Mahira Khan

Mahira Hafeez Khan (pronounced [maɦiːraː hafiːz kʰan]; born 21 December 1984) is a Pakistani actress and former television presenter. One of the highest-paid actresses in Pakistan, she is the recipient of several accolades, including five Lux Style Awards, and features in listings of the nation's most popular personalities.

Mahira Khan
Khan at the Vogue Beauty Awards, 2016
Born (1984-12-21) 21 December 1984
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Alma materSanta Monica College
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s)Ali Askari (m. 2007; div. 2015)

Khan, born and raised in Karachi, attended Santa Monica College, but left her post-graduation degree in support to become an actress, and worked as a video jockey for various television shows.[1] She soon received offers for film roles and made her acting debut in 2011 with a supporting role in the blockbuster social drama Bol (2011). Khan then played a troubled wife in the highly successful romantic television drama Humsafar (2011), which won her the Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress. Khan gained wider recognition for portraying a range of unconventional characters in several highest-rated television series, including the religious drama Shehr-e-Zaat (2012), the biographical romance Sadqay Tumhare (2014), and the romantic drama Bin Roye (2016), all of which earned her several Best Actress awards and nominations. Khan established herself by starring as the female lead in two of Pakistan's top-grossing productions—the 2015 romantic drama Bin Roye, and the 2016 coming-of-age musical drama Ho Mann Jahan—and received critical acclaim for portraying a rape victim in the revenge drama Verna (2017), and an aspiring actress in the musical drama Superstar (2019). Her first project in the Hindi cinema came with the crime thriller Raees (2017), which ranks among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.

In addition to acting, Khan promotes social causes such as women's rights and refugee crisis, and is vocal about issues such as child abuse and rapes. She has worked with UNICEF since 2019 and was appointed as the national and global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Afghan refugees in Pakistan in 2019. She has participated in stage shows, has featured as a host for several television and award shows, and is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products. She is guarded about her personal life, which is a subject of media scrutiny, and was married to businessman Ali Askari from 2007 to 2015, with whom she has a son.

Early life and education

Mahira Khan was born on December 21, 1988 into a Pashtun family in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[2] In an online interview with Reham Khan, she said that her parents are Urdu-speaking Pathans. Her father, Hafeez Khan, was born in Delhi during the British Raj, and migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India.[3] She has a younger brother, Hasan Khan, a journalist and entrepreneur. Among schools, she attended the Foundation Public School, from where she completed her A'Level.[4] After graduating from Foundation, she, at the age of seventeen, moved to California, United States, for higher education, where she attended the Santa Monica College.[5] Khan was the first women in her family to go out of the country alone.[6] Though, she later admitted that living in the United States on her own helped her become "strong and independent."[7] Khan then enrolled herself at the University of Southern California for a Master's degree in English literature; during this period, she worked as a part-time cashier at Rite Aid. She described the experience: "I used to mop floors, clean floors, run the till and shut the store at night."[8] However, after completing her first year, Khan decided to pursue her interest to become an actress, and quit her university education and returned to Pakistan.[4]

While living in the United States, her friend Ali Askari, introduced her to a reality show director, who selected her for the show Most Wanted, that aired on MTV in 2006.[9] She then featured as a presenter for the Aag TV's reality show Weekends with Mahira (2008).[4] The show proved to be a major hit and became immensely popular among the audience.[5] Her appearance in the show attracted the attention of filmmaker Shoaib Mansoor, who remembered her, and later offered her a role in his film Bol (2011), which she accepted.

Career
Khan at an event for Zindagi Channel in 2016

Khan started her career as a VJ in 2006, hosting the live show Most Wanted on MTV Pakistan which was aired three days a week.[3][8][10] She then hosted AAG TV's reality show Weekends with Mahira in 2008, where she played music videos, spoke to celebrity guests and took phone calls from viewers.[11][12][13]

