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Folks before anyone says anything I am not a big Bollywood fan at all. Like most people I know about the more famous actors like Big B and Khan's but have no idea who Zaira Waseem is or how big a star she is. According to what I've read she starred in some "Dangal" movie not seen by me. Anyway folks interestingly she has quit Bollywood today to follow the path of Allah that is Islam:14:. She rightfully felt Bollywood was corrupting her soul making her perform many sinful acts. This has left many in the Bollywood fraternity like prominent Pak hater Abhijeet very upset about it. He believes she and her family needs counselling so to reverse her decision.

 
I hope nobody forced her to take this decisions. She is giving up a lot of fame and money by doing this.

If she is truly a believer, then it makes sense. She has to be in the presence of many unrelated men which Islam does not encourage. Also, continuing to work in Bollywood will make her do some scenes which will conflict with her religion.
 
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Her post can be found here - doesn’t seem force at all. A huge decision; a highly talented individual.
 
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Extreme feminist, extremist atheist and anti-muslims will get butt hurt for her practicing what they have been preaching, as it was evident in that video.
 
Just wait and see. Her being a Kashmiri the Indian media will now link her decision to the freedom movement calling her a terrorist or ISI agent. You heard it here first.
 
Have no clue who this woman is or why this is news but its understandable why someone would leave such an industry if they feel it clashes with their beliefs.

I have heard Bollywood songs which reference 'Allah', this should be stopped. No need to bring in God when you have music video emphasising materialism, silly dance moves and half naked bodies.
 
This is defn her choice, what only I personally feel sad about is she took the two roles which could had done wonders for other girls and both Amir Khan movies out of which one was a solo role for her which was a blockbuster in China.

Reminds of me what AR rahman once said

“What, and if, I had the good fortune of facing Allah and He were to ask me on Judgment Day: I gave you faith, talent, money, fame and health... why did you not do music for my beloved Muhammad film? A film whose intention is to unite humanity, clear misconceptions and spread my message that life is about kindness, about uplifting the poor, and living in the service of humanity and not mercilessly killing innocents in my name”
 
JaDed said:
This is defn her choice, what only I personally feel sad about is she took the two roles which could had done wonders for other girls and both Amir Khan movies out of which one was a solo role for her which was a blockbuster in China.

Reminds of me what AR rahman once said

“What, and if, I had the good fortune of facing Allah and He were to ask me on Judgment Day: I gave you faith, talent, money, fame and health... why did you not do music for my beloved Muhammad film? A film whose intention is to unite humanity, clear misconceptions and spread my message that life is about kindness, about uplifting the poor, and living in the service of humanity and not mercilessly killing innocents in my name”
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In regards to A R Rehman Music is different to acting. It is one of those topics that can divide Muslim people. The general belief is Music is acceptable providing the message is good and the music itself doesn't invite immoral acts by exciting the spirit. This is why Yusuf Islam formerly Cat Stevens quit that form of Music in the 1970's. The Music he makes nowadays praising Allah and Nabi(SAW) is very different.
 
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JaDed said:
This is defn her choice, what only I personally feel sad about is she took the two roles which could had done wonders for other girls and both Amir Khan movies out of which one was a solo role for her which was a blockbuster in China.

Reminds of me what AR rahman once said

“What, and if, I had the good fortune of facing Allah and He were to ask me on Judgment Day: I gave you faith, talent, money, fame and health... why did you not do music for my beloved Muhammad film? A film whose intention is to unite humanity, clear misconceptions and spread my message that life is about kindness, about uplifting the poor, and living in the service of humanity and not mercilessly killing innocents in my name”
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You're acting like she knew she was going to quit acting down the line. Jobs aren't handouts, she earned her role and executed it well, you wouldn't know if the other girls would've been able to do justice the same role. Btw she's only 18.
 
JaDed said:
This is defn her choice, what only I personally feel sad about is she took the two roles which could had done wonders for other girls and both Amir Khan movies out of which one was a solo role for her which was a blockbuster in China.

Reminds of me what AR rahman once said

“What, and if, I had the good fortune of facing Allah and He were to ask me on Judgment Day: I gave you faith, talent, money, fame and health... why did you not do music for my beloved Muhammad film? A film whose intention is to unite humanity, clear misconceptions and spread my message that life is about kindness, about uplifting the poor, and living in the service of humanity and not mercilessly killing innocents in my name”
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Musical instruments are not allowed in Islam barring a few. Lets not twist Islam.
 
