Zaira Wasim, the girl who played young Geeta Phogat in the blockbuster film Dangal is making the headlines now.
The teen star Zaira Wasim was caught up in controversy after meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in the backdrop of unrest in the valley, in response to which the actress has reportedly written an open letter;
Zaira said she wanted to apologise to all those people who she had unintentionally hurt and she wanted them to know that she understood their sentiments behind it, especially considering that what had happened over the past six months – apparently referring to the unrest in the Valley which left 86 people dead and thousands injured.
‘But I hope people can also understand there are certain circumstances that emerge which one cannot control and I hope people still remember that I’m a just a 16-year-old girl and I hope you treat me accordingly. I’m sorry for what I did but it was not a deliberate decision and I really hope people can forgive me,’ she said.
There are few more things which are very important and I want to clear them as well. The first and foremost thing is that I am being projected as a role model for Kashmiri Youth. I want to make it very clear that I do not want anyone to follow in my footsteps or even consider me as a role model.’
And then she suddenly deleted her apology letter post and posted a clarification post, where she said that she was not insisted by anyone for anything. The letter was just to make sure that people were not hurt what she was doing.
Here is what others had to say;
Zaira Wasim of Dangal gets threatened by Muslim fanatics for first appearing in a film & now for meeting Mehbooba Mufti. Where’s Aamir Khan?
— Sonam Mahajan (@AsYouNotWish) January 16, 2017
Dear @zairawasim! Ur apology letter is sad but full of courage. It exposes d cowardice of people who made u write it.But u r my #RoleModel. pic.twitter.com/fCF2zlzvzC
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) January 16, 2017
Shocking open letter by #Dangal actress @zairawasim apologizing for her work. Was she harassed and threatened by the extremists in #Kashmir? pic.twitter.com/cHl2HhkzA2
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) January 16, 2017
