Zaira Wasim of ‘Secret Superstar’.
Many such films have been made in Bollywood which have received global acclaim. These films have won the love of people not only in India but all over the world. There have been many films which were made on a very low budget and yet managed to reach the hearts of the people. Today we will talk about one such film which was made on a low budget, was liked by the people and along with achieving many achievements at the international level, it also did wonders at the box office. Apart from Indian theatres, this film was well liked at the international level. Now let us tell you which film is this and which actors worked in this film.
The film earned a lot
Made on a budget of Rs 15 crore, this film earned around Rs 912 crore worldwide. There was neither a superstar in the lead role in this film, nor any top class actress. The lead actress of this film also decided to leave Bollywood after working in two hit films and she embarked on the path of religion forever. This film is ‘Secret Superstar’, which was released in 2017. Zaira Wasim, who was just 16 years old at that time, played the lead role. This film was produced by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao. Advait Chandan directed this film and it starred Meher Vij and Raj Arjun. Aamir Khan was also in a small cameo.
how is the story of the film
The story of the film Secret Superstar shows a young girl. The character of this girl is played by Zaira Wasim. This character shown in the film is of a talented singer, who is unable to embrace singing openly due to religious and family pressure. In such a situation, due to personal problems, she hides her identity and uploads her music videos on YouTube wearing a burqa. Her struggles have been beautifully depicted in the film and she received immense love from the audience, due to which it became one of the highest-grossing films of Bollywood. By the way, if you notice, the issues for which Zaira Wasim fought on the silver screen in this film, she bowed down to the same and got away from acting forever in real life.
Zaira’s film journey
After the success of ‘Secret Superstar’, Zaira Wasim appeared in ‘The Sky Is Pink’ alongside Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar. However, before the release of this film, Zaira announced her decision to quit acting to follow her religion Islam. Her career started in 2016 with the blockbuster film ‘Dangal’ and later she gave strong performances in ‘Secret Superstar’ (2017) and ‘The Sky Is Pink’ (2019). Even in this short film journey, Zaira achieved great success.
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