Pakistanian said:
You're acting like she knew she was going to quit acting down the line. Jobs aren't handouts, she earned her role and executed it well, you wouldn't know if the other girls would've been able to do justice the same role. Btw she's only 18.
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I'm not blaming her, all am saying is a position got wasted, coz she is never going to the next level of talent, imagine if Rumi had given up or Nusrat Fateh Ali sung only 3 great songs and stopped, its obviously their choice my only issue is with a)talent given b)opportunity and platform given.
 
Good for her.

And lol at Abhijeet suggesting counselling for her and her family. He is the one who needs counselling. :misbah
 
Hardly any solution, as rotten copywood would keep poisoning young minds. bollywood must be destroyed and bollywood lovers put into re-education camps. The single most rotten industry in india.
 
I know a bit about Zairah and her family being from Kashmir.

1) Her family has been incredibly supportive of her doing movies. So pretty sure this decision has not come as someone forcing her. Even though forcing girls to quit certain proffessions is a reality in our part of the world.

2) She is just 18. So a very young girl. This could be a phase in her life or could be that she has actually found peace with her creator.

3) Her post suggests that she has reached this point through personal journey and research. She has given her reasons in detail. About her struggles to cope with pressure, conflicting ideas in her mind and lack of peace.

Finally, some Indian anchors who have got the lungis in a twist have no right to speak ill of her and her family. They have their own life and way of living. Abhijeet has mental problems as is apparent from his behavioural history and he is communal beyond words. So not surprising from him. He should be in therapy.

Lastly, the only problem i have with Zairah is that she made this decision public. Could have kept it to herself and lead the life that she wanted to. And Allah knows the best why she did it.
 
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I'm not blaming her, all am saying is a position got wasted, coz she is never going to the next level of talent, imagine if Rumi had given up or Nusrat Fateh Ali sung only 3 great songs and stopped, its obviously their choice my only issue is with a)talent given b)opportunity and platform given.
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You are comparing apples and oranges. Rumi's philosophy and poetry, Nusrat's songs are pure devotion to God. Nusrat's songs are used for lovers these days in bollywood but he never wrote or sang them like that. His intentions were completely different. There have been female muslim poetesses too. Habba Khatoon from Kashmir is a prime example of a poetess who took asceticism to the next level of genius.

To be brutally honest, it has to do with patriarchy as well. Men are more free in showcasing talent as compared to women even though Islamic rules of whether to act/sing/dance are same for both.
 
I don’t understand why some Bollywood peeps are getting mad at her for leaving Bollywood.
 
Wasn't she trolled badly a year or so back and criticized for being in movies. If that's the reason, in the sense, it slowly ate her up, that's a pathetic win for the religious bunch.

If not, her choice and her gain/loss.

Don't care much about Bollywood, but no film industry really cares about its individuals. The industry chugs along as so many stars have tragically learnt.
 
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You are comparing apples and oranges. Rumi's philosophy and poetry, Nusrat's songs are pure devotion to God. Nusrat's songs are used for lovers these days in bollywood but he never wrote or sang them like that. His intentions were completely different. There have been female muslim poetesses too. Habba Khatoon from Kashmir is a prime example of a poetess who took asceticism to the next level of genius.

To be brutally honest, it has to do with patriarchy as well. Men are more free in showcasing talent as compared to women even though Islamic rules of whether to act/sing/dance are same for both.
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You do know she was trolled right, look at the comments on SRKs daughters pic or etc or any Muslim celeb .

I know of Habba Khatoon but you are expecting everyone to follow a steady template , Zairas movies were nothing vulgar instead both had very strong story line which only showcased the best of her.

And your second paragraph is something i want to say but its not my place to say the same.
My only point is about talent and position and I do think its more to the exit of her from Bollywood than she is saying.
 
On second thoughts I don't have any right to blame her for fulfilling her potential, seeing her trolled and how hard it could be for a teenager to take all that plus peer pressure, she did get a lot of fame early on and it didn't help that celebs can never have an opinion without being trolled I sympathize with her, better to give up than end like the home alone kid.
 
