India’s most successful film, earned Rs 900 crore, has no male lead, actress left Bollywood forever due to…

The 2017 film was produced by Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and his former wife Kiran Rao. It went on to earn Rs 912 crore at the box office.



Published: October 20, 2024 9:20 AM IST


By Tanya Garg



Bollywood has produced some films that have received a lot of affection outside of India, but there are very few that are praised by audiences both in India and around the world. We’ll discuss a low-budget Bollywood movie that was a huge hit and earned accolades globally as well. Made for just Rs 15 crore, the movie reportedly generated up to Rs 912 crore at the box office. However, after starring in two successful movies, the leading actor in this movie quit Bollywood. Yes, you read that right!

Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij, and Raj Arjun played the main parts in the 2017 musical drama Secret Superstarwhich was produced by Aamir Khan. He played the conceited music director Shakti Kumar in the movie, which marked his guest appearance. Social concerns like feminism, gender equality, and domestic abuse were discussed in Secret Superstar. A teenage girl, who wanted to be a singer, posted videos on YouTube while hiding her identity was the subject of the film. Secret Superstar also explored her relationships with her mother, father, and mentor.

Secret Superstar was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films when it first came out because of the positive reception it got from the public. The film was released in China on January 19, 2019. A revenue-sharing arrangement was devised by the producers following the tremendous success of Aamir’s last movie, Dangal. It became the second highest-grossing Indian picture abroad after the inspirational sports biopic. Zaira Wasim’s film became the second-highest-grossing non-English international film ever and the sixth highest-grossing foreign film in China after Dangal. According to Sacnilk, despite having a reported budget of Rs 15 crores, the film made Rs 912 crores globally. With a return on investment (ROI) of over 6,000%, Secret Superstar became one of the most profitable movies ever made.

Zaira Wasim appeared in the 2019 film ‘The Sky is Pink‘ following ‘Secret Superstar.’ The 2016 movie Dangal marked the beginning of Zaira Wasim’s career.  However, before the premiere of Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar’s movie, Zaira Wasim declared her intention to permanently give up acting in order to pursue Islam.


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