Khan made her film debut witth a supporting role in the 2011 Shoaib Mansoor-directed religious social drama Bol, in which she played the love interest of Atif Aslam.[8][14] She played Ayesha, a girl from a conservative lower-middle-class family living in old part of Lahore,[15] who shares a mutual passion for music with her love interest Mustafa, played by Atif Aslam.[16] The film was a critical and commercial success, and became one of the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time.[12] That same year, Khan also made her TV drama debut in Neeyat directed by Mehreen Jabbar.[5] The serial was set in New York and she played the role of Ayla.[14] She next appeared in the Sarmad Khoosat-directed drama serial Humsafar.[17][8] Both the drama and Khan received positive reviews from critics.[18][19] The drama series was also aired on Zindagi (TV channel) and was successful in India.[20] It earned her a Lux Style Award for Satellite Best TV Actress[21] and a Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple.[22][23][24][25]

Khan then played a leading role in the religious drama Shehr-e-Zaat in 2013.[5][26] The drama earned her Best Actress Awards from Pakistan Media Awards[27] and Hum Awards.[22] From 2013 to 2014, she hosted TUC The Lighter Side of Life, a talk show where she interviewed celebrities.[14][17] In 2014, Khan starred in Mohammed Ehteshamuddin-directed drama serial Sadqay Tumhare, in which she played the role of a naive girl from a village.[28][29][30][14] The drama earned her a Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress, two Hum Awards and a Hum Award nomination.[31][32][33] In 2015, she played the lead role opposite Humayun Saeed in Shahzad Kashmiri-directed film Bin Roye.[17][34] The film earned her a Lux Style Award for Best Film Actress,[31] a Hum Award for Best Actress,[35] a Hum Style Award for Most Stylish Actress (Film)[36] and a Masala! Award for Best Actress.[37] The film was also adapted as a TV series in 2016,[38] which earned her a Hum Award for Best Actor Female (Drama Serial)[39] and a Hum Award nomination for Best Onscreen Couple.[40] She played a supporting role in Sarmad Khoosat-directed biographical film Manto in 2015.[41] In 2016, she played a leading role in Asim Raza-directed film Ho Mann Jahaan,[42][43] The film earned her a Lux Style Award for Best Actress (Film)[44] and a Nigar Award nomination for Best Actress.[45][46][47]

In early 2017, Khan co-starred in Rahul Dholakia's Indian film Raees, which was her debut in the Hindi film industry.[5][12][48][17][34][49] Before the release of film, 'Indian Motion Picture Producers Association' (IMPPA) and 'The Film Producers Guild of India' had decided to ban all Pakistani actors, actresses and technicians from working in India due to the tensions created after the 2016 Uri attack, until the situation was normalised.[50][51] Reportedly, there were rumours that Khan's scenes would be deleted from the film or she would be replaced by another actress.[52][53] Shah Rukh Khan, the lead star and co-producer of the film, said that she would not be allowed to promote the film in India.[54][55] Mahira Khan repeatedly received threats from Shiv Sena, an Indian far-right political party.[56][57] Despite the controversies, the film was released in January 2017 and was a modest commercial success, earning over ₹3.0 billion (US$39 million) worldwide[58] which made Khan the first Pakistani actress to join Bollywood's 100 Crore Club[59][60] and become the top grossing actress in Bollywood during the first quarter of 2017.[61][62]

Khan received critical acclaim when she starred as a rape victim in Shoaib Mansoor's social drama film Verna, for which she also recorded a song.[63][64][65][66][67] The film received generally unfavorable reviews but her performance was praised and she earned a Lux Style Award for Best Actress in 2018.[68][69][70] In 2018, she starred in the Meenu Gaur-Farjad Nabi-directed romantic comedy 7 Din Mohabbat In, alongwith an ensemble cast of Sheheryar Munawar, Mira Sethi and Amna Ilyas. Despite receiving negative reviews, the film was a commercial success.[65][71] In 2019, she played the leading role of a theatre artist in the romantic musical drama Superstar, opposite Bilal Ashraf. Upon release, Superstar and her performance received critical acclaim, and the film went on to become her highest-grossing release domestically.[72][73] As of March 2020, Khan has completed work on the action thriller The Legend of Maula Jatt, alongwith Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Humaima Malick.[74] Directed by Bilal Lashari, the film will be the remake of the 1979 cult classic Maula Jatt. Khan is currently filming for the Nabeel Qureshi-directed satirical comedy Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad, opposite Fahad Mustafa.[75]

