Zaira Wasim is an Indian actress of Kashmiri family who works in Hindi films. The recipient of numerous accolades, including a Filmfare Award and a National Film Award, Wasim was honoured with National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement by Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India, at a ceremony in New Delhi in 2017.
Wasim made her film debut with the role of wrestler Geeta Phogat in the biographical sports film Dangal (2016), which won her the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film and the first Indian film to gross over ₹2000 crore worldwide. She rose to fame by starring as a aspiring singer in the musical drama Secret Superstar (2017), for which she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.
Wasim made her film debut with Nitesh Tiwari's sports biopic Dangal (2016). It tella the story of Mahavir Singh Phogat (played by Aamir Khan), a pehlwani amateur wrestler, who trains his daughters Geeta Phogat (played by Wasim) and Babita Kumari (played by Suhani Bhatnagar) to become India's top female wrestlers. With grossings of ₹2125.3 crore (US$330 million) in box office against a budget of ₹70 crore (US$9.7 million), Dangal emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2016, the highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, and one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. The film was also the first Indian film to gross over ₹2000 crore. For her performance, Wasim won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and garnered a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Wasim collaborted with Aamir Khan for the second time (alongside Meher Vij) in Advait Chandan's directorial debut, the musical drama Secret Superstar (2017), which centers on her character Insia Malik, a 15 year-old girl who aspires to become a singer. The film grossed ₹977 crore (US$154 million) against a budget of ₹15 crore, and proved to be one of Hindi cinema's top-grossing female-led films. Secret Superstar also emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2017 like Dangal. Wasim's performance was critically praised, for which won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress and also received a Best Actress nomination at the ceremony. She was also honoured with the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement by Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India, at New Delhi, in 2017.
As of March 2019, Wasim has completed filming for her next project, the biographical film The Sky Is Pink, which revolves the story of a motivational speaker named Aisha Chaudhary (played by her) who died at the age of 18 due to pulmonary fibrosis. Co-starring Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar, the film is directed by Shonali Bose and is set to release on 11 October 2019.
Wasim made her film debut with the role of wrestler Geeta Phogat in the biographical sports film Dangal (2016), which won her the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film and the first Indian film to gross over ₹2000 crore worldwide. She rose to fame by starring as a aspiring singer in the musical drama Secret Superstar (2017), for which she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.
Wasim made her film debut with Nitesh Tiwari's sports biopic Dangal (2016). It tella the story of Mahavir Singh Phogat (played by Aamir Khan), a pehlwani amateur wrestler, who trains his daughters Geeta Phogat (played by Wasim) and Babita Kumari (played by Suhani Bhatnagar) to become India's top female wrestlers. With grossings of ₹2125.3 crore (US$330 million) in box office against a budget of ₹70 crore (US$9.7 million), Dangal emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2016, the highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, and one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. The film was also the first Indian film to gross over ₹2000 crore. For her performance, Wasim won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and garnered a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Wasim collaborted with Aamir Khan for the second time (alongside Meher Vij) in Advait Chandan's directorial debut, the musical drama Secret Superstar (2017), which centers on her character Insia Malik, a 15 year-old girl who aspires to become a singer. The film grossed ₹977 crore (US$154 million) against a budget of ₹15 crore, and proved to be one of Hindi cinema's top-grossing female-led films. Secret Superstar also emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2017 like Dangal. Wasim's performance was critically praised, for which won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress and also received a Best Actress nomination at the ceremony. She was also honoured with the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement by Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India, at New Delhi, in 2017.
As of March 2019, Wasim has completed filming for her next project, the biographical film The Sky Is Pink, which revolves the story of a motivational speaker named Aisha Chaudhary (played by her) who died at the age of 18 due to pulmonary fibrosis. Co-starring Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar, the film is directed by Shonali Bose and is set to release on 11 October 2019.
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