Actress Mahira Khan, Pakistan's Queen of Hearts, has created a stir in India without a single Indian film to her name. Mahira is to make her Bollywood debut opposite no less a person than Shah Rukh Khan in Raees. The fanfare is already deafening, given that the last two actresses who made their debuts opposite SRK are now superstars - Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma.
So, just who is Mahira Khan?
A household name in Pakistan thanks to her popular serial Humsafar, Mahira made her cinematic debut with Shoaib Mansoor's pathbreaking film Bol in 2011. The film was a hit and Mahira received rave reviews for her performance as a spirited tomboy who marries without the consent of her conservative father.
Shehr-e-Zaat, in which she shed her sweet, innocent girl-next-door look to play a strong-willed woman, also won her much acclaim. Besides Raees, Mahira has now reportedly signed Pakistani producer Asif Raza Mir's upcoming and as yet untitled film project.
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