Zaira Wasim decides to quit acting: Omar Abdullah, Shah Faesal come out in support of actress
'Dangal' fame actress Zaira Wasim, who recently completed five years in Bollywood, decided to call it quits on Sunday.
'Dangal' fame actress Zaira Wasim, who recently completed five years in Bollywood, decided to call it quits on Sunday. Stating the reason behind her decision, the 18-year-old said she is not happy with her current line of work, which has silently and unconsciously transitioned her "out of imaan"(faith).
The actress shared a heartfelt note on Instagram.
The actress said in her Instagram post, "Though I may fit here perfectly, I do not belong here."
The 'Secret Superstar' actor accepted in her post that Bollywood has given her immense love and support but this is not what makes her happy in life.
"This field indeed brought a lot of love, support, and applause my way, but what it also did was to lead me to a path of ignorance, as I silently and unconsciously transitioned out of imaan. I am not truly happy with this identity i.e my line of work. For a very long time now it has felt like I have struggled to become someone else," she added.
Revealing that she tried hard to convince herself that whatever she is doing is okay, the actor further admitted that she soon realised the whole process is making her lose stability in life.
"As I continued to ignorantly pass through while I kept trying to convince myself that what I was doing is okay and isn't really affecting me, I lost all the Barakah from my life. Barakat is word whose meaning isn't just confined to happiness, quantity or blessing, it also focuses on the idea of stability, which is something I struggled with extensively," read her post.
"I kept procrastinating by tricking and deluding my conscience into the idea that I know what I am doing doesn't feel right but assumed that I will put an end to this whenever the time feels right and I continued to put myself in a vulnerable position where it was always so easy to succumb to the environment that damaged my peace, imaan and my relationship with Allah," she added.
Many Kashmiri politicians came out in support of her decision.
(With inputs from PTI)
Reacting to her post, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah said that it is her decision to make her life choices while wishing Wasim happiness in life.
"Who are any of us to question ZairaWasimmm's choices? It's her life to do with as she pleases. All I will do is wish her well & hope that whatever she does makes her happy," he wrote on his Twitter handle.
Bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal said he respected Wasim's decision and wished her luck.
"I always respected @ZairaWasimmm's decision to be an actor. Perhaps no other Kashmiri has achieved such an iconic status, such success and fame, at such a young age. And today, as she quit the industry, I have no choice but to respect her decision. Wish her luck," Faesal said in a tweet.
Nagma, former actress and General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress, said in a Twitter post that she appreciated her courage and urged people to 'stand with her in her moment of crisis.'