Pakistan and India… Even though there may be bitterness between these two countries on many things, the music and art of both the countries still works to connect the two countries by breaking every boundary. There are many artists from both the countries who are liked. Just like the films of Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan are loved in Pakistan, similarly there are many stars there too whose serials and films have a huge fan following among the people of our country.
Pakistani actors are very much liked in our country. Mahira Khan is one of them. Although many people know Mahira because of the characters she played in Pakistani serials, but there are many who got to know Mahira properly when she was cast opposite Shahrukh in the film Raees. This couple was in the news a lot in those days. But the story of Mahira getting this role is also quite different.
This is how Mahira got ‘Raees’
According to a news, Mahira got the job in ‘Raees’ on the recommendation of Shahrukh Khan’s mother-in-law Savita Chhibber. Names of different heroines were being discussed for ‘Raees’. The makers wanted a girl who looked like the 1980s era and who was fluent in Hindi as well as Urdu. Mahira was living up to every parameter of the makers. Mahira Khan’s audition took place on the request of Savita Chhibber. She was successful in it and was cast as a lead actress in ‘Raees’.