out on the path of religion forever. Yes, now you have probably reached where we wanted to take you. This actress is none other than Zaira Wasim. Talking about the film, it is ‘Secret Superstar’ released in 2017.
When Zaira Wasim appeared in the film ‘Secret Superstar’, she was only 16 years old. Directed by Advait Chandan, this film was produced by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao. Meher Vij and Raj Arjun were also seen acting in it. Both were well-liked in supporting roles. Aamir also had a cameo role in the film. The story of the film Secret Superstar revolves around a young girl who is born in a Muslim family and due to the restrictions of Islam, she is afraid to hone her talent and bring it on stage.
Due to religion, family pressure, and personal problems, she hides her identity and uploads her music videos on YouTube wearing a burqa, after which her talent is recognized, and her mother helps her to give wings to her dreams. Her struggles have been beautifully depicted in the film, and this is the reason why the film received immense love from the audience, making it one of the highest-grossing films of Bollywood. It is worth noting that the issue that Zaira Wasim showed strongly in this film, she later succumbed to the same in her personal life. Religion came in the way of her acting career, and she left the world of showbiz forever and took a different path.
After the success of ‘Secret Superstar’, Zaira Wasim appeared in Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar’s ‘The Sky Is Pink’. Even before this film’s release, Zaira quit acting to follow her religion, Islam. Zaira started her career with the blockbuster film ‘Dangal’ in 2016 and said goodbye to acting after doing only three films. Originally from Kashmir, Zaira’s film journey was quite short. Now the actress is present on social media, but she only talks about Islam. She has also removed all her pictures from social media. Today, the situation is such that people yearn to see even one picture of her.