Personal life and media image

While studying in the United States, Khan met businessman, Ali Askari, in 2005.[76] She moved back to Pakistan the following year, and married him in 2007.[4] The couple have a son, Azlaan, who was born in 2010. Khan and Askari divorced in 2016, and jointly shares the custody of their son.[4]

Khan is considered one of the Pakistan's most popular and highest-paid actresses.[23][77][78] She has received several awards and nominations for her acting as well as fashion skills. In 2012, Khan was named as the Most Beautiful Woman in Pakistan.[12] In 'Sexiest Asian Women' poll by Eastern Eye, she was listed tenth in 2015, ninth in 2016, fifth in 2017, and ninth in 2019.[79][80][81][82][34][83][84] Khan has co-hosted the ceremonies of 10th Lux Style Awards in 2010, 1st Hum Awards in 2013 and 14th Lux Style Awards in 2015.[85][86][87] In December 2016, Khan became a victim of false news after anti-India comment emerged ahead of the release of her Bollywood film Raees.[88] She serves as an ambassador for a number of brands such as Lux, QMobile, Gai Power Wash, Huawei, Sunsilk, Veet, and L'Oréal.[89][90][91] In 2018, Khan represented Pakistan at the Cannes Film Festival, and in 2019, Khan became the first actress from Pakistan to walk at the Paris Fashion Week.[92][93][94][95]

Khan in 2018 and in the following year, visited Dubai (alongwith Maya Ali and Imran Khan), and Los Angeles to raise funds for the cancer patients of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, as a part of the project initiated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan.[96] Khan has been working with the United Nations Children's Fund, since 2019. She was appointed as the national and global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Afghan refugees in Pakistan in the same year, and her efforts were praised by the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, during his visit in the country in February, 2020.[97]

Filmography

Films
Key
Denotes films/dramas that are not released/aired
Year Film Role Director Notes
2011 Bol Ayesha Khan Shoaib Mansoor
2015 Bin Roye Saba Shafiq Shahzad Kashmiri
Manto Madaran Sarmad Khoosat Special appearance in screen credits and in the song "Kya Hoga"
2016 Ho Mann Jahaan Manizeh Asim Raza
Actor in Law Herself Nabeel Qureshi Cameo Appearance
2017 Raees Aasiya Rahul Dholakia Hindi film
Verna Sara Shoaib Mansoor
2018 7 Din Mohabbat In Neeli Meenu–Farjad
2019 Parey Hut Love Zeena Asim Raza Cameo appearance
Superstar Noor Mohammed Ehteshamuddin
2020 The Legend of Maula Jatt Makhoo Jattni Bilal Lashari Post-production[98]
2020 Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad TBA Nabeel Qureshi Filming[99]

Television
Year Show Role Director Channel Notes
2006 Most Wanted Host Ali Charlie MTV Channel
2008 Weekends with Mahira Host Mohammad Hassan AAG TV
2011 Neeyat Aalia Mehreen Jabbar ARY Digital
2011 Humsafar Khirad Ehsan Sarmad Khoosat Hum TV
2012 Shehr-e-Zaat Falak Sarmad Khoosat Hum TV
Coke Kahani Herself Mehreen Jabbar Geo TV Special appearance
2014 The Lighter Side of Life Host Sabiha Sumar Hum TV
2014 Sadqay Tumhare Rukhsana "Shanno" Khalil Mohammed Ehteshamuddin Hum TV
2016 Bin Roye Saba Shafiq Haissam Hussain Hum TV
2017 Main Manto Madaran Sarmad Khoosat Geo TV Cameo appearance

