Zaira Wasim (Actress) Age, Biography, Family & More

Bio
Real Name	Zaira Wasim
Nickname	Zai, Boo
Profession	Actress
Famous Role	Geeta Phogat in Dangal (2016)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 155 cm in meters- 1.55 m in Feet Inches- 5' 1"
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 50 Kg in Pounds- 110 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	23 October 2024
Age (as in 2016)	16 Years
Birth Place	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Hawal, Downtown, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
School	St. Paul's International Academy, Sonwar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
College	N/A
Educational Qualifications	10th Standard
Debut	Film Debut: Dangal (2016)
Family	Father- Zahid Wasim (Executive manager of Jammu and Kashmir Bank) Mother- Zarqa Wasim Sister- N/A Brother- Zoraiz Wasim
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Breaking things, Listening songs, Sleeping, Reading, Hanging out with friends, Playing with her pet cat
Favourite Things
Favourite Song	Jealous by Labrinth
Favourite Singer	Ed Sheeran
Favourite Colour	Black
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Zaira Wasim

• She competed among thousands of girls for the role of “Geeta Phogat”, daughter of “Mahavir Singh Phogat” (Aamir Khan) in the film Dangal.

• She had social anxiety and self esteem issues before she started her acting career.

• She did a vigorous training for playing the role of a wrestler.

• Zaira, along with Fatima Sana Sheikh, Sanya Malhotra, Suhani Bhatnagar stayed at Aamir Khan’s old apartment in Mumbai for 6 months while they were preparing for the film.

• In 2015, she appeared in Microsoft Lumia & Tata Sky advertisements.

• She currently studies in 10th standard.

• Her parents were against her decision to act in the film but Zaira’s school principal convinced them for letting Zaira work in the film.

• She is of half Kashmiri and half Punjabi descent.

• She can play guitar very well.

• She is a cat lover.

• She said in an interview that she is very shy in nature and has limited number of friends. She loves doing destructive things, breaking things and has some weird likings like turbulent flights, wind turbines & earthquakes.