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You do know she was trolled right, look at the comments on SRKs daughters pic or etc or any Muslim celeb .
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This is a bit of a selective vision from you. Which celeb doesnt get trolled? For one reason or the other, every single celeb gets trolled. This is a part of being a public figure and celebs know what they are getting into. They have thicker skin than the average joe. They arent like you and me who would hide in a room in case of public outrage.

Zairah getting trolled is a reality but it wasnt as bad as some people make it sound. Dont forget she was still a 13 year old kid when dangal came out so the criticsm from conservative factions was also not very strong. I am not ruling trolling totally out as a factor which could have influenced her behaviour though. That would be wrong on my part because perhaps she was affected by mild trolling as well, everyone is different. It just seems unlikely to me though because like i said, these actors are generally mentally prepared for reactions. They even have a support staff and managers to help them out.

Just look at it this way, When Indian liberals attacked and trolled AR Rehman and his daughter when she made a public appearence wearing a Niqab, did she go back and change her way of life because someone on the internet wrote something? Its a bit far fetched to suggest such things.

I know of Habba Khatoon but you are expecting everyone to follow a steady template , Zairas movies were nothing vulgar instead both had very strong story line which only showcased the best of her.
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She probably has her own definition of what constitutes vulgar and what her future would look like if she carried on in bollywood. Thats not our place to judge.

And your second paragraph is something i want to say but its not my place to say the same.
My only point is about talent and position and I do think its more to the exit of her from Bollywood than she is saying.
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Maybe there is but I dont think so really. Just conflicting ideas in the mind and she chose the values which would bring her more peace taking all factors into consideration. She is only young and financially secure. She could revise her views any time.
 
Madplayer said:
This is a bit of a selective vision from you. Which celeb doesnt get trolled? For one reason or the other, every single celeb gets trolled. This is a part of being a public figure and celebs know what they are getting into. They have thicker skin than the average joe. They arent like you and me who would hide in a room in case of public outrage.

Zairah getting trolled is a reality but it wasnt as bad as some people make it sound. Dont forget she was still a 13 year old kid when dangal came out so the criticsm from conservative factions was also not very strong. I am not ruling trolling totally out as a factor which could have influenced her behaviour though. That would be wrong on my part because perhaps she was affected by mild trolling as well, everyone is different. It just seems unlikely to me though because like i said, these actors are generally mentally prepared for reactions. They even have a support staff and managers to help them out.

Just look at it this way, When Indian liberals attacked and trolled AR Rehman and his daughter when she made a public appearence wearing a Niqab, did she go back and change her way of life because someone on the internet wrote something? Its a bit far fetched to suggest such things.


She probably has her own definition of what constitutes vulgar and what her future would look like if she carried on in bollywood. Thats not our place to judge.



Maybe there is but I dont think so really. Just conflicting ideas in the mind and she chose the values which would bring her more peace taking all factors into consideration. She is only young and financially secure. She could revise her views any time.
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If she is trolled for not having faith is diff from other troll coz she was has faith plus she was a teenager we have no idea how that could affect her.

Imho instead of quitting Bollywood she should had gone abroad for UG and explored the world more , I can assure you world has much more to it, than religion , nationalism etc.

Also am not disagreeing with any of what you said here, Im just speaking from a different perspective.
 
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Never heard of her. OP if you had no idea about her either then please stop giving publicity to these people and creating threads in their honour as if Humanity has incurred some earth shattering loss.

Who cares Man.
 
JaDed said:
If she is trolled for not having faith is diff from other troll coz she was has faith plus she was a teenager we have no idea how that could affect her.
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I dont she was attacked for not having faith. More like for "shamelessness" but only by some fools because she was just a kid.

Imho instead of quitting Bollywood she should had gone abroad for UG and explored the world more , I can assure you world has much more to it, than religion , nationalism etc.
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It sure does. She could still do it and go on a vacation. Not like she has given up on the world.

Also am not disagreeing with any of what you said here, Im just speaking from a different perspective.
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I understand and appreciate that.
 
She did the right thing. She will remain safe at home. I am saying this because I have just read a news where BJP leader Sunita Singh Gaur is encouraging hindu brothers to gang rape muslim women in India. I feel ashamed because of all these jaahils in India.
 