Awards and nominations
Year Work Award Result Ref
Lux Style Awards
2012 Bol Best Film Actress Nominated [100]
2013 Humsafar Satellite Best TV Actress Won [21]
2016 Bin Roye Best Actress (Film) Won [31]
Sadqay Tumhare Best TV Actress Won
2017 Ho Mann Jahaan Best Actress (Film) Won [44]
2018 Verna Best Actress (Film) Won [68]
Pakistan Media Awards
2014 Shehr-e-Zaat Best Actress (Drama) Won [27]
Hum Awards
2013 Shehr-e-Zaat Best Actress (Drama) Won [22]
Humsafar Best Onscreen Couple (Drama) Won
2015 Sadqay Tumhare Best Actress (Drama) Nominated [33]
[32]
Best Actress Popular Won
Best Onscreen Couple (Drama) Won
2016 Bin Roye Recognition Award – Films Won [35]
2017 Bin Roye Best Actress Popular (Drama) Won [39]
Best Onscreen Couple Popular (Drama) Nominated [40]
Best Onscreen Couple Jury (Drama) Nominated
Best Actress Jury (Drama) Nominated
2018 Verna Recognition Award – Films Won
Hum Style Awards
2016 Most Stylish Actress (Film) Won [36]
2017 Most Stylish Actress (Television) Nominated [101]
2018 Most Stylish Actress (Film) Nominated
Style Icon of the Year Won
Nigar Awards
2017 Ho Mann Jahaan Best Actress Nominated [102]
International Pakistan Prestige Awards
2017 Ho Mann Jahaan Best Actress (Film) Nominated [103]
2018 Verna Best Actress (Film) Nominated [104]

Other recognitions
  • 2016: 1st Femina Middle East Women Awards (Unstoppable Emerging Talent from Pakistan)[105]
  • 2015: Masala! Awards (Best Actress award for Bin Roye)[37]
  • 2016: Vogue Beauty Awards (Face to Watch Out For)[106]
  • 2017: special award for International Recognition and also Best Dress at the 8th Beirut International Awards Festival.[107]
  • 2017: Masala! Awards (Asian Woman of Substance).[108]
  • 2018: Contribution to Film and Activism Award (UK Asian Film Festival).[109]
gollark: It's programmed to select for bee work speed, and does that fairly effectively. Unfortunately, it hit a wall when they basically all got up to "fast".
gollark: Troublingly, it looks like I may have to partially override the bee eugenics system™'s decisions.
gollark: I have it *open* lots, I'm not actively using it that much.
gollark: I don't think that should count.
gollark: It appears that the selection for temperature tolerance might need increasing.

