- Decided to quit films at a very young age of 18, due to religious issues.
- On 14 November 2017, Zaira Wasim was awarded the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement from Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India. She was given the award for featuring in films that drew attention towards burning issues such as child marriage, sexual abuse and gender parity.
- Zaira Wasim has a scar on her forehead, which was caused by an accident she had at the age of 7, where a car crashed into her while she was running towards her house. The stitches that had to be given to her, left a scar on her forehead.
- Insia, the central character in Secret Superstar (2017) plays guitar, and the creative team decided that they would not cheat. So, Zaira Wasim underwent special training by a guitar instructor, Jackson John, to learn the minute details of playing the guitar.
- While shooting Secret Superstar (2017), Zaira Wasim suggested to use a pencil and a rubber band instead of a Capo on the Guitar, as she felt that Insia being from a very humble family couldn't possibly afford to have something as expensive as a Capo. This recommendation of hers was accepted by the creative team of the film and the Capo was replaced with a pencil and a rubber band.
- While shooting Dangal (2016), the rigorous training and workout sessions that Zaira had to go through every day left her in extreme pain. Talking about it during an interview, Zaira said that, the pain was so intense that she used to eat Combiflam tablets like children consume toffees.
- Among the social networking websites, Zaira considers Tumblr and Pinterest to be her favourites.
- Zaira purchased a DSLR camera with her first pay check.
- After she got a buzz cut for Dangal (2016), Zaira was often mistaken for a boy. While shooting, a small boy came up to her and requested her for a photograph with him saying, "Brother, can i take a picture with you ?". Also, at the Mumbai airport, during security check, a guard once told her, "what are you doing in the ladies queue, go stand in the queue for men.".
- Zaira's cousin sister in real life, Fatima Ashraf, played the role of Insia's friend Mansi in Secret Superstar (2017).
- In May 2018, Zaira revealed that she's been battling with severe anxiety and depression for the last four years.
- While shooting for Dangal (2016), Zaira was also preparing for her tenth class board exams, which she cleared with 92 percent marks.
- Zaira auditioned for the role of Geeta in Dangal (2016) along with 19,000 other girls.
- Before she began her journey in the Indian Film Industry, Zaira appeared in television advertisements for Microsoft Lumia and Tata Sky TV.
- Zaira Wasim is extremely fond of cats and has 3 of them, namely Dodo, Jerry and Snow, in her house.
- Zaira is extremely fond of eating french fries, so much so that her friends gave her the nickname of "Alu (Potato)".
- On 24th November 2018, Jashn-E Youngistan conclave took place in New Delhi. At this event, young achievers from different walks of life are honoured to recognize their contribution to the society. Zaira Wasim was presented with an award at this ceremony by the Vice President of India, Mr. Venkaiah Naidu.
- While growing up, Zaira had never thought of becoming an actress, and watching movies never interested her. She believes it was destiny that led her to take up acting as a profession.
- Zaira Wasim did her schooling from St. Paul's International Academy in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.
- Zaira's acting talent was noticed by her School Principal, when she participated in a play called "Mera Kya Kasoor" based on female foeticide. During that time, a casting director from Mukesh Chhabra's office visited her School looking for a girl to play the role of Young Firdaus in the movie Fitoor (2016). The Principal of the School recommended Zaira, based on her performance in the play. Zaira could not get selected for the movie, but she did receive a call later on to be a part of two television advertisements.
- In the Indian Film Industry, Zaira admires the work of Ratna Pathak Shah, Irrfan Khan, Richa Chadha and Manoj Bajpayee.
- On 5th February 2019, Zaira was awarded the YONO SBI 20 Under 20 Outstanding Actress award. Young achievers from all over India under the age of 20 were shortlisted for these awards in ten different categories. Zaira was awarded in the acting category.
- After watching Dangal (2016), Amitabh Bachchan sent Zaira a hand-written letter appreciating her performance in the film.
- Zaira Wasim was one of the five recipients of the Young Rising Asian Star award at the 3rd International Film Festival & Awards held in Macau during 8th December and 14 December in the year 2018.
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