Zaira Wasim: Muslim actress quits Bollywood to 'follow faith'

Muslim Bollywood actress Zaira Wasim, 18, has announced she will quit acting, saying that the profession "threatened" her relationship with her religion.

"This journey has been exhausting, to battle my soul for so long," she wrote in a lengthy Facebook post on Sunday.

Indians on social media were quick to react to the news, with many criticising her reasons for quitting.

Ms Wasim rose to fame in 2016, when she starred in Dangal, one of Bollywood's highest grossing films.

The actress - who is from Indian-administered Kashmir - detailed her struggles in the industry and the impact it has had on her relationship with religion in a Facebook post.

The post has since gone viral, attracting thousands of comments and likes.

"As I had just started to explore and make sense of the things to which I dedicated my time, efforts and emotions and tried to grab hold of a new lifestyle, it was only for me to realise that though I may fit here perfectly, I do not belong here," she wrote.

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"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 [faith]. While I continued to work in an environment that consistently interfered with my imaan [faith], my relationship with my religion was threatened."

She added that the career often put her in a "vulnerable" position: "It was always so easy to succumb to the environment that damaged my peace, imaan [faith] and my relationship with Allah."

Her decision sparked a range of reactions on Twitter, with many questioning her reason to "invoke religion" as a factor.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48822532
 
Seems as her decision to quit Bollywood has really upset many within the industry for some reason. She is not the first one to do so out of choice. There is definitely a very dark side too every movie industry that people don't realise which is why such decisions are made. Black magic and things like that are very common in today's showbiz.
 
PakLFC said:
Seems as her decision to quit Bollywood has really upset many within the industry for some reason. She is not the first one to do so out of choice. There is definitely a very dark side too every movie industry that people don't realise which is why such decisions are made. Black magic and things like that are very common in today's showbiz.
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India's number one nautanki news channel Times Now is covering this news. I mean there are crimes going on in the country but this channel wants to discuss something like this? And you are right about the dark side of this film industry. Its worse than a gutter and innocent people can't survive here for too long. May be that's the reason she is quitting Bollywood. Her decision should be respected. :inti
 
Most Indians are perplexed that how and why can anyone even dream of leaving Bollywood where she has made millions! The reason is self respect, her conscience and peace of mind. Bollywood actresses and most likely others as well including in the Pakistani industry are forced to have sexual relations with producers and directors in exchange for roles in big budget movies.
 
Good for her, it is her decision, and if it makes her happy, this is fine she can make a come back whenever she feels like it.

What is the news in this and why some are feeling hurt by that.
 
She is the same person who was caught lying in the airline harassment case. So she has happily used, and even rather misused her fame and has possibly destroyed one common man life. There is a lot of hypocrisy.

Also, another thing is that she was getting threatened, and many of her “own” people didn’t like her doing such work. So it can also be the big fear, and narrow-minded people who may have forced her into this decision.
 
Poor Bollywood. Many years back when Vinod Khanna left Bollywood to become a Hindu monk in America no one accused him of anything rather he was congratulated for being open minded. He was much more successful when he had a change of heart then this young lady ever was in her short career. Now that Zaira does the same she is repressive and against women's progress. This is the sheer hypocrisy of the Indian media that it stinks like a dead rat. Had a non Muslim actress quit Bollywood no one would have said a thing I guarantee you that. Only mistake Zaira made was to announce it on a public platform, no one would have noticed her departure had she simply stopped working in movies. Her announcement has simply given the opportunity to Indian fascists to bash her. We change our career choice every day so whats the big fuss if this young lady has made such a decision as well. Being so young she can still be a doctor, lawyer or engineer if she wants. For those Indians who are so upset why don't you send your sisters to work in Bollywood before you attack this young laady.
 
Just seen a supposed Indian debate on this subject where they are showing Zaira and her Mum's pro-Pak tweets from some years back:lara The anchor lady frothing at the mouth in anger wants to know why are Muslim actors like Amir, Salman and Shahrukh Khan not speaking on the matter. What such critics really mean is why do they not attack Islam calling it "backward" and insist it's okay for Muslim ladies to work in scantily clad Bollywood movies? Coz it has nothing to do with the Khan's or anyone else. Any self respecting family regardless of faith would not allow their young ladies to work in today's overly sexualised Bollywood movies.
 
