So, now we are into an era where everything assumes apolitical hue. And with the onset of social media there is no personal terrainand certainly there is not a place where you can air your personal mentaltransactions except in your own mind really. This makes the things rathercomplex! So, how do you actually make a transaction when both the sender and abuyer are you-without digressing further in the mysteries of the mind let uscome to the point-yes, Zaira’s decision to opt out of the film industry.
Opting for or opting in is something which comes verynaturally to us all-we also fall in or run out of love quite dramatically orrather philosophically.
Now, Zaira just a 18-year old girl was fortunate enough toget her wings rather early and she enjoyed a splendid flight. She got a wideacclaim for her roles in ‘Dangal’ and also ‘secret superstar’. She also baggeda national award for her role in her very first film. This was indeed a proudmoment for her home state of J&K. When the then chief minister of J&Ktermed her to be a youth icon she bore her first tryst with a conflict zonewhere certain voices decided to dampen something very positive and progressive.
Definately it is her prerogative of shunning something sheisnt comfortable at a personal level but I have a problem with the fact thatshe has decided to put the onus on her religion, which as being herco-religionist I have a problem with. First of all the roles donned by her had a very strong message be itDangal where she comes roaring into the male dominated sport and just slays it.In another of her role in Secret Superstar she fends for herself and helps hermother out of a consuming relationship. so, nowhere has she decided to doanything that goes against her belief. Infact she has only highlighted themiseries of our socio-economic structure and a will to set it right. How canthis distort ones ‘Deen’ which exactly asks us to pluck out the unjust deeds.
And since she took to a public platform to announce herdecision, in a strong way she has given credence to a thinking where theplatform of performing art has sadly been given an evil kind of a cloak whichcan be totally misleading. And it is a disservice to the young girls who lookupto this art to express themselves. Dignity in any profession is totally inthe possession of the person involved! So, in no way can ones dignity fall preyto ones profession!