The budding star of Secret Superstar, Zaira Wasim who turned 17 on Monday, says she does not have a dream to achieve. Instead, she believes that destiny will guide her way.

Zaira, who hails from Kashmir, caught the attention of Bollywood buffs first with Dangal. With Secret Superstar, she has upped the ante with her performance as a teenage girl Insiya, who chases her dream of becoming a singing superstar under the confinement of anonymity.

During her birthday celebrations at her co-star Aamir Khan’s residence here, Zaira was asked about the dream she wants to achieve. She said, “I do not have dreams. I will go with the flow and I believe in destiny. I know if things are meant to happen, they will happen. Your destiny will take you where you belong.”

In the movie, directed by first-timer Advait Chandan, Zaira’s character goes through a lot of struggle to fulfil her dream.

Has she ever fought with her parents to achieve anything of her desire in real life? “No, the last time I fought with my parents that I remember was for adopting a cat. Actually, I have two, and I adopted a golden brown kitten without taking their permission. I just took the kitten home… So, my mom was like, ‘How many more cats are you bringing home?’ But that’s it. I have no goal or something,” she said in an innocent tone.

What is her secret talent that the world does not know about? “I can bore you with my super boring PJs (poor jokes),” she quipped.

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