Former Bollywood actress Zaira Wasim, best known for her breakout role as young Geeta Phogat in Aamir Khan’s Dangal, has announced her marriage in a heartfelt Instagram post.The actress who had left show business and social media returned to Instagram on Friday, to drop pictures of herself signing the nikaah papers and also shared a photo with her husband. However, she refrained from showing fans her hubby’s face, chosing instead to tease viewers with a photo of their backs as they looked at the moon. She captioned the post, “Qubool hai x3.”Zaira didn’t reveal her husband’s name either. In the picture, she can be seen wearing bright red wedding attire with golden embroidery. Her husband wore an off-white outfit for their big day.
Soon, fans took over the comment section to pour in love for the former actress.
More about Zaira Wasim
Zaira Wasim marked her debut with Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’ in 2016. The actress even bagged the National Film Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for her portrayal of young Geeta Phogat. The film went on to become the all-time highest-grossing film of India.The actress then starred in ‘Secret Superstar’ in 2017, backed by Aamir Khan and directed by Advait Chandan. The movie featured Aamir Khan, Raj Arjun, Meher Vij, and Zaira. Her final film was ‘The Sky Is Pink’, starring Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar. Directed by Shonali Bose, the film was released in October 2019.
Zaira Wasim leaves the film industry
Zaira Wasim took to her social media account to share that she was leaving the film industry in 2019. In the caption of the post, the young actress expressed that she wants to focus on religion. It read, “I want to confess that I am not truly happy with this identity, that is, my line of work. For a very long time now it has felt like I have struggled to become someone else.”The post further read, “While I acknowledge with humility all the love people shower me with, I cannot emphasise enough how the praise that comes my way isn’t gratifying at all for me and how big of a test it is for me and how dangerous it is for my Iman.”
