B-Town Comes Out In Support of Kashmiri ‘Dangal’ Girl Zaira Wasim

Preity Zinta, Javed Akhtar, Anupam Kher and other B-town celebs come out in support of ‘Dangal’ star, Zaira Wasim.

Actress Zaira Wasim who played the young Geeta Phogat in Dangal was allegedly trolled on social media after she met Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti. The actress was forced to apologise for her actions through an open letter which she later deleted.

Also Read: ‘Dangal’ Girl Zaira Wasim Deletes Controversial Open Letter

But many from the Bollywood fraternity including Aamir Khan, and Javed Akhtar have come out to support the 16-year-old. We also reached out to Anil Kapoor and Anupam Kher, here’s what they said:

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— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) January 17, 2017

#ZairaWasim, I LOVED you & everything to do with Dangal. You worked hard, it showed & I look up to you. Keep shining, keep dreaming! 🤗💕❤️

— Shraddha Kapoor (@ShraddhaKapoor) January 17, 2017

Dear @Zairawasim Welcome to the world of Fame,Judgement & Jealousy! Keep Smiling & Shining little one😘 Love Ur work & U👍#Sweet16 #Liveurlife pic.twitter.com/ecTpDAeeVW

— Preity zinta (@realpreityzinta) January 17, 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

Where is the #azaadi? This is a real step back. U are a real #RoleModel and u need not worry or be scared #ZairaWasim We are all with you 👊💪

— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) January 17, 2017

@bhak_sala They,who force her to apologise are same as you, Mr. Rahul Raj , I condemn you as much as I condemn them..

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 16, 2017

Those who shout AZADI from the roof tops don't give an iota of AZADI to others .Poor Zaira Waseem had to apologies for her success Shame !!

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) January 16, 2017

And now we even consider it our privilege to devour our young? Shame!#ZairaWasim needs to be celebrated not persecuted #Iamzaira @TheQuint

— Pooja Bhatt (@PoojaB1972) January 16, 2017

Dichotomy of ultra liberals...evident when Meryl Streep spoke but silent when #ZairaWasim gets trolled,is our zaira's voice not loud enough?

— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) January 17, 2017

Just caught up on #ZairaWasim being trolled story.. Absolutely shameful & unacceptable that a child must face such hate & bigotry. Sad! (1)

— Swara Bhaskar (@ReallySwara) January 16, 2017

#ZairaWasim u dont need 2 apologise 2 faceless losers. They r narrow minded cowards. U ARE a role model for ALL young girls & u shud b proud

— Swara Bhaskar (@ReallySwara) January 16, 2017