Zaira
Wasim
getting
more
LOVE
for
Secret
Superstar
than
Dangal;
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Zaira
Wasim
received
rave
reviews
and
a
National
Award
for
her
performance
in
her
debut
film
Dangal,
but
the
actor
said
the
response
she
is
getting
for
her
latest
release
Secret
Superstar
is
more
overwhelming.
The
young
star,
who
celebrated
her
17th
birthday
yesterday,
said
people
are
appreciating
her
performance
in
the
Aamir
Khan-produced
film
and
the
shows
in
her
home
state,
Jammu
and
Kashmir
are
running
houseful.
"I've
got
more
messages
from
people
for
this
film
than
'Dangal'.
People
have
given
immense
love
to
the
film.
My
best
birthday
gift
is
the
love
and
appreciation
my
film
is
getting.
I
am
very
happy
and
overwhelmed.
In
fact
in
Jammu,
theatres
are
running
houseful,
my
friends
couldn't
get
tickets," Zaira
said.
The
actor
said
the
best
response
she
has
received
for
her
performance
as
'Insiya'
is
from
her
father.
"I
went
with
my
parents
to
watch
the
screening
for
the
cast
and
crew.
Mom
and
dad
were
watching
it
together,
while
I
sat
at
a
distance
and
was
out
even
before
the
film
was
over.
"My
cousins
later
told
me
that
my
father
was
crying
throughout
(the
film).
When
he
got
out
of
the
theatre,
he
had
tears
in
his
eyes.
I
had
never
seen
him
cry
before.
When
he
saw
me,
he
hugged
and
kissed
me
on
the
forehead.
That
was
the
best
compliment
for
me," she
said.
Written
and
directed
by
Advait
Chandan,
"Secret
Superstar"
chronicles
the
story
of
a
child
who
aspires
to
be
a
singer.
For
Advait,
getting
appreciation
from
the
audience
and
from
the
industry
biggies
like
Rajkumar
Hirani
and
Kabir
Khan
was
"surreal".
"Everything
seems
surreal
to
me
now.
The
fact
that
it
has
been
declared
a
hit
after
the
weekend
is
very
exciting
to
me.
I've
been
visiting
theatres
to
watch
the
film
with
the
audience
and
the
experience
has
been
fantastic.
To
see
a
packed
hall
laughing,
crying,
clapping
to
your
film
is
just
very
humbling,"
he
said.