(Web Desk) How did famous Pakistani actress Mahira Khan become a part of Shah Rukh Khan‘s Bollywood film “Raees” to be released in 2017? The film’s director Rahul Dholakia has revealed this secret.
Mahira Khan played the role of Asia opposite Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan in Raees, which earned her a lot of praise, but this film turned out to be the first and last Bollywood film of Mahira Khan’s career because of Hindu extremists. She started receiving threats from the side even before the release of the film, due to these threats, Mahira Khan did not even participate in the promotional campaign of the film, but her work in the film was liked by the fans.
There were many stories regarding the casting of Mahira Khan in “Raees”, in which various claims were made as to who was going to be cast in this role, but now the director of the film “Raees” Rahul Dholakia has made an important revelation in this regard. How did they find Mahira Khan?
In an interview to an Indian media house, Rahul Dholakia claimed that he wanted a girl for “Raees” who was above 30 years of age and could also speak good Urdu. There were heroines like Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif who looked innocent but were either not ready to do such a small role or wanted to be paid more.
Rahul Dholakia said that my and Gauri Khan’s mother had seen Mahira Khan and freely recommended her. I auditioned for Mahira Khan on my mother’s request. Asia Mahira Khan of “Raees” is the same.
It should be noted that Mahira Khan started her artistic career as a VJ (video jockey) in 2006. She began her film journey with a supporting role in Shoaib Mansoor’s film “Bole”, a supporting role of Ayesha, a conservative lower middle class. Atif Aslam also made her debut on the silver screen in this film.
In the same year, Mahira Khan started her TV career under the direction of Mehreen Jabbar, after which she starred opposite Fawad Khan in the drama serial “Humsafar” and this drama brought her to the heights of fame, after which she acted in many dramas. Johord Khachki.
Apart from Bol, Mahira Khan has also acted in super hit films like Bin Roy, Ho Man Jahan, Superstar, Lud Wedding, Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad and The Legend of Mulajt. She has also proved herself in modeling.
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