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If Zaira has taken a personal decision - good for her. However, not sure why she had to write such a patronizing post about this. As if an industry dominated by muslims has prevented muslims from following their religion.

Super actress though. She was great in Dangal and Secret Superstar.
 
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Almost 150 children died in india no debate on it, Water scarcity in many areas no debate on it, Environment being destroyed no debate on it, Unemployment.. And so many issues but nothing about it in media but A girl quits bollywood all news channels are having a debate on it every night. Itz a matter of her faith so you people don't get it obviously. Get some life itz her persona decision why are some hurt? There are so many other issues focus on them.
 
m.shah said:
Almost 150 children died in india no debate on it, Water scarcity in many areas no debate on it, Environment being destroyed no debate on it, Unemployment.. And so many issues but nothing about it in media but A girl quits bollywood all news channels are having a debate on it every night. Itz a matter of her faith so you people don't get it obviously. Get some life itz her persona decision why are some hurt? There are so many other issues focus on them.
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This incident has exposed Indian media's priorities. They dont care if thousands of Indians die due to various preventable reasons but some random actress quitting bollywood after doing 2 movies is a national crisis.
 
Its her choice and she has every right to decide what she wants to do with her life.I dont know what's gotten everyone's knickers in a twist.What happened to freedom of speech and rights in India.
 
I just don't think acting in movies would have created any conflict with faith. But again, this is her choice and nobody has right to intervene or impose their belief on her. Faith is subjective and her decision should not be taken as a judgement for or against others. The only thing she could have done differently is to just do without the public announcement. I don't think that was necessary to put an announcement in the social media which is mostly about grabbing attention these days. Not saying that she did it with that purpose, but she went with the prevailing trend to publish everything in open.
 
m.shah said:
Almost 150 children died in india no debate on it, Water scarcity in many areas no debate on it, Environment being destroyed no debate on it, Unemployment.. And so many issues but nothing about it in media but A girl quits bollywood all news channels are having a debate on it every night. Itz a matter of her faith so you people don't get it obviously. Get some life itz her persona decision why are some hurt? There are so many other issues focus on them.
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Indian media is deluded and Indian mass is even more so.
 
Giving up on money for a nonexistent entity, its laughable, but if it gives her peace then good for her..
 
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I just don't think acting in movies would have created any conflict with faith. But again, this is her choice and nobody has right to intervene or impose their belief on her. Faith is subjective and her decision should not be taken as a judgement for or against others. The only thing she could have done differently is to just do without the public announcement. I don't think that was necessary to put an announcement in the social media which is mostly about grabbing attention these days. Not saying that she did it with that purpose, but she went with the prevailing trend to publish everything in open.
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If you think you only need acting to survive in Bollywood then you are delusional. There is a dark side of Bollywood where you have to compromise in order to continuously get work. She did the right thing by getting out of that gutter industry. She will lose respect if she decides to come back. :inti
 
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If you think you only need acting to survive in Bollywood then you are delusional. There is a dark side of Bollywood where you have to compromise in order to continuously get work. She did the right thing by getting out of that gutter industry. She will lose respect if she decides to come back. :inti
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I admit I don't know everything and could be speaking out if ignorance at times. But I can tell you that bad things are not related to Bollywood only. Bad and good exists in every sphere of life including religion where pretty high level of exploitation happens in pockets, the nature and intensity can vary but it do exist. ( By the way Bollywood is pretty bad with rampant mediocrity, nepotism and dichotomy and I don't like most of it either but good films do happen and inspite of the dark belly it has, it is definitely evolving and more versatile in recent years. Secret Superstar is a pretty decent film in that regard).

Again it's individual choice what one wants to be in his or her life and nobody needs to judge that unless an action causes tangible harm to another or it violates the law of the land.
 
Its a choice she made , and according to Islamic Jurisprudence she is absolutely right. India has much bigger issues than this for media to cover.
 
Her choice, glad that she's able to do as as she wants. How come this is news, though? Was she particularly famous?
 
Here is Arnab's take on the subject in his latest screaming match!!! Great comedy don't anyone miss it!!:))):))):))):)))
 
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