Dangal Fame Zaira Wasim's Father Zahid Dies; Former Actress Pens A Heartbreaking Note

Former Bollywood actress Zaira Wasim's father Zahid Wasim died on Tuesday, May 28. She took to her social media handle to pay tribute to her father. Zaira earned fame with her debut movie Dangal, starring Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra. However, after a few years, she quit acting to choose the path of spirituality.

Zaira Wasim pays tribute to her father Zahid Wasim

Taking to her Instagram, handle, Zaira shared a childhood photo of her with her father and penned a long note asking her followers to remember him in their prayers. In the photo, little Zaira can be seen giving a peck on her father's cheek. In the caption, she wrote, "Verily the eyes shed tears and the heart grieves, but we will not say except that which is pleasing to our Lord.”

Asking her followers to pray for the departed soul, she continued, "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, and ease his journey from here ahead." 

"May he be called to an easy accounting and be granted the highest level of Jannah and Maghrirah. Indeed, we belong to Allah, and Indeed, to Him, we shall return," she concluded.

All you need to know about Zaira Wasim

Zaira Wasim was born on October 23, 2000, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Her father, Zahid worked at J&K Bank and her mother is a teacher. Zaira made her acting debut in 2016 with Aamir Khan starrer Dangal where she essayed the role of young Geeta Phogat. She went on to star in two hit movies Secret Superstar and The Sky Is Pink. However, after giving memorable performances in all three movies, Zaira announced she was quitting her career as she felt that her profession was damaging her peace, iman, and her relationship with her religion. In 2019, she penned down her note saying she was "not truly happy with the identity" and while her work indeed brings a lot of love, support, and applause her way, it also did was to lead her to a "path of ignorance".

The Sky Is Pink, starring Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar and Rohit Saraf, was her last movie.