IN THE MAIL

NIPPED IN THE BUD

aira Wasim is all of 18. She recently quit films saying it interfered with her faith. She has a strong sense of self, exhibited most recently when she called out a passenger for allegedly molesting her on a flight. Her acts in as a wrestling champion and in (2017), where she becomes a singer despite her father’s opposition, were path-breaking. In her upcoming film, , she plays a real-life writer, who died at 19 due to pulmonary fibrosis. Zaira’s decision to quit acting is an individual choice.