Zaira Wasim today won the National Award for her role in Dangal and the young actor from Kashmir has thanked superstar Aamir Khan for supporting her throughout the film’s journey. The actress, who won the best supporting actress award for her portrayal of young Geeta Phogat in the Nitish Tiwari-directed biopic, said it is encouraging for her to receive the honour for her debut role. My heartfelt gratitude to my family for believing in me and to Aamir Sir and Nitish Sir for supporting me. Read moreFormer Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah also congratulated Zaira on the win. “Congratulations to Zaira Wasim who was named Best Supporting Actor for her role in #Dangal #NationalFilmAwards,” he tweeted.

Source: Hindustan Times April 07, 2017 15:33 UTC