See also

References
  1. "Mahira Khan: 7 things to know about Humsafar's pretty Khirad Hussain". India.com. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. "Mahira Khan: 7 things to know about Humsafar's pretty Khirad Hussain". The chirpy and bubbly Mahira was born on December 21, 1982, in a Muslim family and did her early schooling from Foundation Public School before leaving for California at the age of 17.
  3. "Mahira Khan: 8 things to know about Shah Rukh Khan's beautiful Raees actress from Pakistan". India.com. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. "Mahira Khan — what you may not know about her". Daily Times. 1 November 2015.
  5. Askar, Yusra (20 June 2015). "Exclusive: Mahira Khan Says She Learnt a Lot From Shah Rukh Khan". NDTV. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. "Profile: Mahira Khan | Newsline". Newsline. March 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  7. "Mahira Khan: the unusual, shining star". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  8. "Mahira Khan: 7 things to know about Humsafar's pretty Khirad Hussain". India.com. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  9. "Mahira Khan: the unusual, shining star". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  10. "The next big thing". DAWN. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  11. "#Throwback: This video of VJ Mahira Khan proves she was always a star". The Express Tribune. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  12. "Your Right To Know". Daily Times. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  13. "Mahirah: Beauty with brains". The Express Tribune. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  14. "From Humsafar to Raees: Mahira Khan's journey to stardom". The Express Tribune. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  15. "Talking about Bol". The Express Tribune. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  16. InpaperMagazine, From (3 July 2011). "Final Analysis: What does Bol have to say?". DAWN. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  17. "Mahira Khan finally jumps on to the 'Raees' promotions bandwagon with Shah Rukh Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui". The Times of India. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  18. Anam Mansuri (19 February 2012). "The real Mahira". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  19. "No Bollywood dreams for Mahira Khan". The Express Tribune. 23 September 2012. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  20. "After Fawad, India goes gaga over Mahira". DAWN. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  21. "12th LUX Style Awards: Pakistan entertainment industry's big night". The Express Tribune. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  22. "Awards celebrate showbiz achievements". DAWN. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  23. "Mahira Khan replaces Humaima Malick as Peshawar Zalmi's brand ambassador". The Express Tribune. 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  24. "Mahira Khan is no longer the female lead of Asim Raza's Parey Hat Luv". Dawn Images. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  25. Staff, Images (26 October 2017). "Sarmad Khoosat's Manto is coming to television screens as a drama". Images. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  26. "10 iconic Pakistani TV dramas you should binge-watch this weekend". Images. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  27. "Media awards honour fashion, entertainment stars". DAWN. 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  28. Zoya Anwer. "I'm as nervous about 'Sadqay Tumhare' as I was for my first drama: Mahira Khan". DAWN. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  29. "Mahira Khan: the unusual, shining star". The News International. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  30. "'Sadqay Tumhare' was about personal growth: Adnan Malik". DAWN. 18 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  31. "LSA 2016 winners: The complete list". The Express Tribune. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  32. "HUM TV Awards 2015: 'Sadqay Tumhare' a clear winner". DAWN. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  33. "HUM TV Awards 2015: the nominations are in". DAWN. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  34. "Mahira Khan declared sexiest Pakistani woman". geo.tv. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  35. "10 best and worst moments of Hum TV awards 2016". The Express Tribune. 24 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  36. "Here are the winners from the first ever Hum Style Awards". DAWN Images. 29 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  37. "What went down at the Masala! Awards last night". DAWN Images. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  38. "Bin Roye story more mature than Humsafar: Humayun Saeed". DAWN. 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  39. Staff, Images (30 April 2017). "Sang-e-Mar Mar and Udaari win big at the Hum Awards 2017". DAWN Images. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  40. "Hum Awards 2017 reveals nominations". The Nation. 9 April 2017. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  41. "Mahira Khan in a never-seen-before avatar in Manto". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  42. "'Ho Mann Jahaan' crosses Rs 100m mark". The Express Tribune. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  43. "Mahira plays quirky urban girl in upcoming Sheharyar Munawer venture". DAWN. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  44. Staff, Images (19 April 2017). "Here's what's going down at the Lux Style Awards 2017 right now [LIVE]". DAWN Images. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  45. "Nominations for 47th Nigar Awards announced". Pakistan Today. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  46. Khan, Sheeba (2 January 2017). "TV drama Bin Roye proves we're way too obsessed with our susraal". Images. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  47. "Superstar Becomes Mahira Khan's Highest Grossing Film". Entertainment Pakistan. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  48. Hungama, Bollywood (23 January 2017). "10 interesting facts about Shah Rukh Khan's co-star in Raees, Mahira Khan – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  49. "'Raees' star Mahira Khan reacts to ban on Pakistani artistes in India". Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  50. IBTimes. "IMPPA passes resolution to temporarily ban Pakistani artists in India; Twitter reacts". Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  51. "Mahira Khan and SRK secretly shooting for Raees in Dubai?". deccanchronicle.com/. 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  52. "Mahira's role in SRK's Raees chopped down". The News International. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  53. "Good news for Mahira Khan fans". geo.tv. Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  54. "Mahira Khan won't promote 'Raees', Shah Rukh assures Raj Thackeray". The News International. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  55. "Pakistani Artistes Ban: Mahira Khan To Promote 'Raees' Via Skype?". 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  56. "Mahira threatened by sanghis?". DAWN. 25 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  57. "Shiv Sena activists threaten Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan". Images. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  58. "Raees Is 13th Highest Grosser Ever Overseas – Box Office India". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  59. "Mahira Khan becomes first Pakistani actress to join Bollywood's 100 Crore Club". The Express Tribune. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  60. "SRK reveals how it was working with Mahira Khan". The Express Tribune. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  61. Shah, Karan. "Mahira Khan, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Yami Gautam – meet the top performing actresses during the first quarter of 2017". Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  62. "Mahira beats Alia and Deepika to become top grossing actor in 2017". The Express Tribune. 9 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  63. "Mahira Khan to sing in film 'Verna'". The Nation. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  64. "Mahira Khan to play lead role in Shoaib Mansoor's 'Verna'". Pakistan Today. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  65. "Mahira Khan and Sheheryar Munawar will star together in 'Saat Din Mohabbat In'". Dawn Images. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  66. "Mahira Khan talks about her new venture Verna". The Express Tribune. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  67. "Get ready to see Mahira Khan as the leading lady in Shoaib Mansoor's 'Verna'". Images. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  68. "'Baaghi' and 'Punjab Nahi Jaungi' stole the show at Lux Style Awards 2018". The Express Tribune. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  69. Staff, Images (23 November 2017). "5 ways Verna could have been a better film". Images. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  70. "Verna: Even Mahira Khan's star power can't save this chaotic mess – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 18 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  71. "7DMI rules box office with Rs 53 million earnings on Eid weekend". Dawn Images. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  72. Ahmed Sarym (21 August 2018). "Mahira Khan, Bilal Ashraf to star in Momina Duraid's next film". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  73. "Mahira Khan and Bilal Ashraf pair up for Superstar, director Ehteshamuddin confirms". The News. 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  74. "Who will share screen with Hamza Ali in Maula Jatt?". ARY News. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  75. "Mahira Khan, Fahad Mustafa pair up for Nabeel Qureshi's 'Quaid e Azam Zindabad'". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  76. "Mahira Khan: the unusual, shining star". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  77. "Mahira Khan is no longer the female lead of Asim Raza's Parey Hat Luv". Dawn Images. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  78. Staff, Images (26 October 2017). "Sarmad Khoosat's Manto is coming to television screens as a drama". Images. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  79. Murtaza Ali Shah (7 December 2017). "Mahira Khan holds onto sexiest Pakistani woman crown". The News. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  80. "Mahira Khan ranks ninth among sexiest Asian woman". Dunya News. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  81. "Mehwish Hayat, Mahira Khan ranked among 'Asia's Sexiest Women of 2019'". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  82. "Mahira among top 10 'Sexiest Asian Women' along with Priyanka, Sonam". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  83. "Humsafar made me popular". The Indian Express. 26 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  84. "Mahira Khan to charge Rs 3 lac for each drama episode". Dunya News. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  85. "What to expect from tonight's star-studded LSAs". Images. 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  86. "Lux Style Awards 2011: Glamour's night out". The Express Tribune. 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  87. "Hum Awards: Starry, starry night". DAWN. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  88. "Mahira Khan becomes the latest victim of false online 'news'". Images. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  89. Aamna Haider Isani (24 October 2016). "The upcoming Q Mobile Hum Style Awards". The News. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  90. "PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week ends on a high note". Pakistan Today. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  91. Aamna Haider Isani (3 May 2017). "There's something about Mahira". The News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  92. "Mahira Khan becomes Pakistan's first Ambassador for L'Oreal Paris". The News. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  93. ""We're actors; our work will last." – Mahira Khan". The News. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  94. "From dancing cow to Mahira Khan – Gai washing powder features the beautiful super star as brand ambassador in new TVC". Pakistan Today. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  95. "Mahira Khan to endorse Huawei mobiles". Pakistan Today. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  96. "Mahira Khan In LA For Shaukat Khanum Fund Raiser". Reviewit.pk. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  97. "Mahira Khan met Antonio Guterres, praised for support of Afghan refugees". Global Village Space. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  98. "Fawad Khan cast as Maula Jatt, Hamza Ali Abbasi as Noori Nath". The Express Tribune. Rafay Mahmood. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  99. "Mahira Khan, Fahad Mustafa pair up for Nabeel Qureshi's 'Quaid e Azam Zindabad'". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  100. Khalid, Eefa (15 May 2012). "Nominations for the 11th Lux Style Awards". Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  101. Staff, Images (7 October 2017). "Hum Style Awards 2017 nominations are out. Did your favourite make the cut?". Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  102. Staff, Images (20 February 2017). "Here are the nominations for the 47th Nigar Awards". Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  103. "International Pakistan Prestige Awards Nominations Revealed! – Brandsynario". 11 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  104. "Nomination & Voting 2018". IPP Awards. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  105. "Unstoppable Mahira Khan bags yet another honour in Dubai". The Express Tribune. 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  106. "Mahira Khan wins big at Vogue Beauty Awards in India". The Express Tribune. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  107. Staff, Images (10 July 2017). "Mahira Khan bags two awards at Beirut International Awards Festival". DAWN Images. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  108. "Mahira Khan and Saba Qamar win big at Masala Awards in Dubai". The Express Tribune. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  109. Staff, Images (15 March 2018). "Mahira Khan bags award at the UK Asian Film Festival". DAWN Images. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.